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> The smartphone industry's decision making in the last few years has been... bizarre. By selling what the market wants? From sales figures it is quite clear w
by jonknee 8y ago
> The smartphone industry's decision making in the last few years has been... bizarre.
By selling what the market wants? From sales figures it is quite clear what people want and it's probably because the phone is most people's primary computer outside of work. That's not the case for a typical HN user, but big screens make a lot more sense when you don't come home to a computer.
- ianai 8y agoThat’s the problem with monopolies. They’re the company offering iOS devices. So if they suddenly make only big phones then there won’t be any demand for small iOS devices because none are for sale (new old stock doesn’t count). It automatically makes the big phone choice a winner simply by incumbency. As a result, Apple cannot know the size of the small iOS device market.
- CardenB 8y agoExcept they sold a small phone and it sold poorly?
- jonknee 8y ago> Apple cannot know the size of the small iOS device market What are you talking about, Apple knows this more than anyone. Why do you think they abandoned the SE?
- ianai 8y agoWithout trying to answer why, they appear to have discontinued 1/3 of their line if this source is accurate. https://www.statista.com/statistics/804398/us-iphone-sales-by-model/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/804398/us-iphone-sales-b... The 6s and SE were their last remaining headphone jack phones. Maybe they’re trying to force the wireless headphones change as well as pave a way for new models. The SE actually sold more this year. But adding it’s 8% made it a clear 33% model replacement.