4 ms·
Why is no one mentioning the heavy competition that Apple is facing as the main reason? Xiaomi Mi 8 Huawei Honor Pocophone [1] OnePlus etc. They have amazing
by dondon1 8y ago
Why is no one mentioning the heavy competition that Apple is facing as the main reason?
Xiaomi Mi 8
Huawei
Honor
Pocophone [1]
OnePlus
etc.
They have amazing flagship specs and cost around 300$.
I noticed that in germany many people can't imagine spending 1100Euro+ on an iPhone once they saw the cheap competition from the Chinese brands.
This will only get worser in the coming years as more people get used to Android.
Young users also can't afford an Apple product in Europe and they watch the youtubers that always talk about those cheap brands. So they will grow up with android and will get used to it, which will make it very hard for apple to get them to switch.
There is a noticeble change among the Youtube stars (influencers) that switched to windows machines to edit their videos. They just didn't have any comparable options in the Apple lineup. This "free" advertisement will also lead more young people to not desire Macbooks as much.
Americans should look up the market-shares of iOS internationally, it's very low.
Therefore there is much less lockin (iMassage) or stigma towards using Android.
Android is also getting only better over time.
Android has the best camera software and Hardware with the Pixel 3.
-Best AI, Google assistant is miles ahead of Siri, Siri is an embarrassment
-Best Maps
-Best integration of its complete software suite of Drive, Docs, etc...
Then the is the whole textbook innovators dilemma.
-Apple keeps iMassage iOS exclusive and passend on the opportunity to have the most popular communication App on the planet just in the hopes to get a few more iPhone sales.
-They don't open the Siri API and stiffle integration in other home devices just to get a few more HomePod sales.
-They don't allow for Spotify with its 70m paying costumers to connect to HomePod to get a few more subscriptions for Apple Music.
-They don't want to build a Macbook Air 15" to not lose sales of the 15 Pro line.
-They don't include a fastcharger to get a few more $on their seperate fastcharging adapter, most people that are even aware of that will buy a second market adapter anyway, and the people that are not aware of the existance of fastcharging for iPhones are just blow away when they see an 300$ Android being charged with 18w
-They refuse to admit the big mistake their ultra thin keyboard was/is in their macbook lineup. I heard from multiple people already that had the money to spend 4000$+ on a new macbook pro 15 that instead held of or bought a used 2015 Macbook instead.
They are so afraid on cannibalising their own business that they stifle them to death and pass on the longterm opportunities.
[1]https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_pocophone_f1-9293.php https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_pocophone_f1-9293.php