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Because the previous gen iPhone will still be faster than the current gen Android and probably supported for longer?

pjmlp 8y ago
Mobile phones are a commodity now and the large majority of consumers use pre-pay phones, replacing them only when they die, get stolen or are lost. So none of those benefits really matter.
- scarface74 8y ago
  Not according to these statistics in the US. https://deviceatlas.com/blog/android-v-ios-market-share https://deviceatlas.com/blog/android-v-ios-market-share
  - pjmlp 8y ago
    US is just one country in the global market, which in your link clearly shows as being dominated by Android. I thought we were talking about China here.
    - scarface74 8y ago
      Did you look at the charts and the number of countries where iOS has over 40% share?
      - pjmlp 8y ago
        Yes, and I have found a minority in a planet where 80% of the world is dominated by Android and a large part of the population can only dream to have a salary comparable to an iPhone cost.
        scarface74 8y ago
        And from a profitability standpoint, the people who are buying $60 Android phones aren't making anyone money besides the carriers. Why go after an unprofitable segment of the market?
        pjmlp 8y ago
        Because eventually there aren't any buyers left willing to spend buckloads of money as Apple is slowing experiencing the mobile version of PC vs Mac. Their back account might hold for a couple of decades to come, but eventually they will need to come up with something else.
        scarface74 8y ago
        Yes because phones last forever. Last I checked, they haven't run out of people to sell Macs to and they have been around for 35 years....u Or are you saying that the "current generation of phones should be enough for anyone", Bill Gates style[1]? And if Apple experience the PC vs Mac “problem” that seems to be a good thing. Apple is the only company making any serious money selling computers while the rest of the PC industry is struggling trying to chase after a few pennies. Apple just reported its highest revenue ever for a quarter selling Macs. [1] Before, I get "well, actuallied", I know there is no proof he ever said that.
        pjmlp 8y ago
        Apple is still around because NeXT did an inverted take over, they were at the edge of declaring bankruptcy after the continuous failure to create a successor to MacOS. Macs are a tiny percentage of current business, and only at reach of first world countries. Around 10% world wide. Phones don't last forever, which is another reason not to spend diamonds on them.
        scarface74 8y ago
        https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/07/apple-q3-results-charts-call/ https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/07/apple-q3-results-charts-c... The Mac had 5.3 Billion in revenue last quarter. The Mac by itself had higher revenue than McDonalds. If the Mac were a standalone business it would by itself have higher revenue than all but 110 companies in the Fortune 500. And you seem to think there is actually profit by chasing after pennies in none first world countries. Why the Mac is still around doesn't matter...
oblio 8y ago
Besides the fact that your first point is not necessarily true and the second one is not a major selling point for regular users... If you put an iPhone 8 next to an OnePlus 6T, the iPhone will look like an Ford Model T next to the latest Ford model from 2019. Tech is also fashion, when we carry it around everywhere. And this is besides the fact that Android comes with quite a few of its own benefits, things which you can't find on iPhones.

Mobile phones are a commodity now and the large majority of consumers use pre-pay phones, replacing them only when they die, get stolen or are lost. So none of those benefits really matter.

scarface74 8y ago
Not according to these statistics in the US. https://deviceatlas.com/blog/android-v-ios-market-share https://deviceatlas.com/blog/android-v-ios-market-share
- pjmlp 8y ago
  US is just one country in the global market, which in your link clearly shows as being dominated by Android. I thought we were talking about China here.
  - scarface74 8y ago
    Did you look at the charts and the number of countries where iOS has over 40% share?
    - pjmlp 8y ago
      Yes, and I have found a minority in a planet where 80% of the world is dominated by Android and a large part of the population can only dream to have a salary comparable to an iPhone cost.
      - scarface74 8y ago
        And from a profitability standpoint, the people who are buying $60 Android phones aren't making anyone money besides the carriers. Why go after an unprofitable segment of the market?
        pjmlp 8y ago
        Because eventually there aren't any buyers left willing to spend buckloads of money as Apple is slowing experiencing the mobile version of PC vs Mac. Their back account might hold for a couple of decades to come, but eventually they will need to come up with something else.
        scarface74 8y ago
        Yes because phones last forever. Last I checked, they haven't run out of people to sell Macs to and they have been around for 35 years....u Or are you saying that the "current generation of phones should be enough for anyone", Bill Gates style[1]? And if Apple experience the PC vs Mac “problem” that seems to be a good thing. Apple is the only company making any serious money selling computers while the rest of the PC industry is struggling trying to chase after a few pennies. Apple just reported its highest revenue ever for a quarter selling Macs. [1] Before, I get "well, actuallied", I know there is no proof he ever said that.
        pjmlp 8y ago
        Apple is still around because NeXT did an inverted take over, they were at the edge of declaring bankruptcy after the continuous failure to create a successor to MacOS. Macs are a tiny percentage of current business, and only at reach of first world countries. Around 10% world wide. Phones don't last forever, which is another reason not to spend diamonds on them.
        scarface74 8y ago
        https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/07/apple-q3-results-charts-call/ https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/07/apple-q3-results-charts-c... The Mac had 5.3 Billion in revenue last quarter. The Mac by itself had higher revenue than McDonalds. If the Mac were a standalone business it would by itself have higher revenue than all but 110 companies in the Fortune 500. And you seem to think there is actually profit by chasing after pennies in none first world countries. Why the Mac is still around doesn't matter...

oblio 8y ago

Besides the fact that your first point is not necessarily true and the second one is not a major selling point for regular users... If you put an iPhone 8 next to an OnePlus 6T, the iPhone will look like an Ford Model T next to the latest Ford model from 2019. Tech is also fashion, when we carry it around everywhere. And this is besides the fact that Android comes with quite a few of its own benefits, things which you can't find on iPhones.