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> By contrast, Apple is a minority player in the mobile market. That's Apple's magic trick. They only own the top 20% of the market (evading monopoly attention
by jorvi 8y ago
> By contrast, Apple is a minority player in the mobile market.
That's Apple's magic trick. They only own the top 20% of the market (evading monopoly attention) but they extract almost 100% of all profit in the smartphone market. No idea how you'd legislate against that though..
- lotsofpulp 8y agoTheir magic trick is creating products and services that people want to buy. No one told Google to skimp on customer service and make 18 chat programs that don’t work. No one told Microsoft to drag their feet on preventing malware from destroying the usability of their system. It was Microsoft’s choice to profit from letting manufacturers sell computers riddled with malware that you had to spend hours to remove after buying. It’s google’s choice to not offer product support such that you can’t use their “flagship” devices for 5 years. Apple invested in setting up their retail stores, training employees well, making their devices easy to use, and now they are reaping the rewards.
- jhasse 8y agoSure, by why should the profit matter when we want to determine what is a monopoly and what isn't? Consumers have a choice, no matter what Apple makes.
- peruvian 8y agoThere's no trick - just Apple being better at this than the competition.