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A clear indicator that Apple is focusing on markets other than the US. 5g is deploying in China and India and soon in a lot of countries in SE Asia. The consu

A clear indicator that Apple is focusing on markets other than the US. 5g is deploying in China and India and soon in a lot of countries in SE Asia. The consumption of mobile bandwidth is literally through the roof. Netflix having a 2.5$ monthly mobile-only plan in India is a clear signalling of that.

dymk 7y ago
China has been one of apples largest and fastest growing markets for a long time now.
londons_explore 7y ago
5G is deployed in a lot of cities already, and nearly every android manufacturer has at least one 5g model. Being 18 months late to the party will really hurt Apple.
- lttlrck 7y ago
  18 months is less than 1 refresh cycle. How is the average Apple user missing out by not having 5G now?
  - Jyaif 7y ago
    Being one refresh cycle late on a feature means 100% of the Apple users missed out on the feature, for one generation. Being 3/4 of a refresh cycle late still means that 75% of the users missed out on the feature.
  - godzillabrennus 7y ago
    They aren't missing out. They aren't buying new iPhones. Apple is missing out on a lot of revenue but they know their customers will wait for them. I'm still on an iPhone X and will be until there is a compelling new iPhone. Switching to android would require paying for a lot of apps that I use regularly all over again. Not worth it for me.
adventured 7y ago
> A clear indicator that Apple is focusing on markets other than the US. 5g is deploying in China and India and soon in a lot of countries in SE Asia. I don't see how you reach that conclusion. 5G is deploying across the US right now and has been throughout 2019. Verizon and AT&T will each have 5G deployed to two dozen major US cities this year. They'll cover dozens more in 2020. The US will rapidly be blanketed with 5G over the next 12-24 months by the three major carriers. https://www.cnet.com/features/we-ran-5g-speed-tests-on-verizon-at-t-ee-and-more-heres-what-we-found/ https://www.cnet.com/features/we-ran-5g-speed-tests-on-veriz...

dymk 7y ago

China has been one of apples largest and fastest growing markets for a long time now.

londons_explore 7y ago

5G is deployed in a lot of cities already, and nearly every android manufacturer has at least one 5g model. Being 18 months late to the party will really hurt Apple.

lttlrck 7y ago
18 months is less than 1 refresh cycle. How is the average Apple user missing out by not having 5G now?
- Jyaif 7y ago
  Being one refresh cycle late on a feature means 100% of the Apple users missed out on the feature, for one generation. Being 3/4 of a refresh cycle late still means that 75% of the users missed out on the feature.
- godzillabrennus 7y ago
  They aren't missing out. They aren't buying new iPhones. Apple is missing out on a lot of revenue but they know their customers will wait for them. I'm still on an iPhone X and will be until there is a compelling new iPhone. Switching to android would require paying for a lot of apps that I use regularly all over again. Not worth it for me.

adventured 7y ago

> A clear indicator that Apple is focusing on markets other than the US. 5g is deploying in China and India and soon in a lot of countries in SE Asia. I don't see how you reach that conclusion. 5G is deploying across the US right now and has been throughout 2019. Verizon and AT&T will each have 5G deployed to two dozen major US cities this year. They'll cover dozens more in 2020. The US will rapidly be blanketed with 5G over the next 12-24 months by the three major carriers. https://www.cnet.com/features/we-ran-5g-speed-tests-on-verizon-at-t-ee-and-more-heres-what-we-found/ https://www.cnet.com/features/we-ran-5g-speed-tests-on-veriz...