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I disagree that Apple has a monopoly. The iPhone doesn't even have 50% marketshare in the US, and globally it's significantly less. https://www.counterpointre

I disagree that Apple has a monopoly. The iPhone doesn't even have 50% marketshare in the US, and globally it's significantly less. https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-share/ https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-sh... Not only are there alternatives, the alternatives are extremely similar to the iPhone. Another interpretation for users who complain loudly but never switch: it just doesn't bother them that much. It bothers them enough to tweet and blog about it, but not enough to actually inconvenience themselves by switching phone platforms. Apple knows this, and that's why it doesn't change. And it won't change until people actually act instead of just talk.

Krasnol 6y ago
I assume it refers to this: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-antifragile-apple-inc-really-2017-03-24 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-antifragile-apple-inc-re... Basically: Apples competitors marketshare concentrates on the lower cost market part while sharing the infrastructure. Apple has it's users locked in to their environment and controls the upper part of the market. Making it not only hard to switch the infrastructure but also keeping the price always as up as necessary/possible to dominate the upper price region of the market. Edit: why am I getting downvotes?
- scarface74 6y ago
  How does Apple “control” the market? Is Apple forcing users to pay an average of three times more for an iPhone than an Android device? Is it Apple’s fault that Android manufactures+Google can’t come up with a device that people are willing to pay more for?
  - Krasnol 6y ago
    No, they are creating an locked in environment where switching is hard while switching is easy on Android. So you end up with 2 different groups/(markets?). One ready to pay more but locked in and another group wanting to pay less for more with a variety of hardware choices and companies betting against each other for a lower price on same hardware/specifications. Apple therefore controls the price for their locked in environment. Rising prices for hardware, fees, accesoirs, repairs,... At least this is how I understand this theory but since I'll probably get downvotes again, this will be my last comment on this. Sorry.
    - scarface74 6y ago
      How is switching “hard”? I can pick up an Android device, sign into all of my subscription based services and everything just works. My photos are already synced with Google Photos, music I bought back in the day is DRM free and Apple Music is available on Android.

Krasnol 6y ago

I assume it refers to this: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-antifragile-apple-inc-really-2017-03-24 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-antifragile-apple-inc-re... Basically: Apples competitors marketshare concentrates on the lower cost market part while sharing the infrastructure. Apple has it's users locked in to their environment and controls the upper part of the market. Making it not only hard to switch the infrastructure but also keeping the price always as up as necessary/possible to dominate the upper price region of the market. Edit: why am I getting downvotes?

scarface74 6y ago
How does Apple “control” the market? Is Apple forcing users to pay an average of three times more for an iPhone than an Android device? Is it Apple’s fault that Android manufactures+Google can’t come up with a device that people are willing to pay more for?
- Krasnol 6y ago
  No, they are creating an locked in environment where switching is hard while switching is easy on Android. So you end up with 2 different groups/(markets?). One ready to pay more but locked in and another group wanting to pay less for more with a variety of hardware choices and companies betting against each other for a lower price on same hardware/specifications. Apple therefore controls the price for their locked in environment. Rising prices for hardware, fees, accesoirs, repairs,... At least this is how I understand this theory but since I'll probably get downvotes again, this will be my last comment on this. Sorry.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    How is switching “hard”? I can pick up an Android device, sign into all of my subscription based services and everything just works. My photos are already synced with Google Photos, music I bought back in the day is DRM free and Apple Music is available on Android.