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Do you realize that Apple isn't that popular outside of US and Apple can't kill anything with its actions?
by slezyr 6y ago
Do you realize that Apple isn't that popular outside of US and Apple can't kill anything with its actions?
- gonzo 6y agoMust be why my foreign employees always want to visit the Apple store before returning to their home.
- BMSmnqXAE4yfe1 6y agoBecause iPhones are cheaper in the US and can be resold for profit/gifted.
- hu3 6y agoYou're not wrong. HN crowd is known for having a majorly US centric view. The country where a teen can get bullied if their messages show up green on iMessage. [1] [1] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150211/05455029985/green-bubbles-how-apple-quietly-gets-iphone-users-to-hate-android-users.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150211/05455029985/green...
- chrisseaton 6y agoThere are Apple stores in 25 countries, and engineering locations in 14 countries. People use all Apple all over the world. The iPhone is massively popular in all wealthy countries and the MacBook dominates amongst developers in almost all of them.
- Descon 6y agoIt's about 80/20 iPhone/Android in North America, and in the rest of the world, it's the inverse.
- chrisseaton 6y agoDo you think a near-quarter of the market held by a single product line counts as 'isn't that popular'?
- dddbbb 6y agoApple is the biggest company in the world by a pretty significant margin[0]. The clout they wield is absolutely insane and they could kill many things if they were so inclined. [0] -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_corporations_by_market_capitalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_corporations_by...