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Just because they don’t have a majority share of global sales doesn’t make them a “minority player”. That’s not really what that term means. The term “minority
by mthoms 5y ago
Just because they don’t have a majority share of global sales doesn’t make them a “minority player”. That’s not really what that term means.
The term “minority player” means they have less influence/importance than the “major players”.
Though, to be fair I can see how that could be confusing (because English).
- ubermonkey 5y agoWow, that's a rhetorical mess! "Minority doesn't mean minority" is some serious doublethink. iOS is a minority player in the mobile phone market by a wide margin globally, and by a small margin in the US. End of.
- mthoms 5y agoI really think you're conflating the (subjective) expression about an entity being a "major/minor player" with the factual claim of a company having a majority or minority marketshare. They're different, but you're treating them the same. Hence, confusion. Major Player: an important and successful company, especially when compared with other, smaller companies in the same type of business or industry. Source https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/major-player https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/major-pl... Ergo, the vast majority of people would agree that Apple is a "major player" in the phone industry despite having a "minority marketshare". PS. There's nothing wrong with the point you're making, I'm only pointing out that its confusing to others because of the terminology you're using.