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> which is the most important market. It is the most culturally influential and people have the most dispoable income Yet the majority of people outside of the

> which is the most important market. It is the most culturally influential and people have the most dispoable income Yet the majority of people outside of the US choose Android. Plenty of large markets and developed countries outside of the US. Then I have to question. Who is being influenced culturally by the US preference for iPhone?

wsgeorge 4y ago
> Then I have to question. Who is being influenced culturally by the US preference for iPhone? I'm not sure how much the "US preference" plays in this, but in my country, the iPhone is the aspirational device. Apple hardware is, generally speaking. OP definitely needs a more nuanced assessment of the US market, but its hard to ignore the influence it has on non-US consumers.
- surgical_fire 4y ago
  I come from a poor country. I understand people covet Apple products as status symbols, not because of the product itself. I happen to now live in a developed country, where people can afford iPhones. The vast majority owns Androids anyway.
dagmx 4y ago
Counterpoint: iPhones dominate the majority of the premium phone market share https://www.gizchina.com/2023/03/21/iphone-dominates-75-of-the-premium-smartphone-market/ https://www.gizchina.com/2023/03/21/iphone-dominates-75-of-t... That would lead to believe that people who can afford to do so, majorly choose iPhones and the dominance of Android appears to be more budget conscious uses. —- I think that looking at overall market share as a trend marker is flawed. You need to look at it for demographics like age and price. The iPhone dominates among younger demographics and more affluent demographics. I think that means we’ll see iPhone market share worldwide grow as the current youth become a larger percentage of the population, and also due to Apple moving manufacturing to India, which will reduce the high taxes. I don’t expect the iPhone to take over the market there because even the SE is quite expensive BUT I do expect it to take over the middle and upper class now that Apple has stores there, and can potentially reduce taxes. I’ve gone back and forth between android and iOS since the original Galaxy S and iPhone 3G , so I’m not trying to justify one over another fwiw. Just hoping to add more nuance.

wsgeorge 4y ago

> Then I have to question. Who is being influenced culturally by the US preference for iPhone? I'm not sure how much the "US preference" plays in this, but in my country, the iPhone is the aspirational device. Apple hardware is, generally speaking. OP definitely needs a more nuanced assessment of the US market, but its hard to ignore the influence it has on non-US consumers.

surgical_fire 4y ago
I come from a poor country. I understand people covet Apple products as status symbols, not because of the product itself. I happen to now live in a developed country, where people can afford iPhones. The vast majority owns Androids anyway.

dagmx 4y ago

Counterpoint: iPhones dominate the majority of the premium phone market share https://www.gizchina.com/2023/03/21/iphone-dominates-75-of-the-premium-smartphone-market/ https://www.gizchina.com/2023/03/21/iphone-dominates-75-of-t... That would lead to believe that people who can afford to do so, majorly choose iPhones and the dominance of Android appears to be more budget conscious uses. —- I think that looking at overall market share as a trend marker is flawed. You need to look at it for demographics like age and price. The iPhone dominates among younger demographics and more affluent demographics. I think that means we’ll see iPhone market share worldwide grow as the current youth become a larger percentage of the population, and also due to Apple moving manufacturing to India, which will reduce the high taxes. I don’t expect the iPhone to take over the market there because even the SE is quite expensive BUT I do expect it to take over the middle and upper class now that Apple has stores there, and can potentially reduce taxes. I’ve gone back and forth between android and iOS since the original Galaxy S and iPhone 3G , so I’m not trying to justify one over another fwiw. Just hoping to add more nuance.