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a sum of money that three years ago was a record quarterly profit is now just the blip between the (historically strong) holiday quarter and the (historic

a sum of money that three years ago was a record quarterly profit is now just the blip between the (historically strong) holiday quarter and the (historically weak) January-March quarter. This is definitely the best quote. I'm wondering if Apple's mainstream-ness is going to catch up to them soon with the hipster crowd. Then again, the only other major options for consumers are Microsoft-based which are even more mainstream and corporate.

pbhjpbhj 14y ago
>the only other major options for consumers are Microsoft-based // Not heard of Android then? "Apple's market share in tablet segment slipped from 64 percent to 57 percent in Q4, 2011, According to the research reports from iSuppli, Amazon's Kindle with an impressive 14 percent growth in the market snagged a large share of iPad sales in Q4, 2011." (http://www.91mobiles.com/blog/10192/Apple+iPad+tablet+market+share+slumped+to+57+percent.html http://www.91mobiles.com/blog/10192/Apple+iPad+tablet+market...) "In Forrester’s analysis, Samsung has a 5 percent share; Motorola 4 percent and Acer a 3 percent share. HP’s TouchPad, now discontinued, had a 6 percent share, but that was during that series of crazy fire sales when everyone suddenly rushed to buy one." (http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/05/forrester-no-android-tablet-has-more-than-5-share-vs-ipad-how-does-amazons-kindle-fire-compare/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/05/forrester-no-android-tablet...) TechCrunch here estimates Kindle Fire to have sold 40% as many units as iPad for the "holiday quarter".
- rollypolly 14y ago
  You're right. I wasn't thinking in terms of mobile (doh). Good catch.