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I'd love to see some market research about first-time buyers who bought the iPhone and the rates at which they adopt the Mac platform when they upgrade an exist

by TrevorJ 17y ago

I'd love to see some market research about first-time buyers who bought the iPhone and the rates at which they adopt the Mac platform when they upgrade an existing PC Vs. the rates for PC owners who have no Apple products. Or put another way - I'm wondering if the long term impact of this will be to raise Apple's market share on the desktop as well. That is, after all, one of the biggest advantages to managing the user experience as well as Apple does: strong brand cohesion and increased brand loyalty.

arrrg 17y ago
And I’m wondering whether that matters. It will be very interesting to see which role Macs play in Apples product lineup ten years from now. Maybe future’s Apple is all about mobile phones. Or not. Or something in between. I really wouldn’t want to bet one way or another.
- TrevorJ 17y ago
  They have good market penetration in the graphic design field, and that's a sector that will be slow to adopt any sort of cloud-computing or mobile solution for day-to-day work due to the size of the files that are dealt with and the exacting quality standards. I'd wager they will be a player in the desktop hardware side of things at least in that area for a while.
  - arrrg 17y ago
    Well, I certainly do not believe that graphic design will be done on small mobile devices ten years from now.
    - TrevorJ 17y ago
      Unless you count the recent cover of the "New Yorker" - done on an iphone!
iron_ball 17y ago
I buy Windows because it's the platform of choice for most developers. Yes, that's the power of the incumbent, and if I really cared about a better OS I'd work on changing the chicken-to-egg ratio, but in the short term, Windows has more software I want/need. I plan to get an iPhone for the same reason: it is the current smartphone incumbent. I was satisfied with my Windows Mobile phone, but when my contract is up, I have to go iPhone; anything else, including Android, just won't have the same number and quality of apps. I strongly wish to be proven wrong about Android, by the way. Show me developer support and apps I want, and I might consider it. Google Maps mashups are all well and good, but is there an Android version of [insert amazing iPhone app a friend will show me tomorrow]? Probably not.

by TrevorJ 17y ago

arrrg 17y ago

And I’m wondering whether that matters. It will be very interesting to see which role Macs play in Apples product lineup ten years from now. Maybe future’s Apple is all about mobile phones. Or not. Or something in between. I really wouldn’t want to bet one way or another.

TrevorJ 17y ago
They have good market penetration in the graphic design field, and that's a sector that will be slow to adopt any sort of cloud-computing or mobile solution for day-to-day work due to the size of the files that are dealt with and the exacting quality standards. I'd wager they will be a player in the desktop hardware side of things at least in that area for a while.
- arrrg 17y ago
  Well, I certainly do not believe that graphic design will be done on small mobile devices ten years from now.
  - TrevorJ 17y ago
    Unless you count the recent cover of the "New Yorker" - done on an iphone!

iron_ball 17y ago

I buy Windows because it's the platform of choice for most developers. Yes, that's the power of the incumbent, and if I really cared about a better OS I'd work on changing the chicken-to-egg ratio, but in the short term, Windows has more software I want/need. I plan to get an iPhone for the same reason: it is the current smartphone incumbent. I was satisfied with my Windows Mobile phone, but when my contract is up, I have to go iPhone; anything else, including Android, just won't have the same number and quality of apps. I strongly wish to be proven wrong about Android, by the way. Show me developer support and apps I want, and I might consider it. Google Maps mashups are all well and good, but is there an Android version of [insert amazing iPhone app a friend will show me tomorrow]? Probably not.