You're probably in the US if your children are using iMessage so much. Apple's much smaller marketshare and a lack of unlimited texting plans have made cross-pl

You're probably in the US if your children are using iMessage so much. Apple's much smaller marketshare and a lack of unlimited texting plans have made cross-platform messaging apps like Whatsapp dominant in most of the rest of the world. That said, the young males who are buying the G are "low income", so I'm not sure what their purchasing power down the road will look like. Either way, as smartphone technology starts to stabilize, there's no reason that this price point wouldn't become more attractive to wealthier consumers as well.