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Pretty much summed up on the second page of the link, the market is much more competitive here: people are used to 3G, cheap contracts and discounted handsets,
by dood 19y ago
Pretty much summed up on the second page of the link, the market is much more competitive here: people are used to 3G, cheap contracts and discounted handsets, and there are established competing devices. Basically, the US mobile market is quite backwards compared to Europe, so the iphone looks more attractive there. Also, there are probably more, and more fanatical Apple fans in the US.
- thehigherlife 19y agoi think it has to do with alot of things the iPhones data plan is pretty competitive in the US People don't usually buy non-contract phones here so it isn't as much of a deterrent to have to get one. also what i think is the mom factor. My mother who has never ever shown interest in getting a smart phone of any sort can't wait for her iPhone because she can check her email and surf the web while she's away from her desk. It's not that this technology hasn't existed, she just never knew it did. I don't think that "mom factor" is as prevalent in the UK because it seems like people use their phones differently there because of all the non-contract competition. She has a palm but doesn't really completely understand how to use it all, She see's the iPhone as something she'll actually use as opposed to the palm that her office got her that collects dust.