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I'm talking about how Apple obliterated Microsoft in the tablet and smartphone markets, which Microsoft had several years of headway in.

• melling 11y ago
  Yes, they obliterated them by about 15%!!! Boom!!! http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp Did Android obliterate Apple? That margin is about 60%. Yes, Microsoft screwed up, but they can always turn it around and grab a quick 10% share. They've got tons of money and talent. I'd never count them out. In fact, they're still pretty dangerous.
  • bad_user 11y ago
    Well, problem is there is no room for a third place IMHO. This happens in general when a dominant design wins and I think we are witnessing one. Of course they can fake it with their new windows sales, but that opportunity is lost.
  • frandroid 11y ago
    Apple makes more profit than the 82% of the market that they don't control. That's a kind of obliteration. "could", you mean "can't." They've been trying to grab 10% market share since the iPhone pushed them below that, and have never recovered, in spite of having the best resources of anyone out there.