Posts by Michael Scrip

Quote:Originally Posted by OllieWallieWhiskers it's not. a cheap iPhone would sweep the prepaid market. Growth in China & India would explode. However, in the US it won't do so well and analysts will cry failure. but to be honest,...

Quote:Originally Posted by gwmac I love everything about my iPhone 5 except for the miniature display and I will wait and see what Apple releases later this year but if they stick to this long and narrow 4" screen I will buy an...

Quote:Originally Posted by SpamSandwich More proof* that Apple knows their product mix and customers better than Wall Street. *"Proof" based on the assumption these numbers are correct. Don't forget... there are a lot of 3.2"...

Quote:Originally Posted by tribalogical Oops. So you think you understand the manufacturer-distributor-retailer buying relationship then? The model you based your post on pretty much went away a long time ago. At least for the...

IF there is ever some new way to brick an iPhone that is stolen... your phone is still gone and you will never see it again. That phone might never be allowed to be activated on another carrier... but that won't completely deter iPhone...

Quote:Originally Posted by Frood Their methodology follows generally accepted practices.  Unlike Apple, most companies don't sell the majority of their products in their own stores, so they report how many units they shipped to...

Quote:Originally Posted by anantksundaram Unless IDC put out an actual methodology -- and they don't so both bother giving us a link -- and also explain how they combine a set of actuals (Apple) with a set of estimates (everyone...

I would be interested in seeing a specific breakdown of tablets by price. For instance... tablets that cost $329 and above. People buying a $99 Chinese tablets are being counted in Android's numbers... but I really doubt those people...

Quote:Originally Posted by elroth You'd think Samsung would at least give him a phone to use, and show him how to use it. And you'd think Samsung would show him how to configure his Twitter account on Android too. Quote:Originally...

Quote:Originally Posted by SolipsismX I simply can't imagine this in anything other area of branding. Imagine if Michael Jordan would wear Reebok shoes and Puma caps in public because he preferred them over Nike's attire and...