Posts by asdasd

Quote:Originally Posted by dasanman69 While that may be true smartphones get replaced much more frequently than computers do. Yes and software lockin is non existent. My point is that Apple can take - and keep share - in the medium...

This data is a prediction of future purchases in the US only. The IDC data is the actual market share of phones for this quarter worldwide. The top end smartphone market - like the PC market - is saturated. The medium and low end is...

This means that Apple can expect loyal customers in the rest of the world when it makes phones for them. Go Apple.

Quote: Originally Posted by pedromartins  Can we agree that if the goal is iOS dominance for the next few years apple needs another iphone line with a bigger screen and/or a cheaper device? So 3 iphone models...

Quote: Originally Posted by GTR  1. I see the example of a superior device selling less units than an average device was lost on you. 2. Who said anything about iOS, Mac, Blackberry, or Apple?   Yeah...

Quote: Originally Posted by GTR  This just in: Ferrari are crap because they sold less units than Ford.   Stupid analogy.   1) Ferraris are much more expensive than Fords. Much. 100-100%...

IDC's future predictions are crap, for sure. But their present analysis is generally accepted, in fact Apple have used it in conference calls.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sensi  Usually people start by shooting the messenger and dismissing the numbers, then comes the shipped vs sold fallacy, etc. That's rather +60% vs -6% market share growth, obviously not...

They go with Roman numerals in OS X, so maybe expect that to be prominent ( or upgrade to XI?)

Quote: Originally Posted by ThePixelDoc  Before someone beats me to it, I want to say that I realize that for example, in India, Apple has allowed certain deviations and payment methods for those without a credit card or...