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  • Apple in 2019 and the case of the expensive iPhone

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    I just can't agree with this opinion piece. Comparing Google and Samsung to Apple on smartphone pricing and sales is apples to oranges.
    • Google's main income is proprietary advertising (68%)
    • Samsung's income from mobile devices is roughly 21%. The rest comes from diversity of sources.
    • Apples revenue from iPhone sales 60%!
    So if Google sells very few Pixels, no big deal. If Samsung mobile sales suffer, they'll be okay. If Apple's iPhone sales fall, it's a majority source of their income.
    If people can't afford an iPhone, then what happens to the halo effect with their other products?
    • Will they buy an Apple Watch? NO
    • Will they be buying apps from their app store revenue? NO
    • Are they more likely to spend money on a Mac with all that cool integration with their other Apple devices? NO
    • Are they more likely to purchase Apple services such as Apple Music or forthcoming video streaming service? NO
    While I don't believe apple needs to compete with $200 androids in India or China, they do need to provide value for what they do charge. At this point in time their devices don't provide value to most people to justify their pricing strategy. That includes Homepod, Mac line up, Apple Watches, and iPhones.

    This is due to a number of factors from my viewpoint...
    • Competition is getting better. OnePlus 6T sells for a little over $500. It's an outstanding phone. 
    • Apple's quality is getting worse. Software issues and hardware issues (butterfly keyboard, stagelight issues on displays, bent iPad Pros, etc.)
    Don't get me wrong, Apple still makes, in my opinion, the best hardware and software integration of any advanced computing device as a whole, but it's not 200%-300% better.
    Windows 10 isn't horrible, it's okay. Android isn't horrible, it's okay. Are they as good as MacOS or iOS? Heck no! But Apple just isn't worth the delta.
    If they want to be an exclusive fashion brand, fine. I've never been big into fashion.
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