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This is absolutely what Apple needs to do if they want to grow by 100 % for yet another year. A $299 iPhone 3GS (plus a $399 iPhone 4) will put immense pressure on the Android name brands. Their flagship phones already sell for $200 less than the la…
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Apple needs this deal with China Mobile, as well as one with NTT Docomo, to keep their yearly growth rate above 75 % for 2013 as well. They already have distribution channels to 90 % of the postpaid customers in the world and after the phenomenal su…
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So basically in 2011 their market share went up 3.3 %points even though KDDI had the iPhone just for the last quarter of the year. Back of the envelope says iPhone had over 40 % in Q4 2011. And that's without DoCoMo, who still controls over half o…
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His iPad and iPhone unit forecasts are ridiculously low. He is predicting that sales in the second half of 2011 will be lower than in the first half. That would be the first time ever for iProducts. I'm afraid there won't be lines for the iPhone 5. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Magic8Ball Software is unlikely to fix the problem for 2 reasons 1 - This is most likely a physics problem 2 - Apple are focusing on changing the display bars The only way software can fix the problem is if …
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A recall is total BS. The iPhone's antenna issue is not safety related, like an exploding battery or failing brakes. Therefore a recall is not necessary. Customers can try and decide on their own if they want to keep the phone or return it within th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta Most of the Apple iDevices sold so well that store stock was near zero. The original iPhone was probably the sole exception because of its high price, but even there, the stock level wasn't very high. "Near…
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I think we're getting a bit off course. You have clarified that you don't disagree with what I said, so let me do the same: I was not trying to show that a single other country is getting more important for Apple than the US and I was not implying t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Of course it will. Why it be going up with the iPhone coming online in more countries and more carriers around the world? But wasn't that the original point of contention? Is the prominence of the US marke…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I didn't realize the EU was so universal. Same power adapter, same governing bodies and a single import tax for all EU nations is much more organized than I would have thought. Power plugs are a real issue…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism True, but I can't help but be glad I'm in the US this year for the launch. International customers should show Apple how the cow eats the cabbage. Boycott the iPhone 4! Buy an iPad instead! ;-)
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism AT&T and the US still buy considerably more iPhones than other carrier or country. I think makes AT&T and the US pretty important to Apple when they focus on iPhone sales. They may even get more pr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I understand what you are saying. 88 countries by the end of September is pretty damn fast. And one can assume that the speed of these rollouts indicates that Apple is pretty sure it can produce enough produc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by technohermit Honestly, 2M through the weekend is completely underestimating, IMHO. The 15th is a Tuesday. Over 1M launch day (preorders, if the website can handle it.) They better have free Ben and Jerry's for the 24…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody Well, I don't think you are reading me either. What I'm saying is that it *was* hard to get an iPhone in previous years, outside of the USA. Even with the iPhone 4, if it arrives exactly on time an…
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Why are people so obsessed with those "free" phones? Hello, there's still a $2000 contract attached to each "free" phone! I find this a complete non-issue, especially in a worldwide perspective. €1, £1 etc. iPhones have been offered in Europe for…
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I think you got it wrong. There's steep growth in the smartphone market. It's on its way to reach well over 200 million this year and might reach 300 million units in 2011, so Microsoft would aim for "only" 10 % market share. I also beg to differ…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cgc0202 I have not read of any major US company that restricted the sale of their products abroad simply because of currency fluctuations. CGC It's about announcing and starting sales in Euro currency, something Ap…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism While it looks like Firefox as a significant lead over WebKit-based browsers, that is only on the desktop. Id like to see the percentages for all devices with browsers. Sorry to disappoint you here a littl…
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WebKit is also in Samsung's upcoming Bada OS, which I think will have between 2 to 5 % of the smartphone market by the end of this year. Another win for WebKit, and for all we know, as PCs are being replaced by mobile devices, WebKit could become…