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  • The WSJ calling the iPhone XR a failure that 'can't sell' is ludicrously mistaken

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    LaszloPanaflex said:
    Interesting to see that AppleInsider has gone on full defensive shill mode.  Whatever it takes to get clicks these days, I suppose....

    airnerd said:
    Anecdotal evidence, I know, but the wife and I love our little "failure phones".  Do everything a casual user needs, as fast as we need, and it takes amazing photos still.  It's a bit larger than I would ideally like, but nothing I can't handle. 

    Sorry WSJ needs to sell papers, but the Xr has a place in the market and Apple is filling that need. 
    Laszlo, to say "has gone on" means you've been reading Appleinsider for quite a while. And yet - this is your first post here??? Pardon my skepticism re: your credentials to make this comment.
    watto_cobrajony0

  • Editorial: Apple's iPhone strategy is bad for investors, good for consumers

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    muthuk_vanalingam said:
    How come a strategy which was good for investors in the last 10 years became bad for the same investors in a matter of 3 months??? It is not as if Apple has changed their strategy with respect to the quality/longevity of the iPhones dramatically in the last 3 months. This editorial is beating around the bush, without addressing the core issues. 
    The core issue has been addressed in other articles. It's called Donald Trump.
    watto_cobra

  • Editorial: Apple's iPhone strategy is bad for investors, good for consumers

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    avon b7 said:
    I switched just over four years ago with the dilemma mentioned in this piece. I was priced our of the iPhone market (new phone), but picking up a much older iPhone (refurbished or second hand) was a ridiculous proposition as I could get a new phone with very competitive hardware for (in those days) 200€.

    New phone. Modern technology. Amazing build quality. Fast charging. Extra storage etc. It was Android but I liked the system much more than iOS.

    Nowadays, you can pick up amazing new phones that leave four year old hardware in the dust for 250€ (or less!) and follow a far shorter upgrade path or hang on to it for longer if you wish. 

    You would have to be an iOS die hard to pick up a four year old iPhone as your main phone.

    I think my situation is pretty indicative of many people who were in my situation and it is one of the reasons iPhone sales flattened.

    New, far cheaper phones from competitors are more than good enough on every level.

    The big difference between today and four years ago is that competitors are offering amazing phones at every price band right up into premium and far beyond.

    Plenty of options at plenty of prices.

    Apple has very limited options and an 's' cycle which is now taking the edge off of its ability to react to market trends.
    We're so thrilled you're happy with your Android, and that you like their system better. Never mind that it's OS is full of security holes you could drive a Russian tank through. Never mind that you don't have the product ecosystem that Apple gives it's users. Go in peace to enjoy your Android device. Just don't expect us to be jealous....
    cornchipStrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • Editorial: Apple's iPhone strategy is bad for investors, good for consumers

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    "In the short term, this approach isn't so good for investors focused on unit sales. In the long term, however, it will pay off."

    Some of us have been saying this for a very, very long time now.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's guidance correction in China would be great news from Samsung

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    Apple has been hit by the Trump Trade War, big time. People in China may even prefer Apple products, but they’re going to be given the evil eye if they don’t show support for home-grown products, and that weighs a lot in a autocratic regime like China’s.

    But come on, folks: That’s a macro issue. And it’s one Tim Cook did his level best to defuse. In fact, the only non-macro issue MAY be the high price of Apple products, except that the rest of Apple outside of China showed good, solid growth. No, we’ll never know how many iPhones Apple sold. But in spite of the macro China issue and the macro currency issue and the macro political issue and whatever macro issues I’m not mentioning, this will have been the second or third best quarter ever for Apple.

    That says a lot, if anyone cared to listen.

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