Side note, the US is not even close to being the most educated country in the world - we don't even make the top 10.
On Oct 6, 2016 10:07 AM, "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote: > You've formed this narrative in your head and on this list that overvalues > the importance of the US market, is ignorant of the popularity of android > ROMs, ignores years of market data, and doesn't seem to have a firm grasp > on how the internet and companies in the modern age work. These > SuperOrganisms are very, very global. > > I don't disagree that apple is focused around providing an immersive, easy > to use, visually pleasing experience for their end users - they are > excellent at that. In the process, there are tradeoffs. > > My phone for me is a tool. I need to be able to check on servers, modify > applications, control upgrades, monitor routers and switches, call people > over LTE and SIP, and use apps that encrypt my phone and communications to > meet the requirements of my clients. I can do all of that with my android > phones easily, without fumbling around. It is a tool. Its a quadcore > microcomputer with multiple types of network connectivity (including > several radios), GPU, storage options, etc. If I can't do what I need to or > want to on it, then it's not valuable to me. To me, apple products are > useless - they don't meet my needs. > > Apple products do meet the needs of many, though. > > On Oct 6, 2016 9:53 AM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You obviously didn't read my message... my point was, in the US market, >> which is the "most educated, most advanced" country in the world, Apple has >> a 44% marketshare... almost double of the 2nd place phone. >> >> We can talk "Android" use vs IOS use, but anyone can build and GIVE AWAY >> an Operating System... just like starting a company that you don't have to >> make a profit... anyone can do that. :) >> >> Travis >> >> On 10/5/2016 7:55 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >> >> You have a strong opinion, but it is poorly formed. Apple has a decent >> take in the US market, but that's a small percentage of the overall pie. >> That's slated to slide more away from Apple given current trends. >> >> 2nd quarter of this year Android was at 86.2% global smartphone share, >> and Apple is losing ground quarter after quarter. >> >> https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/gartner-androids-smartphon >> e-marketshare-hit-86-2-in-q2/ >> >> 87.6 once more results were in: >> http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp >> >> You're entitled to your opinion though, by all means. >> >> On Oct 5, 2016 8:24 PM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Actually, Apple is the top smartphone in the US... nobody cares about >>> the rest of the world... they have 44% marketshare in the US. You know, the >>> country where every real Internet and tech company is located... Apple, >>> Intel, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, Google, etc. >>> >>> Take your pick of Android phone... their screen responses all suck >>> compared to an iPhone. :) >>> >>> Travis >>> >>> >>> On 10/5/2016 6:02 PM, Bill Prince wrote: >>> >>>> It was not me that said that. >>>> >>>> I don't buy Apple products. Period. I would not get an Apple product if >>>> it were free. >>>> >>>> And there is good reason that most of the people on the planet use a >>>> smartphone other than theirs. >>>> >>>> And a Samsung smartphone is not real Android, so that is a piss poor >>>> comparison. >>>> >>>> >>>> bp >>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>> >>>> On 10/5/2016 3:30 PM, Travis Johnson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Some people ride a Honda, some people ride a Harley. Some people drive >>>>> a Chevy, some people drive a BMW. >>>>> >>>>> I think it was you that even said "If the price was the same, everyone >>>>> would be using an iPhone"... which I honestly believe. I have used a brand >>>>> new Samsung phone with Android, and the first thing I noticed is that the >>>>> screen response is not the same as an iPhone >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>
