Well, we can surely debate this topic if you want, because I disagree.
Much of the statistics and studies you read are full of US based "fear"
tactics and try to scare people and keep the country "motivated". My
wife has a friend that was born and raised in Norway. She came to the US
at 18, learned English on her own, and graduated with a Master's degree.
She talks about how many of the news stories in the US are just plain BS.
Things like the US is ranked number whatever in terms of education or
work ethic or whatever... she says once you get outside of the US, it's
a totally different picture, and that the US really is leading the way
in many, many things. All the European countries look up the US and want
to be like the US, according to her.
Why are all the greatest technology companies located in the US if we
aren't even in the top 10 of this "list"?? Start naming all the tech
companies and see how many are located in the US: Apple, Google,
Facebook, Instagram, Snap, Twitter, Motorola, Intel, AMD, HP, Dell,
Amazon, Tesla, Uber, IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Xerox, eBay, Paypal,
and the list goes on and on.
Travis
On 10/6/2016 9:09 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote:
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" <j...@kyneticwifi.com
<mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> 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" <t...@ida.net
<mailto:t...@ida.net>> 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-smartphone-marketshare-hit-86-2-in-q2/
<https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/gartner-androids-smartphone-marketshare-hit-86-2-in-q2/>
87.6 once more results were in:
http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp
<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" <t...@ida.net
<mailto:t...@ida.net>> 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
