What is rate of return on iPhone 4 vs competitive solution ? And same question as it applies to an iOS app vs ?
Hodie Non Cras On 2011-10-05, at 4:55 PM, Chipp Walters <ch...@altuit.com> wrote: > Based on the feedback here, and knowing I can't wait another 16 months for > Apple to announce a competitive phone, I visited the AT&T store today. As a > side note, when Apple first introduced the iPhone 4, Android had only 9% of > the smartphone market. Now, only 16 months later, it has passed Apple's 27% > with an almost 44% share. Wow! Talk about growth and adoption rate. > http://www.slashgear.com/comscore-android-nears-44-of-us-smartphone-market-share-05185688/ > > And regarding Apple's lackluster performance yesterday, even the Apple fans > agree: > http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/05/apples_iphone_4s_event_seen_lacking_panache_allowing_android_to_gain.html > > The trend is clear. For a short time, Apple owned the market in Smartphones, > but no longer. Apples tablet marketshare has dropped another 20 points over > the past year. Apple's incredible designs and features have been copied and > many eclipsed by the competition-- and for a lower price. Those who are brand > loyal stick with Apple. Those who are value and feature conscious will > migrate. > > Back to AT&T. The salesperson told me how surprised he was to see the many of > iPhone users asking the same questions today about Android smartphones. And > here's the rub: whether you agree with him, or me, the fact is when I switch > to Android, I take a whole lot of folks with me. I have 5 iPhone users on my > AT&T plan. I influence many other close relatives and family members who look > to me to provide advice on these sort of difficult decisions. I also have > quite an active social media profile. I suspect there are also many leading > edge consumers who are considering a switch which will affect others > similarly. > > So, my prediction. I believe within 3 years of Jobs not being chairman, iOS > devices will be in the 30% marketshare for both tablets and phones OR Apple > will begin licensing iOS to other manufacturers. > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
