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fjtorres · 04-03-2012, 07:57 AM

Apple's 18% market share only accounts for 80% of the profits in smartphones:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-574...ol;editorPicks
(Samsung holds 15% so that doesn't leave much for anybody else.)

Yes, Android is just *killing* apple...

Their business model seem to be working fine, so far.
(shrug)

So, no; you *don't* need massive market share to dominate an industry, just as having huge market share doesn't by itself make you dominant.

04-03-2012, 07:57 AM	#46
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Apple's 18% market share only accounts for 80% of the profits in smartphones: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-574...ol;editorPicks (Samsung holds 15% so that doesn't leave much for anybody else.) Yes, Android is just killing apple... Their business model seem to be working fine, so far. (shrug) So, no; you don't need massive market share to dominate an industry, just as having huge market share doesn't by itself make you dominant. Last edited by fjtorres; 04-03-2012 at 08:08 AM.