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Originally Posted by RockdaMan
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The article seems to attribute this (reasonably, in my opinion) to the introduction of the Verizon iPhone:
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The introduction of the Verizon iPhone likely had something to do with this swapping of roles, as analysts predicted shortly after its introduction.
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Opening up the iPhone to another U.S. carrier is a big deal, and the fact that it was Verizon was even bigger. So where is Apple going to find the extra sales from to overcome the market lead Android has? I don't think they can. Not unless Sprint and T-Mobile get their own versions of the iPhone and iPad.
The problem for Apple is that Android competes well. Carriers aren't so desperate to get iPhones anymore, because they can carry two or three Android phones that, together, will give them as much business as the iPhone would.
I think Apple's best move now would be to release several different versions of the next iPhone. Expand the hardware options, and you'll entice some of the people moving to Android because they want things like micro-SD card slots or hardware keyboards.