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HansTWN · 06-30-2011, 06:26 PM

Well, Rockdaman, you can try to argue away everything. But so what? Marketshare wise Apple is on the way down, that is a fact.

It is a basic problem with Apple's business model, the closed system, the total control, no hardware options -- you can't dominate a market in the long run this way. And Apple made strategic mistakes, they should have moved to a 4" screen last year, they can't seem to move to 4G in time, they did not introduce more hard ware options. They already have lost the public perception of being a technology leader in the phone space (which they obviously never were, but Android took away their ability to easily spin it that way, because Android phones have offered real innovations and features that matter --- Apple has been relegated to playing catchup as OS5 shows).

They may put their head in the sand and say "everything is running great, sales figures are going up" (I believe Steve Job's is not stupid, they see the freight train coming at them). But the Android Tsunami is pushing them back into their usual market share corner, and Nokia/Microsoft haven't even started. Nokia has the best connection to Telcos the world over.

And as for tablets -- yes, Google is still struggling. But I predict, that in 2 years we will have the same situation in this market as with phones.

06-30-2011, 06:26 PM	#90
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Well, Rockdaman, you can try to argue away everything. But so what? Marketshare wise Apple is on the way down, that is a fact. It is a basic problem with Apple's business model, the closed system, the total control, no hardware options -- you can't dominate a market in the long run this way. And Apple made strategic mistakes, they should have moved to a 4" screen last year, they can't seem to move to 4G in time, they did not introduce more hard ware options. They already have lost the public perception of being a technology leader in the phone space (which they obviously never were, but Android took away their ability to easily spin it that way, because Android phones have offered real innovations and features that matter --- Apple has been relegated to playing catchup as OS5 shows). They may put their head in the sand and say "everything is running great, sales figures are going up" (I believe Steve Job's is not stupid, they see the freight train coming at them). But the Android Tsunami is pushing them back into their usual market share corner, and Nokia/Microsoft haven't even started. Nokia has the best connection to Telcos the world over. And as for tablets -- yes, Google is still struggling. But I predict, that in 2 years we will have the same situation in this market as with phones. Last edited by HansTWN; 06-30-2011 at 06:38 PM.