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To: PugetSoundSoldier

As a power user who’s tried out the iPhone, the iPad and its Android competitors, do you see the Android products making a dent in the market share of both of these Apple products?


299 posted on 09/23/2010 4:44:40 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always)
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To: Zhang Fei

A dent? Yes. Taking it over? No. Apple will keep it’s core of hard-core loyal users, but that will cap out. They’re already losing total market share, and there are more Android phones being sold than iPhones. Apple catered mainly to the Apple faithful, and didn’t make much of a dent elsewhere.

The battle for the smart device market will end up between Nokia (who’s just a giant), Android (who’s got support from plenty of companies, including the budget builders in China), and Microsoft (who’s decided they want this market, meaning they’ll throw billions at it to get market and mind share).

Apple’s already being pushed out...

So, combine a falling market share with a lower profit margin, and I’m not sure how it’s corporate valuation is supported by other than hype - meaning, it’s in a bubble.


300 posted on 09/23/2010 8:45:51 AM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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