“Android’s been out-shipping and out-selling iOS for several quarters now, and is only accelerating. The facts show it, all reputable sources and tracking firms show it and acknowledge it, and every reliable resource agrees.”
That may well be true. Chrysler no doubt outsells BMW as well. Which would you rather drive, and which stock would you rather own?
I think you’re missing the heart of the issue.
What would that heart be? I’ve been told quite vociferously in this very thread that Apple’s sales market share is what matters - in fact, that is what this very thread is about!
Is it now about something else? When (not if) Apple is replaced as king-of-the-hill in terms of smartphone market share (probably by Samsung, and as early as this month, given the growth rates of the two companies), will it now be something else that matters?
Android has a bigger market share than iOS. Samsung - barring some massive, unforeseeable disaster to South Korea - will take the smartphone crown from Apple. This thread started as an homage to Apple’s first rise to the top of the smartphone maker volume list.
Is that not the heart of the issue?