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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

If this is true, why when I go into any Electronic store for a darn case for my Google Android phone, all I find are shelves and shelves of Iphone 5 cases of all sorts, and but a few HTC and Samgsun Galaxy cases.


26 posted on 08/18/2014 1:34:43 PM PDT by Usagi_yo (I don't have a soul, I'm a soul that has a body. -- Unknown)
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To: Usagi_yo
If this is true, why when I go into any Electronic store for a darn case for my Google Android phone, all I find are shelves and shelves of Iphone 5 cases of all sorts, and but a few HTC and Samgsun Galaxy cases.

Because while market share can be an interesting metric, profit share is another one. People who buy the higher-end devices are actually willing to spend money on them, both on accessories and apps. That's why Apple and Samsung combine for 108% of the profit share in smart phones (yes, that's over 100%, the remaining companies operate at a combined -8%).

It's also because if you look at total units sold of specific models, you'll see iPhone at spots #1 and either #2 or #3 (current model and previous model), with a form factor that only changes every two years - a lot of units and a stable design make it easy and safe to manufacture things like cases that depend on the form factor. It's a lot more hassle, and blows up any economy of scale, to make cases for dozens, if not hundreds, of model variants.

35 posted on 08/19/2014 5:08:00 AM PDT by kevkrom (I'm not an unreasonable man... well, actually, I am. But hear me out anyway.)
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To: Usagi_yo

Go to Ebay or Amazon. Plenty of cases for a fraction of the cost.

Other than the top Samsung phone at any given time, nobody has enough market share to warrant shelf space for the numerous android phone model cases.


36 posted on 08/19/2014 7:02:27 AM PDT by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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