“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?”
No, it is not “the heart of the issue”. Apple reaching the top in unit sales is unbelievably amazing. It’s like Mercedes or BMW reaching the top in unit car sales.
Apple does not need to retain top spot in unit sales, any more than Ruth’s Chris Steak House needs to sell more meals than McDonald’s.
They are two different business models, both highly profitable.
Apple’s business model has been successful enough that it is now the #2 company in market cap on the US stock exchanges behind Exxon...and it’s not that far behind.
So basically this thread is pointless. I see... Since sales volume is not the heart of the issue, it's not what matters, then this report - this entire thread - is irrelevant.
I'll tune out then... But I'd still love someone to tell me which HTC phone is a clone of the iPhone! Or maybe I should just chalk that up to the general lack of knowledge on the part of most iPhone fans, and their inability to learn about the rest of the market...;)