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iPhone Juggernaut Rolls On With Record-Breaking Sales While Android Makers Fight For Scraps
Forbes ^ | September 28, 2014 | By Tony Bradley

Posted on 09/28/2015 12:23:28 PM PDT by Swordmaker

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. It’s an established fact that Android is the dominant mobile OS around the world. Estimates claim that Android owns from just over 50 percent to nearly 80 percent of the mobile device market, but Apple is winning where it counts—money. According to data released by Apple it seems the iPhone money train is still steaming along nicely with a record-breaking 13 million iPhone 6S and iPhones 6S Plus units sold a record-breaking 13 million iPhone 6S and iPhones 6S Plus uts sold in just the opening weekend.

The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus are really just getting started. On October 9 the devices will become available in 40 additional markets, including Italy, Mexico, Russia, and Spain. Apple says the new smartphones will be available in more than 130 countries by the end of the year, which means the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus sales figures will just keep climbing.

“Sales for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been phenomenal, blowing past any previous first weekend sales results in Apple’s history,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Customers’ feedback is incredible and they are loving 3D Touch and Live Photos, and we can’t wait to bring iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus to customers in even more countries on October 9.”

As a whole, Android will sell far more devices. The vast majority of those devices are typically Galaxy devices—which Samsung sells in massive volume. Despite outselling Apple significantly in terms of volume, though, Samsung makes a fraction of the profit that Apple does. Apple is making an estimated 92 percent of the profit in the mobile industry, followed by Samsung at a distant second with 15 percent.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
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To: tacticalogic
My mind is clear enough to know when someone's trying to put words into my mouth. Where did you get used to getting away with that shit?

Your original comment:

Scalpers are skewing the early sales figures. Looks like some may have miscalculated..

Your link sabotaged your intent, too bad. Had you not added that last sentence you would have been OK and we would have been in agreement, but you had to overreach.

61 posted on 09/28/2015 8:40:41 PM PDT by Swordmaker ( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: Swordmaker
I like my 6S plus.

Apple does make the best phones and computers.

62 posted on 09/28/2015 8:43:34 PM PDT by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: Swordmaker
Your link sabotaged your intent, too bad. Had you not added that last sentence you would have been OK and we would have been in agreement, but you had to overreach.

The link can't "sabotage" the original intent, and the original statement still stands. Some of them may have miscalculated how much they'd make scalping phones. You don't know what they calculated they'd make on the deal, so you don't have an factual basis to say one way or another whether that statement is right or wrong. If you were interested in agreement you'd have noticed that was speculative and not stated as fact, but you latched onto it as if it had been just for the sake of argument.

63 posted on 09/29/2015 5:28:57 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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