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Apple continues to dominate U.S. smartphone marketshare
Mac Daily News ^ | March 4, 2016 | ComScore

Posted on 03/04/2016 4:49:54 PM PST by Swordmaker

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1 posted on 03/04/2016 4:49:54 PM PST by Swordmaker
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Passed on the S6 because Samsung deleted several features.

Waterproof and SD card are back with the S7. Mine arrived yesterday. Very pleased with it.

S7 should vastly improve Samsung numbers.


2 posted on 03/04/2016 4:54:45 PM PST by TexasGator
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Apple iPhones dominate US mobile phone market at 43.6%, Samsung follows in 2nd place with 28.5%, LG at 9.6%, Motorola, 5.0%, and HTC at 3.2%. Platform wise, Android leads with 52.8%, iOS at 43.6%, Microsoft at 2.7%, and Blackberry at 0.8%. — PING!

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3 posted on 03/04/2016 4:55:42 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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This might sound petty and off-topic, but I never did like Apple’s logo. Why don’t they have a full apple, without the bite? The bite makes it look tacky.


4 posted on 03/04/2016 4:56:39 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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S7 should vastly improve Samsung numbers.

They always do for the introductory month, then fade back until Samsung drops prices.

5 posted on 03/04/2016 4:57:10 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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I have the S6, and one of the things I hate is the alarm function. The snooze is preset at 5 min, rather than letting the user make its own snooze time. So I have to set two alarms.

I'm waiting until the Note 6 comes out.

6 posted on 03/04/2016 5:00:03 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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This might sound petty and off-topic, but I never did like Apple’s logo. Why don’t they have a full apple, without the bite? The bite makes it look tacky.

The graphic artist who originally drew it say he put the bite there to give it scale, so it wouldn't be mistaken for a cherry. Others say it represents the bite from the tree of knowledge. Others say, it's the bite that Newton took out of the Apple that honked him on the head when he was contemplating why it fell. . .

I lean toward the graphic artist knowing what the real reason was. . .

7 posted on 03/04/2016 5:00:43 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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“They always do for the introductory month, then fade back until Samsung drops prices. “

My point was that 2015 was a dud year for Samsung as they released a nice phone but one that had features deleted that a lot of Samsung fans wanted. Like me, I am sure that a lot deferred a purchase till 2016 and the release of the S7.

I also think a lot were waiting to see what the Microsoft 950 would be like in late 2015 and being disappointed with it are now buying the S7.


8 posted on 03/04/2016 5:01:43 PM PST by TexasGator
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“I’m waiting until the Note 6 comes out. “

I like the Note 5, just not ready for that large of a phone.

The S7 is about the same size as the S6.


9 posted on 03/04/2016 5:03:35 PM PST by TexasGator
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iPHONE...SMARTPHONE OF CHOICE OF WORLDWIDE JIHAD


10 posted on 03/04/2016 5:05:17 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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“The snooze is preset at 5 min, rather than letting the user make its own snooze time. “

I just checked my S7.

Selectable: 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes.

Repeat: 3 times, 5 times, continuously.


11 posted on 03/04/2016 5:06:59 PM PST by TexasGator
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The graphic artist who originally drew it say he put the bite there to give it scale, so it wouldn't be mistaken for a cherry. Others say it represents the bite from the tree of knowledge. Others say, it's the bite that Newton took out of the Apple that honked him on the head when he was contemplating why it fell. . .

LOL, it stands for defying God with forbidden knowledge. It was made when Jobs was still dropping acid. Jeez, everyone's so prissy anymore. No one remembers Jobs was a long-haired radical.

12 posted on 03/04/2016 5:21:58 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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what does an Apple iPhone7 do,
that the 6 doesn’t?


13 posted on 03/04/2016 5:23:22 PM PST by RockyTx
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what does an Apple iPhone7 do, that the 6 doesn’t?

You have to buy it to find out...

14 posted on 03/04/2016 5:26:21 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Jihadis cartels, the big narco-trafficing cartels and pedophiles are fans too. All have their fingers crossed for the ability to thwart the 4th amendment. Well, the shareholders, too.


15 posted on 03/04/2016 5:28:27 PM PST by jessduntno (The mind of a liberal...deceit, desire for control, greed, contradiction and fueled by hate.)
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“what does an Apple iPhone7 do,
that the 6 doesn’t?”

Some of the things that the S7 does now!


16 posted on 03/04/2016 5:46:22 PM PST by TexasGator
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what does an Apple iPhone7 do, that the 6 doesn’t?

No one knows yet. It's not been announced or even really properly rumored.

17 posted on 03/04/2016 8:49:44 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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To: Gay State Conservative
iPHONE...SMARTPHONE OF CHOICE OF WORLDWIDE JIHAD

Actually, no, it isn't. The Isis websites recommend disposable Android burner phones you buy with anonymous phone numbers not associated with any name which you can throw away, not any phone which requires a registered phone number.


Like the two burner phones the two San Bernardino terrorists SMASHED with hammers and threw into a lake along with the smashed hard drives removed from their computers and carcasses of their computers as well. Try to keep up with real world facts instead of your fevered desires driven by Apple hatred.

18 posted on 03/04/2016 9:00:52 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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I just checked my S7.

How do you have a Samsung Galaxy S7? They aren't shipping until March 11th.

Release date—Samsung GalaxyS7 Series — March 11, 2016 — http://www.igalaxys7.com

19 posted on 03/04/2016 9:20:50 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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“what does an Apple iPhone7 do, that the 6 doesn’t?”

Some of the things that the S7 does now!

Looking at the spec list, about the only new things I see are they've stolen the patented 3DTouch from the Apple iPhone 6S (that should be interesting to see what Apple's legal response will be), and added water resistance and dust proof. Samsung went back to having expandable memory, though.

20 posted on 03/04/2016 9:36:55 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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