Posted on 12/26/2014 10:19:05 AM PST by Star Traveler
You knew this had to happen. While Samsung and other Android smartphone vendors bask in the glory of marketshare vs. Apple’s iPhone and iPad, it’s Apple that walks away with most of the profits. Without profits, tech companies have to tighten their belts, cut back on R&D (research and development), close stores, and reduce the product line.
Guess which high profile tech company is doing all that?
If you guessed Apple, you’d be so far off the mark that you’re probably in need of public assistance for watching too much Faux News and reading Business Insider. It’s not Apple. It’s Samsung.
The Korean giant’s profits have been on the wane for a year, matched in dropping velocity only by the mostly flatlined stock price. Samsung has cut back on the number of smartphone and tablet models, reduced spending, laid off employees, and now it’s in the process of shuttering a flagship store.
(Excerpt) Read more at pixobebo.com ...
Samsung cutting back ... because it’s not getting as much of the “pie” ...
Something I learned many moons ago as a young MBA who eventually became an officer in a $400M corp...
1. Sales are good.
2. Profits are better.
3. But CASH is KING!
I am hearing qualcomm is doing the same thing but for different reasons.
Process problems with fabs.
And that's when I stopped reading the article.
Kate MacKenzie: Apple leghumper emerita.
Apple does well selling to the people who have to be ahead of the Jone’s.
For the rest of the world, Android works fine.
Liberal rich arrogant woman tapping out liberal tripe about the plight of the little guy on her Macbook Pro.
Steve Jobs always chose to maximize unit profit margin vs gaining market share.
He was very wise and a true, free market capitalist.
The article's slanted leftist agenda leaves me skeptical. The statements might be true, but I'll wait for an objective source.
The Apple Iphones and IPads are very smooth, the games almost always work as advertised. Pricey but works well.
Android does what most people need though. Cheaply.
Apple has traditionally spent a lot on development, IIRC.
No, Apple does well selling to people who want hardware, software and mobile devices to work together seamlessly.
What’s the level of application and system integration between Android and Windoze? Probably not 20% of what it is between iOS and OS X.
Same here - any thought that there might be any useful information following that vanished.
The model is to sell top of the line to folks with money falling out of their pockets.
Nothing wrong with the product or the business model, I would rather work for a rich guy than a poor guy, but there is very little room at the top.
Yep. And certainly won’t click on the link.
I thought they hated Windoz? Why focus on that?
I thought Apple was unto themselves fantastic and giants of technology.
Why wallow in the mire with Billy Gates?
Sounds like Kate is part of the Obama News Media Centipede:
Obama excretes > News Media ingests Obama's excrement, excretes > Kate & her ilk ingest News Media excreta
Like I said, products for people with money falling out of their pockets.
I want one.
You summed it up succinctly and accurately.
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