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These data spell significant trouble for Microsoft in the smartphone market. Despite launching Windows Phone 7 (WP7) with great fanfare in November 2010, Microsoft's market share in smartphones has in fact declined 1.7% from October 2010 through January 2011.
apparently in late 2012, when nokia windows phones are released, microsoft mobile market share will approach zero.
American smartphone market.
American smartphone market.
#1 in volume doesn't always mean #1 in profit. I'm guessing Apple is trying to grab hard onto the market segment that brings in the most profit, while Google is going for the commodity, high volume, low margin option. The good news is that both models can coexist in the same market. After all, Nintendo's strategy is a bit like Google's, while Microsoft and Sony's are more like Google's. Nintendo has been quite profit…
> Apple is trying to grab hard onto the market segment that brings in the most profit, while Google is going for the commodity, high volume, low margin option. Hardly. Google doesn't make phones.
This is so funny. Android is gaining it's share and everyone is trying to create iPhone killer. Noone is doing an Android killer:)
I hope this serves as a wakeup call to Apple, that their position is not so unassailable that they can continue looking for new ways to drive away partners and developers without consequences.
Google does not even really sell a phone. Google sells you, the user.
#1 in volume doesn't always mean #1 in profit. I'm guessing Apple is trying to grab hard onto the market segment that brings in the most profit, while Google is going for the commodity, high volume, low margin option. The good news is that both models can coexist in the same market. After all, Nintendo's strategy is a bit like Google's, while Microsoft and Sony's are more like Google's. Nintendo has been quite profit…
> Apple is trying to grab hard onto the market segment that brings in the most profit, while Google is going for the commodity, high volume, low margin option. Hardly. Google doesn't make phones.
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> Apple is trying to grab hard onto the market segment that brings in the most profit, while Google is going for the commodity, high volume, low margin option. Hardly. Google doesn't make phones.
If they did, though, it would make sense. Apple's business model is to make money by selling hardware; Google's is to make money by selling advertising.
They also collect licensing fees when phone makers use the Android name, Google trademarks and Google's software in the phones.
I assume their foray into mobile phones is to fragment the market and prevent any other player from gaining a dominant market share.
This is so funny. Android is gaining it's share and everyone is trying to create iPhone killer. Noone is doing an Android killer:)
That link basically says that Jan-Jun 2010 Apple sold just under 3% of all smart phones in the world, but they took in 39% of all profit made in that sector in the same time period. It's really astounding what they've been able to do this relatively established market in just 3 or 4 years. No wonder everyone else was so blindsided.
Apple isn't after market share or any metric in particular, they never have been. They're after making great products they want to use.