Stagnant carries a connotation of some dark, oxygen-deprived mire that suffocates fish and smells horrible. It invokes images of death and decay. Not exactly the idea I had in mind when I hear of the sales numbers.
Not exactly the idea I had in mind when I hear of the sales numbers.
The global market size for mobile phones is still growing. If Apple's sales aren't growing at least in line with the size of the market then their market share is shrinking. Selling a lot in a stable market is great. Selling a lot in a growing market is ... less great.
steady, level, imply the same thing but as a positive. I think it's just a matter of perspective whether Apple needs to grow its iPhone sales.
That said they must surely decline, the number of people who are going to continue to drop 1k+ on the new iPhone every few years is going to be limited by the resale value of last years phone, a market which (anecodtally) appears is droping precipitously.
chongli|7 years ago
onion2k|7 years ago
The global market size for mobile phones is still growing. If Apple's sales aren't growing at least in line with the size of the market then their market share is shrinking. Selling a lot in a stable market is great. Selling a lot in a growing market is ... less great.
gehsty|7 years ago
A fairer way would be to state the iPhone sales have simply not grown.
Do you think Apple should be concerned about the lack of growth?
sleepychu|7 years ago
That said they must surely decline, the number of people who are going to continue to drop 1k+ on the new iPhone every few years is going to be limited by the resale value of last years phone, a market which (anecodtally) appears is droping precipitously.
unknown|7 years ago
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