Apple has 10.8% of the market share. Blackberry's market share grew by a larger margin than Apple's. Nokia has 41% of the market, followed by rim.
And this is the market share for smart phones, which is itself a subset of all cell usage (12.7% of the cell market). So Apple has 11% of 13% of all cell usage, which is the context of Ballmer's quote. He also talked about it in terms of Apple's original pricing, which certainly was far more prohibitive than current pricing.
Yeah, really, shouldn't that be expected? A phone costs much less than a computer and people are not impeded from side-switching by loads of apps that run on a specific OS.
I'd love to see some market research about first-time buyers who bought the iPhone and the rates at which they adopt the Mac platform when they upgrade an existing PC Vs. the rates for PC owners who have no Apple products.
Or put another way - I'm wondering if the long term impact of this will be to raise Apple's market share on the desktop as well. That is, after all, one of the biggest advantages to managing the user experience as well as Apple does: strong brand cohesion and increased brand loyalty.
I buy Windows because it's the platform of choice for most developers. Yes, that's the power of the incumbent, and if I really cared about a better OS I'd work on changing the chicken-to-egg ratio, but in the short term, Windows has more software I want/need.
I plan to get an iPhone for the same reason: it is the current smartphone incumbent. I was satisfied with my Windows Mobile phone, but when my contract is up, I have to go iPhone; anything else, including Android, just won't have the same number and quality of apps.
I strongly wish to be proven wrong about Android, by the way. Show me developer support and apps I want, and I might consider it. Google Maps mashups are all well and good, but is there an Android version of [insert amazing iPhone app a friend will show me tomorrow]? Probably not.
It will be very interesting to see which role Macs play in Apples product lineup ten years from now. Maybe future’s Apple is all about mobile phones. Or not. Or something in between. I really wouldn’t want to bet one way or another.
While they sold twice as many iPhones as they did macs, mac sales are up 4% from the year-ago quarter. That means they sold all those iPhones without cannibalizing mac sales. That's the big news.
[+] [-] jsz0|16 years ago|reply
[+] [-] boredguy8|16 years ago|reply
And this is the market share for smart phones, which is itself a subset of all cell usage (12.7% of the cell market). So Apple has 11% of 13% of all cell usage, which is the context of Ballmer's quote. He also talked about it in terms of Apple's original pricing, which certainly was far more prohibitive than current pricing.
[+] [-] vaksel|16 years ago|reply
[+] [-] alaskamiller|16 years ago|reply
"We're not making a phone." - Steve Jobs on iPhone rumors
[+] [-] TweedHeads|16 years ago|reply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So7qrFO_p44
[+] [-] bryanwoods|16 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] TrevorJ|16 years ago|reply
Or put another way - I'm wondering if the long term impact of this will be to raise Apple's market share on the desktop as well. That is, after all, one of the biggest advantages to managing the user experience as well as Apple does: strong brand cohesion and increased brand loyalty.
[+] [-] iron_ball|16 years ago|reply
I plan to get an iPhone for the same reason: it is the current smartphone incumbent. I was satisfied with my Windows Mobile phone, but when my contract is up, I have to go iPhone; anything else, including Android, just won't have the same number and quality of apps.
I strongly wish to be proven wrong about Android, by the way. Show me developer support and apps I want, and I might consider it. Google Maps mashups are all well and good, but is there an Android version of [insert amazing iPhone app a friend will show me tomorrow]? Probably not.
[+] [-] arrrg|16 years ago|reply
It will be very interesting to see which role Macs play in Apples product lineup ten years from now. Maybe future’s Apple is all about mobile phones. Or not. Or something in between. I really wouldn’t want to bet one way or another.
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[+] [-] pieter|16 years ago|reply
It's amazing they have $31 billion in cash, that should keep them floating for a while.
[+] [-] jemmons|16 years ago|reply