11-15-2012, 12:47 AM
Article Accelerator wrote:
"75 percent of smartphones out there are Android phones, and only 15 percent are iPhones."
- 70% of mobile Internet traffic is iOS-sourced
- Apple makes 77% of all mobile phone industry profits worldwide
"For the first time ever, iPhone customer loyalty is declining"
No, it's not.
"Scott Forstall was suddenly booted from the company. He was the creator of iOS, Apple's most prolific inventor, and a former 'CEO-in-waiting'"
He was a lot of other things too. I guess mentioning them would weaken the point a bit.
"Apple whiffed on iPad sales during its fiscal fourth quarter"
No, it didn't. It sold 14 million of them even despite anticipation of a new model.
"Recent 'refresh' of all big products has left them looking at 6 to 9 months of dead time"
I didn't realize Apple let this guy know its product pipeline schedule. I'm humbled.
"After hiring John Browett as Apple's new retail boss ~6 months ago, Tim Cook fired him"
And I have new confidence in Cook: He quickly realized--and corrected--his error.
"IDC reported Apple's share of the tablet market dropped from 59.7% to 50.4% during the third quarter."
Absolute nonsense. Recent Web traffic surveys show that iPads are responsible for 90% of tablet Web traffic. NINETY PERCENT.
"Looking forward, there are big concerns about margin pressure because the iPhone 5 is brand new and the iPad Mini is much less profitable than the bigger version"
Yes, Apple's margins may decline from 42% to 39% -- still twice as high as its nearest rivals. Sheesh.
"Apple alienated everyone by dropping Google and putting its inferior mapping technology on the iPhone 5"
Everyone? I don't think so. And, by the way, I consider Apple's mapping technology to be superior.
"...forcing its loyal customers to switch to the Lightning adapter"
Just when I thought the "points" couldn't get any stupider, they did.
"Meanwhile, myriad stories have been written about how the fear of higher capital gains taxes is prompting investors to dump the stock"
Holy cow! A point that might just have an actual basis in reality!
I don't understand the point of a post like this. None of your in-line responses effectively counter anything they're supposed to be in response to. There's nothing here...