IDC's forecast: Android's 2016 market share to be 85%, iOS' 14.3%
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AnonD-1825, 30 Nov 2016Windows for phones are very dead, and this comes from guy w... moreSpeaking of which, full fledged Windows' coming to the phone (x86 emulation on ARM)
Go check out demos. Way smoother than I expected (even runs PC version PhotoShop)..this is going to be a huge deal. Even Android users might consider buying one of those as a second PC (or just a toy) in 2018
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AnonD-1825, 30 Nov 2016"Bad news that their market share is increasing.... seems l... more2016 yoy Apple dropped 11% so as Android shared is Increasing it gained 5.2%.
If Apple have 90% of the total profit by selling only 1 in every 7 phones clearly those it is those loyal fans who are repeat customers and DON'T mind adding to the Apple cash pile so are paying above the odds
I think that Apple hay day is over, it won't go broke but will sell a steady amount each year
the 2020 figure is approx 40% above the 2016 figure, but as Apple are in decline, I cant see another steady growth to that despite the 10 year anniversary issue in 2017
Essentially there is a limit to customer paying premium prices year in year out
Apples problem is the high price it forces some to look round for alternatives and like you say there are many
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- 01 Dec 2016
Anon, 01 Dec 2016No! Android is better for Google and iOS is better for Appl... moreYou must be really naive if you believe Apple doesn't do the same thing as all the other silicon valley giants.
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Anonymous, 30 Nov 2016Why would they face boycotts in China and India? If they f... moreHis response was based on emotion not facts.
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- 01 Dec 2016
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2016It was the same with Windows desktop - and now Android - pe... moreThe people want freedom, not restriction like Apple is so well known for.
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AnonD-1825, 30 Nov 2016"Bad news that their market share is increasing.... seems l... moreNo. a&ple captured 90% of not paying people their income tax worldwide. 13billion in Ireland, 500million in Italy 150 million ebook price rigging scandal , this is only what has escaped the net and come to light, this is how they operate and every one is payed off so stays silent, they are telling every country they pay their real tax in Ireland, and in Ireland they pay next to no tax.If they were made to pay all their tax , plus interest for years they have not, it would bankrupt them. You think its ok, no, lawyers have made laws fir themselves. In Ireland they face paying 284m a year because of a&ple to the Eu..They sell to the whole world, claim they are American number one firm, and pay no tax from a cowshed in Ireland where they neither make, nor hardly sell any phones, look at this article, they sell a tiny declining 14%, and the article is all about them and finishes with a positive excuse to evade reality, but, nicely handled, paid media, you'd almost think, the article was preformed by mmm, some one and, just sent to your office to rubber stamp an print.
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- 01 Dec 2016
It was the same with Windows desktop - and now Android - people eventually gather around just one OS.
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Anonymous, 30 Nov 2016iOS market share will decrease more and more. Android is be... moreNo! Android is better for Google and iOS is better for Apple. Why do people think that they have a dog in the race when in fact they are just being used for profits first? lol
Google wants all your info, money and sell you ads; at least iOS just wants your money
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- 01 Dec 2016
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2016Yeah Lumia Redux will certainly save Microsoft /s It's a... moreThere is a MS project to emulate x86 software in ARM hardware. That could make any Surface phone a totally different device than the regular ARM device with iOS or Android.
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Maame Raggae, 30 Nov 2016When the surface phone surfaces, the predictions will changeYeah Lumia Redux will certainly save Microsoft /s
It's an ARM phone as well in case you didn't know. Without legacy support I would like to see them battle Apple and Google and ... fail once again.
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- 30 Nov 2016
AnonD-1825, 30 Nov 2016"Bad news that their market share is increasing.... seems l... moreCan you use your common sense and accept the facts for just one time lol.
This article is about market share of all mobile OS in the world, and the fact is iOS drop -11% yoy in 2016. Again you still manipulate the facts with your twisted tongue, and you always bring up Apple makes all profit blah blah blah. This article is not about profit. So when GSMarena post an article about profit share in the world then you can come in and brag about it, no one deny it. Fanboy like you is all the reasons why there are so many Apple haters around the world. I'm 200% agree with the definition of ish##p.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=isheep
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- 30 Nov 2016
iOS market share will decrease more and more. Android is better for me.
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- 30 Nov 2016
Anonymous, 30 Nov 2016Bad news that their market share is increasing.... seems li... more"Bad news that their market share is increasing.... seems like legit apple fanboy logic."
Nothing to do with Apple logic, just common sense and fact.
Onlyone who benefit that marketshare is google, not those invidual android compamies who are gaining that share by not making any money.
"Apple iPhone Profits Represent 90% of Industry Total"
"According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone profits reached US$9 billion in total during the third quarter of 2016. Apple dominated and captured a record 91 percent share of all smartphone profits worldwide."
What positive those invidual android companies sees in the fact that their sales are getting smaller and cheaper because more players coming all the time to share that android marketshare and fighting for those potential users.
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- 30 Nov 2016
AnonD-1825, 30 Nov 2016"good news for android but easily expected, bad news for Io... moreBad news that their market share is increasing.... seems like legit apple fanboy logic.
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- 30 Nov 2016
303tk4, 30 Nov 2016"The combined share of Android and iOS will reach 100%"
... moreWindows for phones are very dead, and this comes from guy who bleieved wp for many years, but the reality is that there's no room for wp in the market, microsoft can't do anything which will get them to people hands again.
The app gap will always be there so it doesnt matter what microsoft does, people want to stay in great ecosystems.
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- 30 Nov 2016
"The combined share of Android and iOS will reach 100%"
I doubt that..
Apparently Satya Nadella is up to something new and ARM emulation on X86 is rumored, which would render full- fledged Continuum with WM10 phone.
Windows phone might be in fashion or, if not, still surviving in 2020.
I'm Android fan but the competition always drives improvement so we'll see.
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- 30 Nov 2016
Android is a ''Dime a Dozen" operating system..Its become so common that its value is little or nothing..
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- 30 Nov 2016
AnonD-551566, 30 Nov 2016good news for android but easily expected, bad news for Ios... more"good news for android but easily expected, bad news for Ios since it can be the first year with loss (yoy of course since they still make profits)"
More like a very bad news for almost every android OEMs. And good news for Apple, even lowering sales they gather all the profits in the market because they get most high end sales.
Just shows that every year more lowend android phones been sold and less high end models which are those which makes all the money for companies.
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- 30 Nov 2016
Maame Raggae, 30 Nov 2016When the surface phone surfaces, the predictions will changeYeah, their market share will go even further down.
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- 30 Nov 2016
good news for android but easily expected, bad news for Ios since it can be the first year with loss (yoy of course since they still make profits)