Apple rakes in 79.2% of smartphone profits in 2016
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- AnonD-70078
- 9xn
- 09 Mar 2017
And well deserved. I've used every operating system android. Windows. BB10. Sailfish and IOS.
BB10 is the best Shame it's near dead. If it had the apps it be a leader.
Windows is dying extremely slowly.
Android is ok when you first get it but does what it wants after 6 months or so.
IOS Just works without fault. Every time.
iPhone 7 plus is a wonderful bit of kit. It's my main driver now and has been for 6 months.
BBkeyone and Nokia are drawing me back. But I think I give this year a miss and stay with Apple.
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- EDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
- mXD
- 09 Mar 2017
Google this keywords:
Tax evasion, Apple/ Ireland corporation tax, apple off-shore assets, apples cheap labour, pricing strategy of apple (minimum advertised price).
Just few things for you to understand half the picture. lol
Wonder why apple failed to dominate in China?
Ever wonder why Facebook and Twitter are blocked in China?
Ever heard of government intervention, placing restrictions in order to prioritise china backed companies into dominance in their home soil.
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- Anonymous
- n5K
- 09 Mar 2017
Its not really a suprise Apple has so much profit. its not just about selling a phone its about everything else thats pay pay pay with Apple. People seem to like handing their cash over to them and apple are happy to take it. I just wonder what price would stop an hardcore apple fan not to buy the latest phone from them, $3000? $4000? $5000? No matter what Apple want to charge, the apple fan boys and girls will always be willing to pay.
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- AnonD-1825
- p77
- 08 Mar 2017
Anonymous, 08 Mar 2017there's no surprise that they make profit if they use hardw... moreEvery company uses hardware between that price range, the difference is, Apple sells tens of millions more high end phones than anyone else.
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- Savor
- QX8
- 08 Mar 2017
It is true what they say that a sucker is born every minute. In Apple's case, billions of suckers.
iOS is the worst mobile platform of all-time. It misguided tech into a bad future where Apple decides to make everything incompatible and removing old school features for the benefit of personal gain. Karma will haunt them back eventually. Nothing lasts forever.
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- Pragmatic
- xCD
- 08 Mar 2017
Apple is a for-profit business, not a charity. They are in for the profit, and they just happen to make most of it. Who doesn't want to maximize profit anyway?
So whether iProducts are good or bad is besides the point.
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- AnonD-448221
- pqj
- 08 Mar 2017
They are in the process of collapsing.
They have one more year, their stock will go to 180 USD.
http://www.kephost.com/image/wMzI
After that, total collapse. Brainwashing won't always work. People start to realize, that during all these years, they were robbed, and they were sold midrangers for high-end prices.
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- Savor
- FEA
- 08 Mar 2017
*yawn*
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Apple's misdirection with tech. Haha. Yeah, people want iOS that only makes up less than 15% of the global share. Will never give in into FASCISM. I hate proprietary, iTunes, iCloud, etc. Apple will go down eventually. It used to be 92%. Only 79%? Going down.
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- Anonymous
- AIA
- 08 Mar 2017
mixa, 08 Mar 2017Sammy and the rest looking with sore eyes, nearly shedding ... moreSee how the troll talks funny.. hahahah
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- Anonymous
- 4BE
- 08 Mar 2017
Anonymous, 08 Mar 2017there's no surprise that they make profit if they use hardw... moreif samsung only sold high end phones and the same amount of what apple is selling, without decreasing the price at the end of life. they would make the same. but they don't, margin of profet in high end samsung is the same as the iphone. people want the iphone.
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- AnonD-314089
- 8R$
- 08 Mar 2017
Simply I don't believe in these numbers.A kind of merchandising pay for Apple.
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- gilda
- MVI
- 08 Mar 2017
Of course. Best there is so no wonder.
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- AnonD-558092
- cWE
- 08 Mar 2017
AnonD-509373, 08 Mar 2017It's the sad truth isn't it, but at the same time, this is ... moreThe FairPhone was an attempt to fix that, but it didn't worked out. I just wish that the consumers could realize how these phones are made. If they have just one gram of humanity, they'll be disgusted to death of their phone.
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- Anonymous
- p74
- 08 Mar 2017
there's no surprise that they make profit if they use hardware that you can get with 200-300 and thanks to the Brand logo they add 200-300% for the price.
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- AnonD-419147
- nGR
- 08 Mar 2017
AnonD-535480, 08 Mar 2017What's funny is your comment shows your lack of reading com... moreI take it you're an I phone lover hence the sarcasm in your reply . A mobile device is a phone, is it not ? we are not talking about tablets now are we ?. Next lets talk about BS that you came up with .whilst they are making around 41% profit for every iphone 7 that % is alot higher for the older models like the 5c etc which bumps up the percentage .
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- The Shepherd
- AIA
- 08 Mar 2017
The ifans are preparing to sue apple!
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- Anonymous
- AIA
- 08 Mar 2017
Selling hot cakes for 799$ hahaha special price for the trolls hahahaha i make my money from the front not from my behind