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An update using operating system market share Apple’s performance in China is often noted and scrutinized. During the last quarterly earnings call Amit Daryanani asked: … the other second question I have for you is maybe…
Never underestimate the power of color If a cheaper MacBook with a less powerful chip excites you, then you’ll love what else Apple is expected to ship soon! The iPhone 17e is expected imminently, adding an A19 chip and…
What’s the role of fashion in tech choice? Apple’s iPhone continues to be incredibly popular with U.S. teens, according to Piper Sandler’s latest biannual teen survey. 88 percent of teens surveyed said that they own an…
comScore reported that 15.4 million iPhones were in use in the US as of November. (25% share of 61.5 million total smartphones.) We also know that about 75 million iPhones were sold by November since the product…
The release of the iPhone is rightly acclaimed as a watershed event in the history of telecom. It was a sensation. But it was also a product that was widely underestimated and dismissed. Even today expert opinion is…
Morgan Stanley’s Web 2.0 update came out yesterday and it’s full of nice charts. Here is one: Note that the expectation for smartphones to overtake all PCs (including netbooks) will happen when smartphones sell more than…
I am dead serious. I am now convinced that we have enough data to determine for a fact that Apple will not only see a dramatic decline in quarter-on-quarter sales in units of the iPhone this January-March quarter (which…
If estimated warranty expense had remained constant in absolute dollar terms ($150M), GM would have been 38.4% vs 36.9%. If If estimated warranty expense had remained constant in as a percentage of revenue (1%), GM would…
The iPad was announced to a loud chorus of disapproval and disdain. It’s easy to forget the overwhelming scorn and insult poured on the product for months before and after sales start. Analyst forecasts were comical. At…
I don’t write product reviews and I don’t pass judgement on individual products but I do own and test various products. For example I have the Android powered Samsung Galaxy 5 (GT-I5500) and the experience is, in my…