C'mon, you can do better than that.
Will try
C'mon, you can do better than that.
1. It is irrelevant that Apple doesn't make money on aftermarket sales of hardware (even though they still do from the APP store). The FACT that Apple devices hold their value shows that the CONSUMER holds them highly valuable, and that is all that matters. When a consumer buys an Iphone, he is confident that it will retain its value for quite some time. (Just like smart car buyers used to buy only Japanese cars)[/li][/list]
1. Apple controls the retail pricing on their devices much stronger than Android.
2. Android has lots of manufacturers, and new phones (and major OS updates) being launched all the time. Contrast that with:
3. Apple launches a new iPhone approximately once a year,a dn due to the high-price of the devices (and debatably the small incremental changes) people are willing to buy older devices for a small discount.
2. On your second point, you are incorrect on two grounds: First, Apple keeps grabbing market share from Android and other platform users in large numbers, and the same can't be said the other way around, so they need not concern themselves with customers holding on to their phones. Second, most Apple device owners may not upgrade the first time, but they almost always will upgrade the second time (I.e., 4S owners may not get the 5, but they will most likely get the 5s)
Come again?:
The mere fact that the fanbois fall for the non-incremental iPhone models (WTF is 4s?) is good marketing, but it's subtle proof that apple knows they're not offering anything revolutionary with the updated device. I mean, WTF, Siri (which is
software) requires a newer iPhone??
3. I'm not sure how upgrading 6-18 months helps Samsung, considering that Samsung is not the only player in the Android market. They may be on the top, but they face significant competition from HTC, and occasionally from LG and Motorola.
Within Android, people are typically loyal to their preferred flavor (HTC Evo, Moto Droid, Samsung Galaxy etc.).
In any case, Apple is definitely threatened by Android, look at all their recent IP-battle with the Android clan, it's sickening how low they'd stoop to block out the legit competition.