iPhone Market Share Graph

[OllyW]

Except the 4S is what, 9 months old now?

I'm not sure what you are trying to prove? First of all you were trying to claim the iPhone has never been available free on launch in the UK and now you are nit-picking over deals.

They cost more or less the same over 24 months and they are both good phones. There's no disputing the S3 is selling well in the UK so they are not discounting it because it's a failure.

I never understand why some Apple fans brag about their products costing a lot more than the opposition. I don't know about you but I'd rather pay a bit less for my next iPhone.

 

[KnightWRX]

I'm not sure what you are trying to prove?

He's trying to prove that he can move goalposts indefinitely, dragging you into an endless conversation where he never admits he ever was wrong, even though it's there in plain sight for everyone reading the thread.

 

[435713]

Android's model is identical to what windows did in the 90's pretty much. So I expect them to hold 80% steady at some point in the future if winmo can't make a dent. Kind of is meh for the market if we don't have a 3rd that can slit Android's share, like I feel webOS could have done in the right hands, and Apple should be able to hold 20%. I think a 3 way dance is perfect for competition.

Apple wants money off hardware so their strategy limits their marketshare but gives off high profits so it works for them. I kind of am meh with that strategy, I think they could license iOS to a couple of OEM's and agree on certain standards and still make their own phone. Of course I dont think they would make much off their services like google does since its a different model.

As I said before as well, substitute, webOS, iOS, winmo7/8 on as many devices as Android and you will get the same market share. Common sense spells it out. As long as the OS is functional and Android is a good OS as are the ones I mentioned above. It's the numbers game. Smart on google to implement that strategy.

 

[Azzin]

He's trying to prove that he can move goalposts indefinitely, dragging you into an endless conversation where he never admits he ever was wrong, even though it's there in plain sight for everyone reading the thread.

I'm not trying to prove anything.

I was just trying to point out that I doubt very much that you will see any iPhone free with a £34pm contract, whereas the S3 was available from day 1, with no up front fee (so free), or what is effectively a price of £216 over 2 years.

Why is that?

What are the chances that you will get a free iPhone 5 (or whatever it's called) on launch day, on that same £34pm contract (slim to none I'd say)?

 

[KnightWRX]

I'm not trying to prove anything.

I was just trying to point out that I doubt very much that you will see any iPhone free with a £34pm contract, whereas the S3 was available from day 1, with no up front fee (so free), or what is effectively a price of £216 over 2 years.

Why is that?

What are the chances that you will get a free iPhone 5 (or whatever it's called) on launch day, on that same £34pm contract (slim to none I'd say)?

Attach a GPS to those goalposts, they are moving fast!

Your original claim, the original location of those goal posts :

Here in the UK, you could get a Galaxy S3 for FREE on a 2 year contract *from launch day*.

The reason I mention this, is that I don't ever recall that being the case for an iPhone (normally a couple of hundred £s from memory).

Yep, you don't ever recall being able to get an iPhone FREE on a 2 year contract *from launch day*. You've been proven wrong. Don't move goalposts.