Google| Subject | Re: They may have to settle for an Android phone... |
| From | sms |
| Date | 03/17/2014 23:35 (03/17/2014 15:35) |
| Message-ID | <lg7taq$vrl$1@dont-email.me> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | Alan Baker |
On 3/14/2014 11:11 AM, Alan Baker wrote:
Alan Baker
...but people really want iPhones. :-)
People want what they can't have. For many of those living in emerging markets, that's an iPhone.There was an article in today's San Jose paper regarding the hard times that are coming for suppliers of higher-end smart phones, not just in emerging markets, but in general. <http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_25347385/apple-hp-intel-may-be-hit-by-slowdown>.
Last night I was at a family party and my iPhone-loving niece (adult) was learning to use an Android phone. Painful to watch. She has an iPhone 5 that randomly shuts down and the Genius Bar employee told her that she's out of luck. Still almost a year left before she qualifies for a subsidized replacement and she's unwilling to pay full price for a new iPhone 5s so she's using someones used Android phone for the next ten months.
03/14/2014-
