Originally Posted by
ScottC
Are you serious? Apple dominates the smartphone market, the mobile app market and the mobile browser market.
In the mobile App market, Blackberry means ZIP. Android is getting there slowly, but ask any mobile developer, and they'll tell you that the money is with Apple.
I suspect that more apps are submitted to the Apple App store on a day than yearly for Blackberry. Of course Apple dominates - they deserve credit for that.
Are YOU serious?
Nokia has 39% of the smartphone market
RIM has 21% of the smartphone market
Apple has 17% of the smartphone market
Who dominates this market? I'll give you a hint, it's not the #3 company.
http://www.tipb.com/2009/11/12/analy...e-marketshare/
Even if you restrict yourself to the US Market, RIM has 40%, Apple has 30%. Again, not a dominant position.
http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/28/iphon...-satisfaction/
Could this all change? Could Apple take the #1 spot in the domestic and worldwide markets? Absolutely, and maybe they will, but it won't come from using their "dominant" position to manipulate the markets. It will be from selling a product that more people like to use and want to spend their money on. Whether it is the "best product" is a personal opinion that can't really be argued. Some people love a Yugo, some love a Lexus, and neither will agree the other is right.