Apple Most Profitable Phone Company in the U.S.

[JMcEntegart]

Apple has surpassed Nokia and nabbed the title for number one cell phone manufacturer in the United States.

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[Abrahm]

Not surprised. In classic Apple fashion, they are selling hardware with an incredibly high mark up and pull huge profits from people lining up to buy them.

 

[darkknight22]

operating profit is the key word here.

 

[matt87_50]

Apparently they are achieving this with only 2.5% market share. 2.5 PERCENT!!
and yet they are the MOST profitable!

I mean in Aus, the outright price on an iphone is 2 to 3 times MORE than the ipod touch. JUST to get the phone and camera part?!??!?
I couldn't understand what was going on, now I do!

everyone who bought an iphone got suckered in by the "oh no, its only $200, or FREE .... on a really expensive 24 month contract...."

just goes to show, charge people a little amount repeatedly over time rather than a one off price, and they will be completely blind to the true cost.

 

[lashton]

yes nokia still probally sell more physical units than apple because they have a wider range, ill still buy a nokia over the Iphone

 

[tipmen]

This shouldn't be news to anyone.... We know there are plenty of people that are dumb and shallow enough to buy something overpriced and flashy for image.

 

[ellmondo]

hey my phone has access to over 50,000 applications, the best web browsing experience on a phone and a fast processor, suck on that Iphone hatters! plus next revision of the phone is only going to be better! You can hate it all you want but i can do almost anything your phones can with mine plus more. Iphone rocks.

 

[rawoysters]

Boy ellmondo!...... I wish I was you! LOL, not!

 

[Honis]

[citation][nom]ellmondo[/nom]You can hate it all you want but i can do almost anything your phones can with mine plus more. Iphone rocks.[/citation] Does not compute...

And on you other notes, 50,000 apps but how many are unique or just rehashes of the other 10,000 apps. My phone continually loads web pages faster than any iPhone reversion. Yes it has a fast processor, enjoy using it for your 1 app limit while I take my processor of similar speed and actually use it when I load a second, third, fifth, or twentieth app.

 

[dhowie]

what surprises me the most is that apple became the most profitable cell phone company under the at&t, quite possibly the worst cell phone provider ive dealt with, and judging by other complaints they barely have service for those phones. every tech website ive went to complains about at&t's spotty service.

 

[dhowie]

what surprises me the most is that apple became the most profitable cell phone company under the at&t, quite possibly the worst cell phone provider ive dealt with, and judging by other complaints they barely have service for those phones. every tech website ive went to complains about at&t's spotty service.

 

[dhowie]

haha hey ellmondo

“iPhone tethering is coming soon.”

– AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega, Nov. 6, 2008

“We plan to offer tethering on the iPhone but have not announced a date.”

– An AT&T spokesman Nov. 9, 2009

 

[matt87_50]

[citation][nom]ellmondo[/nom] plus next revision of the phone is only going to be better! [/citation]

yeah, just a shame you won't be able to get the new revision when it comes out in 12 months cause you'll still be on a 24 month contract with the old one...

 

[kageryu]

Yes, it is because of retards that like shiny white products that cost only 20% of the retail price to manufacture and have no freedom to modify any component or software and pay extra cash just to get a f**king battery replaced!

/rant

 

[duckmanx88]

[citation][nom]ellmondo[/nom] i can do almost anything your phones can with mine plus more. Iphone rocks.[/citation]

 

[ckthecerealkiller]

If that is right that is freaking OUTRAGEOUS. Nokia holds about 20% of the market, versus apple's 6... thats right 6%! Yet somehow Apple pulls off more profit from the US....

Or well, Nokia still kills everyone in terms of global sales. They own about 40% of the global market.

 

[ckthecerealkiller]

If that is right that is freaking OUTRAGEOUS. Nokia holds about 20% of the market, versus apple's 6... thats right 6%! Yet somehow Apple pulls off more profit from the US....

Oh well, Nokia still kills everyone in terms of global sales. They own about 40% of the global market.

 

[vant]

Maybe this is a case of innovation = profit.

Many seem to forget that the sum of all parts is not equal to value. If you believe in that philosophy, than you should avoid steakhouses and stick with the dollar menus.

What Apple has done here is nothing short of amazing. After two years of hardly any major revision, the iPhone continues to rise in sales. Apple also blew up a market (apps) which may be the way we purchase all programs in the future.

I find it disappointing however that after two years, there is still no decent competitor. The DROID brought my hopes up, but it's design is not mainstream.

 

[jundaboy]

Apple sucks

 

[Sushi Warrior]

They sell the phone for $500 when it costs them under $150-200 to make. No wonder they're profitable - AT&T is a pile of retards, offering a similar service. Somehow it remains profitable....