Apple iPhone leads the way in the UK for October with a 43% share
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For the three months ending in October, the iPhone had a marketshare of 27.8%, up 2.8% year-over-year. That figure trailed the 46% slice of the pie enjoyed by Android handsets for the quarter ending last month. That was off from last year's reading of 49.9% For what it's worth, BlackBerry had a 19.6% ownership of the UK market in the quarter ended in October, down 1.3% from the prior year's figure.
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October was a good month for the Apple iPhone 4S in the UK |
There are some reasons why this might be a one month aberration. The Apple iPhone 4S rolled out nearly 18 months after the iPhone 4 came to market, about 50% longer than the usual time between Apple iPhone launches, which set up some strong pent-up demand for a new version of Apple's iconic smartphone. While Apple fans will jump all over the monthly number, the quarterly results still show Android ahead by a comfortable margin.
source: AllThingsD
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16 Comments
1. bigboss posted on 29 Nov 2011, 00:27 3 0
Hot siri have won the people. But beware. She is so hot that she is burning and may burst your wallet giving you nothing. CREATE MASS AWARENESS.
3. readingthissh1t posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:02 2 0
good job apple.
now back to the us, RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
4. blackrose posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:03 1 0
I was like what when I saw the title but then I looked closer. Only for the month of October but anyway pretty good.
5. taco50 (banned) posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:15 4 5
I believe this is the beginning. My opinion is that with iPhone 4s on more carriers than ever, Siri, iCloud Apple will begin a climb in market share. Apple tv will probably slay when it gets released next year.
Siri is the beginning of something special. It's good to be on board riding this wave of innovation.
6. readingthissh1t posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:31 5 4
voice commands that talks back is innovative? if so then meh siri is kind of cool, but of course i'll never know because i'll never get an iPhone so long as its under 4.5" with an hd display
8. taco50 (banned) posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:43 4 4
It's AI. It learns new this. For example if you make appointments at similar times it learns and already knows when you want to make your appointment. It does a lot of little this that you don't see unless you use it.
12. chadrick0814 posted on 29 Nov 2011, 02:29 3 1
Yeah, he\'s a jealous fanboy. Cus only rich guys who refer to themselves as Taco can afford $199 plus a 2 year contract and get an iphone. Or...maybe he likes bluetooth file transfer, hdmi, sd card expansion, ability to drop fro 2 feet without shattering, and large screen. Maybe you are the fanboy. If not, why don\'t you guys just get a 4g phone?
13. taz89 posted on 29 Nov 2011, 04:24 1 0
too bad not everything works outside the US
17. remixfa posted on 29 Nov 2011, 12:22 3 0
its AI because it logs patterns? really? lol. programs have been doing that for years. AI doesnt exist yet taco. lolol.
9. TerryCrowley posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:44 4 1
This is just how it normally is. Apple products come out and everyone who already owns an iPhone upgrade and Apple gets next to no new market share.
11. taco50 (banned) posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:59 4 5
We shall see. I have a feeling Apple will continue to succeed and youll continue to be a jealous fanboy
16. iamcc posted on 29 Nov 2011, 09:52 4 0
I don't see how anything about his post would make you believe he's a "jealous fanboy".
Regardless, Apple will continue to succeed... but any company that becomes lazy about acquiring new market share is just setting themselves up for failure.
First it happened to RIM...
14. remixfa posted on 29 Nov 2011, 08:51 3 0
did you miss the part where the bulk of the sales are previous ioS owners? thats great for apple's profit margins, but it does nothing to move their market penetration in the long term.
yaaay.. go apple!! make tons of sales in Q4! :)
10. readingthissh1t posted on 29 Nov 2011, 01:50 3 0
for peter out there somewhere on the interwebs, bada is dying a slow, painful death
15. remixfa posted on 29 Nov 2011, 08:52 0 0
did anyone not expect apple to have a big Q4 sales jump? lol
