The Fall of iPhone in the UK?

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  Posted: 13 July 2011 07:06 AM

  iPhone’s smartphone share in the UK seems to be dropping rapidly according to this survery, and the new Samsung phone is apparently outsellng the iPhone in the UK.

  http://9to5google.com/2011/07/11/survey-android-now-beating-ios-in-eight-key-markets-as-more-folks-dump-feature-phones-for-their-first-smartphone/

  If true, this seems an ominous sign.  Is anyone paying attention?

  [ Edited: 13 July 2011 07:09 AM by iphoned ]      

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  Posted: 13 July 2011 08:04 AM #1

  iphoned - 13 July 2011 10:06 AM

  iPhone’s smartphone share in the UK seems to be dropping rapidly according to this survery, and the new Samsung phone is apparently outsellng the iPhone in the UK.

  http://9to5google.com/2011/07/11/survey-android-now-beating-ios-in-eight-key-markets-as-more-folks-dump-feature-phones-for-their-first-smartphone/

  If true, this seems an ominous sign.  Is anyone paying attention?

  Dubious article - one section mentions how Android is ‘Victorius’ in australia, yet in a chart directly below it shows all combined Android sales being LESS than iPhone sales.

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  Posted: 13 July 2011 09:35 AM #2

  It may be true, but not ominous. These are people who are being given a smartphone to replace a feature phone, and Android is cheapest. A proportion will switch to iPhone in future, whereas there is little incentive for iPhone users to switch to Android.