By John Gruber
Upgraded — Get a new MacBook every two years. From $36.06/month with AppleCare+ included.
Let’s be clear though, NPD also shows Android phones, combined, outselling iPhones, combined. What’s interesting here is just how different a game Apple is playing than every other company in the racket. The company with a majority share of the industry’s profits makes just one phone per year — and the gap between the 4 and 4S was 16 months — and yet their model that debuted in June 2009 remained the second-best-selling handset in the country as late as last month.
Sniper rifle versus a bunch of guys running around with shotguns.
★ Wednesday, 16 November 2011