‘A Grain of Salt’

Brian X. Chen, writing for the NYT Bits blog:

“We believe Samsung on the strength of strong Galaxy S4, S III, and Note II sales surpassed Apple to gain top share of the U.S. smartphone market for the first time since the iPhone 5 launch,” said Michael Walkley, the Canaccord Genuity analyst who conducted the survey.

That may look like a milestone, but the report should be taken with a grain of salt. The survey doesn’t include Apple’s retail stores, where many iPhones are sold.

Who shops at Apple Stores? No one, right?

★ Wednesday, 5 June 2013