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posted by cmn32480 on Monday August 08 2016, @01:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the whats-a-few-million-phones-between-friends dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has described India as one of the company's fastest growing markets and has proposed to the government a program to offer refurbished phones in the country as a way to get around the high prices of its devices in a price-sensitive market.

Cook is also said to have discussed with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May the "possibilities of manufacturing and retailing in India," a move that would help the company avoid the high import duties on smartphones and other products that the authorities have imposed to encourage local manufacture.

However, data from Strategy Analytics suggests that until these plans are put into action the company may continue to see a middling performance in the country. Shipments of the Apple iOS on smartphones fell to 800,000 in the second quarter from 1.2 million in the same quarter last year, according to the research firm.

The market share of iOS on smartphones also dropped to 2.4 percent from 4.5 percent a year ago. In contrast, Android saw its share soar to over 97 percent from 90 percent in the same quarter last year. Android smartphone shipments grew to 29.8 million in the second quarter from 23.2 million in the same quarter last year, though these come from a large number of vendors including from Indian brands.

Android looks unbeatable right now because of its deep portfolio of hardware partners, extensive distribution channels, and a wide range of low-cost apps like Gmail, said Neil Mawston, executive director at Strategy Analytics, in a statement.

Total smartphone shipments in India grew 19 percent annually to 30.7 million in the second quarter of this year from 25.8 million units in the second quarter of 2015.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by frojack on Monday August 08 2016, @05:17AM

    by frojack (1554) on Monday August 08 2016, @05:17AM (#385180) Journal

    Die hard Apple users tend to upgrade their phone the minute a new model is available. Even if Apple releases a dog of a phone, they by it.

    Apple can cruise along on replacement customers better than any other phone manufacturer. You might get tired your Samsung and try a HTC, or an LG. Not Apple users. Until they finally get sick of the lock-in, but you'd be surprised how long that can take. All Apple has to do is not piss customers off really badly.

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