A very basic question from a very basic nincompoop! What is the difference between an IPhone and a SmartPhone?
From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2019 6:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Interesting article about the future of the iPhone and, in my opinion, smart phones in general While the below article is about the iPhone in particular, I think it applies to all smart phones. Just as we see declining numbers in desktop and even laptop sales, smart phone sales will eventually plateau and possibly decline. After almost 12 years of the iPhone and if you count the earlier Blackberries and Windows/Nokia phones as early smart phones an even longer history of smart phones, these devices are now quite mature and as all mature products people will realize they don't necessarily have to get a new one every year or two. Yes, there are still untapped markets, but in terms of numbers a lot of these untapped markets are poorer people in countries like China, India, Africa etc. who can never in their life afford an iPhone or, for that matter, a high-end Samsung or Google smartphone. It is interesting how Foxcom apparently is investing hundreds of millions to expand a manufacturing facility in India where it is rumoured a lot of future iPhone production will take place instead of in their existing facilities in China. In any case, it still won't mean Apple will suddenly go bankrupt or become some third-rate corporation of little importance, they are rich enough and offer so many services and I am sure will find ways to adapt and compensate for potentially less revenue coming in from hardware sales. Here now the link to the article: The ride is over: Apple faces the end of the iPhone boom Regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
