Ty has some really great points here about how Apple is being perceived. If you liked my “Goodbye Apple, Hello Android” post, I think you’ll find this really interesting. While you’re at it, go take a look at Ty’s blog at trcarson.wordpress.com, he’s got some great stuff over there!
Perception is reality. And considering the increase in Android users taking over the mobile phone market it would make sense that Apple is beginning to get a bit of an unwanted perception. To consumers Apple creates redundant and overpriced phones and make unnecessary changes just to make a few extra bucks. Recent changes to the universal Apple chargers to accommodate the iPhone 5’s are a great example of techniques used by Apple to force consumers to make what used to be a pointless procurement.
This puts the easy-to-use, seemingly consistent, and wallet-friendly Android devices at a perceptive advantage. By simply staying the course and not making an obvious attempt at exploiting their consumers dollar to the fullest extent it seems they may have gained a bit of the market. According to ibtimes.com mobile phone market share in 2012 looked a bit like this:
As shown, there was a 2% decrease…
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