For all of those who spread FUD about Apple and the iPhone, you have
your work cut out for you. It isn't working for what you have done so
far. I find only the ignorant are easily swayed by mindless anti-Apple
FUD, and these weak minded ones only suffer after selecting
Blackberries, Nokia, and Palm when they see how others with iPhones
are having a boat load more fun with their easy to use investment.
Those new to Apple with the iPhone are now looking at their computers,
the new Mac Book Pros are sold out and in short supply for future
purchase. A look at OSx shows a whole wave of hardware/software
hackers who are building a Hackintosh just to be able to run the Mac
OS without all the viruses and malware that inhabits the Windows
world.
On Jul 8, 6:02*pm, Michelle Steiner <miche...@michelle.org> wrote:
> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...lf_of_prospect...
> smartphone_buyers_to_choose_iphone.html>
>
> Even amid turbulent times, smartphone adoption continues to rise, with a
> new study revealing that nearly half of those consumers who plan to make
> a new smartphone purchase in the next three months will buy an iPhone.
>
> A survey of over 4,000 respondents conducted by ChangeWave in the days
> immediately following the announcement of the iPhone 3GS found that more
> than 14% plan to purchase an integrated mobile device in the next 90
> days -- the highest percentage ever recorded by the firm.
>
> Of those who said they plan to make a purchase, a resounding 44%
> indicated that they plan to buy an iPhone, compared to 23% who said
> they'll buy a BlackBerry and 8% who indicated they'll choose a device
> made by Palm.
>
> That's a 14 point jump for Apple since ChangeWave's last survey in
> March, which appears to have come directly at the expense of Research in
> Motion, whose BlackBerry demand fell by the same number of points.
> Meanwhile, purchase intentions for a device made by Palm doubled
> following the introduction of the Pre.
>
> For Apple and its exclusive U.S. iPhone service provider AT&T, the news
> gets even better. Of those consumers who say they'll be buying an
> iPhone, more than 66% also said they'll be new to the platform, having
> never owned one of Apple's handset.
>
> The survey also suggests that the surge in demand for iPhones isn't
> being driven by Apple's decision to continue marketing the
> previous-generation 8G iPhone 3G for just $99. Instead, over 86% of
> respondents planning to buy an iPhone said they'll choose one of the new
> 3GS models.
>
> In terms of current market share, Research In Motion (41%) remains the
> market share leader among consumers – unchanged since ChangeWave's
> previous survey in March – with Apple (25%; up 1 point) now firmly in
> second place. Palm (7%) remains far behind in third place, but their
> market slide finally appears to be slowing, according to the market
> research firm, down just two points in the past six months compared to
> 5-points in the six months before that.
>
> "Clearly, the Palm Pre is breathing new life into the company. Future
> demand appears strong, although the Palm brand name no longer commands
> the same presence it did back in its pioneer days," the firm said. "The
> far bigger story, however, is that of the iPhone 3GS. The new model
> release has resulted in a huge spike in demand for Apple going forward.
> Moreover, consumer plans for smart phone buying in the next 90 days are
> more than a third higher than they were a year ago."
>
> Still, one-in-four consumers say the most important reason they’re not
> considering buying an Apple iPhone is because they don’t like the
> requirement that they'll have to use AT&T. Similarly, 16% say they won’t
> buy a Palm Pre because they’d have to use Sprint.
>
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