At 60% ownership, is the U.S. smartphone market saturated?
Technically no, but the dynamics of the market are shifting in interesting ways.
"The conclusion he reaches that is most relevant to Apple investors is that current Wall Street estimates for iPhone sales last quarter -- which ranged in Fortune's survey from 23 million to 30 million -- imply a replacement ratio 243% higher than the same quarter last year."
US carriers are all offering early upgrade programs
"Everybody has got a smart phone"
"… says UBS analyst John Hodulik, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal.
No they haven't."
And all Verizon does is complain, push Android phones and hold back subsidies due Apple
Apple's iPhone accounted for 51% of all smartphone activations at Verizon in Q2
Analyst: Apple shipped 29 to 32 million iPhones last quarter, boosting revenue to $36 B
Analyst: Apple shipped 29 to 32 million iPhones last quarter, boosting revenue to $36B | VentureBeat
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Smartphone upgrades slowing as Apple is rumored to be prepping low-cost iPhone
Time Warner working to deliver live & on-demand shows to Apple TV
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Patent reveals Apple's process for mass producing Liquidmetal alloy
Apple looks to pick off engineers from Amazon, OpenStack to build out iCloud
Adobe is giving the stylus a second life
Apple issues rare public comment on its 'commitment to customer privacy'
Baby Boomers need the health monitors
Rumored Apple hires from medical sensor field could hint at 'iWatch' capabilities
Apple joins alliance of tech heavyweights to demand increased NSA transparency
Apple expands Mac accessory line to over 4,700 US Radio Shacks
It's likely to stay a three-wqy for various reasons
Will Apple, Google or Microsoft make one OS to rule them all?
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