Escaping iOS universe appreciation

[Rohiggidy]

Among teens, Apple is no longer cool. The news comes from the Buzz Marketing Group, an agency that specializes in youth marketing.

Popularity is always a double-edged sword with teenagers and according to the sentiment observed by Buzz, Apple is now too popular to be popular. Replacing iPhones and iPads as the object of teens’ desire is Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablet and Galaxy smartphones from Samsung (005930).

“Teens are telling us Apple is done,” Buzz Marketing Group’s Tina Wells told Forbes. “Apple has done a great job of embracing Gen X and older [Millennials], but I don’t think they are connecting with Millennial kids. [They’re] all about Surface tablets/laptops and Galaxy.”


Microsoft (MSFT) also gave Apple a big assist over this period by being completely asleep at the wheel when it came to designing a mobile operating system capable of translating Windows to a post-PC world. Microsoft seems to have finally woken up to the mobile world with the release of Windows 8, although the company’s transition from creating desktop-centric software to mobile-centric has experienced more than a few hiccups and will likely take some time to fully mature as an OS.

But even though it’s taken Apple’s competitors a while to catch up, that doesn’t change the fact that Apple for the first time in a while is facing some pretty fierce competition in the consumer electronics market. What makes this particularly challenging for Apple is that it’s getting hit on two fronts: Competitors are releasing top-notch smartphones on the high-end such as the Galaxy S III while simultaneously chipping away at Apple’s once-dominant tablet market share on the low-end with the $200 Amazon (AMZN) Kindle Fire and the Google (GOOG) Nexus 7.

What’s more, Apple last year acknowledged consumer preferences for both larger smartphones with the iPhone 5 and smaller tablets with the iPad mini. The latter product was particularly significant because the late Steve Jobs had been skeptical that consumers really wanted to own smaller tablets. The company whose philosophy was once seemingly governed by Jobs’ notion that consumers often “don’t know what they want until you show it to them” is now learning that consumers may want things that Apple’s competitors are showing them as well.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

These muthhafukkas grasping at straws posting articles on what teens think is cool



This isnt the twilight board

 

[MeachTheMonster]

How the times have changed:

20 best smartphones in the world | News | TechRadar


Top 10 Smartphones | PCWorld

LONDON, January 12, 2013: Samsung Galaxy S3 Dethrones iPhone as Best Device for 2012 | PRNewswire | Rock Hill Herald Online

Samsung Galaxy S III wins EISA's Best Mobile Phone 2012-2013 award

iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S3 vs. Lumia 920: By the numbers - CNET Mobile

Geekbench Tests Show iPhone 5 Has Better Hardware Than Galaxy S III | The Tech Journal

iPhone 5 Retina display 'better' than Galaxy S3 OLED screen | TechRadar

iPhone 5 review: Marveling at the existence of the greatest phone ever made.

Best 5 cell phones - CNET Reviews

Walt Mossberg iPhone 5 Review - Business Insider

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Lets clear something up, i hear you keep saying google this, google that. Apple needs to sell devices to survive, Google doesn't and the only device that Google is selling are nexus devices and thats not even their focus. The og evo is responsible for half the shyt you see now

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What does that have to do with which device is better

 

[Rohiggidy]

Can the iphone do this

Contribute ? Street View ? Google Maps

Share Your Panoramas on Google Maps

Google Maps has brought you 360 degree panoramas from all over the world using Street View. Now, you can create and share your own panoramas of your favorite places from around the world with your Android camera.

 

[Rohiggidy]

What does that have to do with which device is better

just stop it the iphone 5 is a remote looking 4 inch device with unoptimized apps. Iphone 5 still have apps with the 2 black bars. The ipad is still using phone apps ex. instagram. Retina display is a buzz word. All of android OEM past the iphone retina display. The PPI is higher because its a smaller screen. The OS haven't change since it debuted. The iphone battery life is better because android have bigger screens and faster processor and been had LTE. Now yall have a 4 inch screen, limited multi tasking and a crippled OS. Give it a rest bruhhh. You need NFC for digital wallet, file sharing, quickly transfering files unless you want to use bluetooth. Google stay working......you cant out work google....

new google wallet coming, new nexus devices, new OS, new new new

 

[Camammal]

What does that have to do with which device is better

 

[MeachTheMonster]

just stop it the iphone 5 is a remote looking 4 inch device with unoptimized apps. Iphone 5 still have apps with the 2 black bars. The ipad is still using phone apps ex. instagram. Retina display is a buzz word. All of android OEM past the iphone retina display. The PPI is higher because its a smaller screen. The OS haven't change since it debuted. The iphone battery life is better because android have bigger screens and faster processor and been had LTE. Now yall have a 4 inch screen, limited multi tasking and a crippled OS. Give it a rest bruhhh. You need NFC for digital wallet, file sharing, quickly transfering files unless you want to use bluetooth. Google stay working......you cant out work google....

new google wallet coming, new nexus devices, new OS, new new new

Retna is a buzzword yet the screen is consistently rated better than android phones with higher resolutions.

But NFC is some big essential feature although most people have no use for it yet.

Crippled os?

New new new....same old shyt

Remote looking? the iPhone is always rated the best looking out of the bunch

 

[MeachTheMonster]

that worthless retna display at it again
iPhone 5 Retina display 'better' than Galaxy S3 OLED screen | TechRadar

 

[Rohiggidy]

History of android Home screen

3 Years Of Android: A Look At Android's Home Screens - From Cupcake To Ice Cream Sandwich

 

[Rohiggidy]

Iphone 1

iphone 5

 

[Rohiggidy]

A Look at Samsung's Curved Smartphone Concept and 4.99-Inch 1080p AMOLED Display

 

[NUPE 1911]

iOS has been on a one way trip to the bushes for some time. I dumped iOS in 2011 and have not looked back. Android is better and has been for at least the last year or two.

 

[NUPE 1911]

A Look at Samsung's Curved Smartphone Concept and 4.99-Inch 1080p AMOLED Display

Meanwhile, Apple has been rehashing the iPhone since 2007.

 

[Day_Walker]

Apple shares drop amidst rumors of low iPhone 5 demand - GSMArena Blog


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