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Forbes also cites several other teen marketing surveys, in which Apple either remained static or dropped several spots. A Smarty Pants poll still shows 67 percent of rich teenagers wanting an iPhone as their next phone upgrade, but Samsung is in second place at 22 percent -- unusually high considering Apple's once overwhelming dominance in teen preferences.
Agreed. I'm amazed at how many teens I see using BBs. They claim to hate it though.
I quit Apple when they created Lion/Cloud and other products demanding I buy/use other of their products I do not and will not use. When all these Mac products quit being supported by Apple I will be buying HP/Windows products again after 8 years of Macs. Sad, because they really had a perfect product until the Corporate greed took over the company plus the lose of Steve Jobs.
Remember, these figures come from the "Smarty Pants Poll."FTA
Maybe I'm not the greatest at math but 67% is ~3x more people than 22% - that want an iPhone - so I guess - if they dropped a few points that is loosing coolness. But some poles have remained static - which would indicate holding coolness.
I like reading the Macalope - as he points out fuzzy math and such like this.
The Macalope
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All the kids I see are still using Blackberries, but the "let's use the free BBM" isn't helping out RIm that much
And surface tablets, come on, I haven't even seen one yet. Maybe Apple are too mainstream now, but the alternatives need to be a lot more more compelling.
I think the reason is simple: price. BBs are cheaper and for many youth, fill their need to text all day.Agreed. I'm amazed at how many teens I see using BBs. They claim to hate it though.
Although Apple certainly privileges their services over others, you don't have to use them nor is this any different from what other companies do. Google privileges their own services (for instance, there is native Google Drive integration in GMail but not Dropbox or iCloud) as does MS (which privileges Windows Live services over any other). Let's use my example - I use Android mobile devices and an iPod Touch, all of which work just fine with my Mac.I quit Apple when they created Lion/Cloud and other products demanding I buy/use other of their products I do not and will not use.
"Everything moves in cycles and you can’t rest on your past glory. You’ve got to evolve to maintain relevance. Apple just needs to focus on innovation and teens will come back," she says.