[8/28, Wed.] 6 Reasons apple is no longer one of china's top 5 smartphon vendors

[bonney]

6 Reasons apple is no longer one of china's top 5 smartphon vendors

It was revealed that there are 6 reasons why Apple dropped from 5th to 7th in China’s Smartphone market.

1. Price. Although part of Apple's appeal is its status as a high-priced luxury item, Chinese consumers aren't dumb and nobody likes throwing money away.

2. Timing. The iPhone 5's earlier-thanusual release in China has meant that Apple's initial burst of sales came earlier than usual.

3.Changing tastes. Big-screen smartphones and tablets are hot in China, and Apple offers nothing of the sort.
Consumers who might otherwise be inclined to buy an iPhone are attracted to bigger-screen phones, and
especially when they can find less expensive ones.

4. Relationships. Aside from basic deals with a few of China's telecoms, Apple doesn't have the sort of crosspromotional that domestic companies do.

5. Saturation. People in China who can afford expensive smartphones pretty much have their own iPhones. So who will buy iPhones if those people are more interested in the variety of powerful low-cost options now available on the market.

6. The buzz is wearing off. Apple's iPhone was originally a cutting-edge, hip tech product. Then it became a mainstream luxury item. With hip domestic alternatives like Xiaomi and on the scene, Apple is widely perceived as stagnating.

1. Do you have your own iPhone? What can you say about the Apple' dropping sales?
2. Can you tell me other reasons why Apple Iphone is losing its luster to consumers? Share your
thoughts.
3. Frederick Douglass said that "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." Do you think this is just
another challenge for Apple to reflect and return with a new and trendy gadget?

4. There are lots of new gadgets which come out every now and then; do you think it is easy to keep
up with the times?
5. Are you a technology fanatic? What was the last biggest purchase you had for gadgets?
6. What do you consider before buying a new gadget or any electronic device? Is it an effective
basis?

[Heidii]

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This morning I wanna take a break.. cuz ma throat has been in bad condition...so I'd rather save my voice..See you tomorning...

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