Customers all over the world rejoiced when Apple announced an affordable iPhone. The iPhone 5C was said to be all the iPhone 5, with a plastic body, therefore much cheaper.
Then the iPhone 5C debuted.
The iPhone 5C is priced at 99$ for 16GB, and $549 without a subsidy. The 32GB model adds 100$.
Apple recently has been trying to reach people on a budget, especially people in China. This price falls rather short of what they needed. For Apple, this is devastating. Android phones from providers such as Samsung have been causing Apple problems for years. Now with this Android can slowly pull ahead.
Or can they? Studies have shown that the mobile phone market is slowly degrading from its first glories. For mobile phone providers to start making it big again, they have to be able to make truly cheap affordable phones. Once they do that they open up the market to millions of people in places like China and India.
Then the iPhone 5C debuted.
The iPhone 5C is priced at 99$ for 16GB, and $549 without a subsidy. The 32GB model adds 100$.
Apple recently has been trying to reach people on a budget, especially people in China. This price falls rather short of what they needed. For Apple, this is devastating. Android phones from providers such as Samsung have been causing Apple problems for years. Now with this Android can slowly pull ahead.
Or can they? Studies have shown that the mobile phone market is slowly degrading from its first glories. For mobile phone providers to start making it big again, they have to be able to make truly cheap affordable phones. Once they do that they open up the market to millions of people in places like China and India.
But if the phone market is degrading, what does that mean for application developers that hinge most of their business on Android and iOS?
For now we are safe. Companies may not be selling as much, but there is still people who own phones. Ultimately, though, moving slowly on the platforms like tablets is our best option in the long run.
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