Daring Fireball: Gartner Predicts Mobile OS Market Share
John Gruber dispels the notion that because Apple’s mobile OS market share is losing ground to Android, Apple must be failing. Apple is not after market share; it’s after profit.
If Apple really wanted to gain market share, they could put together $400 notebooks and $5 phones will plastic wrap and duct tape. Most consumer electronics manufacturers have thin margins and hope to sell in volume to make up for it, but Apple does things differently. They’d rather make a great product and price it like a great product. They may not win in terms of market share, but if you take a look at Apple’s stock price, you’ll see they’re winning in other ways.
In other words, judging “success” based on market share alone is ridiculous. It’s also worth pointing out that one company with only a few devices makes up the iOS share. Android and Symbian have dozens of devices from several companies. Their “success” certainly isn’t as concentrated as Apple’s.
