Apple Has Just Lost 300M Customers

[EChondo]

http://bgr.com/2013/07/16/apple-carrier-relations-analysis/

 

 

MTS, Russia’s largest mobile operator, made a splash last week by announcing it will stop offering iPhones due to the high subsidies and marketing support demanded by Apple. Now both Vimpelcom and Megafon have followed suit and dropped the iPhone after their five-year contracts recently expired.

 

Well, as the old saying goes, don't bite the hand that feeds you!

[Anult]

Wow.

 

..just wow.

[ericlee30]

http://bgr.com/2013/07/16/apple-carrier-relations-analysis/

 

 

Well, as the old saying goes, don't bite the hand that feeds you!

I so much agree with you on that.

[DudeWazap]

I so much agree with you on that.

+1   :)

[piplupgao]

and watch the apple stocks plunge again

[SSOB]

Part of me wants to say : Yay , the other half of me is afraid that due to this samsung , htc and other big android device manaufacturers will charge way more for their devices . we'll see how this goes..

[Jeffrey Chiu_081]

I think that source is not credible and Apple's stock is still rising 

 

http://www.google.ca/finance?client=safari&rls=en&q=apple&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=we

[SSOB]

I think that source is not credible and Apple's stock is still rising 

 

http://www.google.ca/finance?client=safari&rls=en&q=apple&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=we

For now , in a couple of days ( maybe weeks ) it'll come down

[EChondo]

I think that source is not credible and Apple's stock is still rising 

 

http://www.google.ca/finance?client=safari&rls=en&q=apple&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=we

Losing customers does not equal an immediate drop in stock. All the people in Russia that want a iPhone, will get a iPhone no matter what and I bet most of the people who do want a iPhone, already have one.

 

They will see a drop in sales when the new iPhone comes out, or maybe the next one after that since I do not know for sure how Russia's carriers work, I would assume it is the same upgrade cycle(2 year contract), but Apple won't see a problem until much later one.

[mr moose]

Part of me wants to say : Yay , the other half of me is afraid that due to this samsung , htc and other big android device manaufacturers will charge way more for their devices . we'll see how this goes..

 

Maybe, If they do go up I would imagine it would be by much because nokia is still fighting for sales and some of the smaller brands out their like LG, hawai etc will still offer competition.

[jrfox87]

Going by the numbers in that article, Apple would have only sold about 1 million iPhones in Russia in 2012, thats not really that many customers to them.

 

Also the 300 million number is misleading as that is the total number of subscribers those companies have combined in all the countries they are in, not just in Russia whose population is only around 140 million.

[kuddlesworth9419]

300 million is quite a bit. I don't know how may customers Apple has but it could only be around 2 billion at the most I would say so 300 million is quite a big chunk.

[mr moose]

Up until August tenth 2012 apple had sold 85 Million iphones in the US alone.  SO I think the Russian sales figures might be closer to the 1 Million that jrfox87 said than the 300 insinuated in the news article.

[iAsuno]

too bad steve jobs isn't here anymore. for them. i only had 1 apple product. bought before i got knowledgeable.

[EChondo]

Going by the numbers in that article, Apple would have only sold about 1 million iPhones in Russia in 2012, thats not really that many customers to them.

 

Also the 300 million number is misleading as that is the total number of subscribers those companies have combined in all the countries they are in, not just in Russia whose population is only around 140 million.

 

Up until August tenth 2012 apple had sold 85 Million iphones in the US alone.  SO I think the Russian sales figures might be closer to the 1 Million that jrfox87 said than the 300 insinuated in the news article.

 

These Russian carriers also cater to other countries like Pakistan. It's a combined figure(like jrfox87 has said).

[mgsstar]

People are starting to realize the potential of Android? :D

[bluepoodleguy]

Apple customers are not greatly swayed by the technical specs of Apple products. Apple products are a status symbol or lifestyle statement. "Ooooo look its got an Apple logo must have must have....." Steve Jobs catered to the bright shiny object crowd.

[Cypher32]

While I do not use apple products I will admit that they make very functional cult products. However, I am so happy that Apple is finally receiving backlash for their ridiculous market strategies.

[Undieing_Lust]

I wish Apple would just die...

[Cobalt]

I wish Apple would just die...

IDK, that would just make Samsung the new Apple