Comments on: iPhone Web share hits record 0.48%, up 58% in one month

By: donna galt - Birmingham UK

donna galt - Birmingham UK — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:28:09 +0000

Does anyone know if there have been research studies done into who is using mobile phones to access the web?

Eg age, gender, social class etc.??

Any help greatly appreciated

By: Micah, Atlanta, GA

Micah, Atlanta, GA — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:26:23 +0000

The RSS feed title says 48%, not 0.48% There's a slight difference there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:43:13 +0000

Isn't this about the time that 2.0 for the iPhone came out and the software was a total wreck?

By: Jonathan Watmough, Spring Texas

Jonathan Watmough, Spring Texas — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:07:38 +0000

One of my first jobs was assisting with a company-wide migration of data from Macs (OS 6 I think) to Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.

That was back in 1996 or so, and it was about time for the pendulum to start swing the other way, away from MS dominance.

By: taojones huntington ny

taojones huntington ny — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:46:33 +0000

now now . . . bears will be bears!!!!!

By: sleepy, Exeter UK

sleepy, Exeter UK — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:41:18 +0000

During the Olympics, I believe worldwide web surfing at home was replaced to some extent by TV watching, giving iPhone a bigger share for a given level of actual browsing (you mostly can't watch TV when you're not at home.) The lower final peak this weekend is in line with the weekend peaks before the Olympics.

ex ped: Sounds quite plausible.

By: Mark, Sydney AUSTRALIA

Mark, Sydney AUSTRALIA — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:51:26 +0000

Wall Street is generally not in the business of talking down anything. They typically just ignore companies they don't think will perform.

The exception is when Wall Street realises it has missed the boat on a company they expect to kick on. In this case, they talk down the stock as hard as they can so that they can get in on weakness.

If you have AAPL, hold. They can't contain it forever and the fundamentals are growing stronger by the day.

By: jmmx, Portland Oregon

jmmx, Portland Oregon — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:51:56 +0000

Very well put TimboM!!!

By: TimboM, Madison, WI

TimboM, Madison, WI — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:09:03 +0000

This is a classic example of how maximum shareholder value was and will be created through a company's ability to charge a premium by serving needs that customers didn't even know they had.

Dell's offering was "you want it shipped when, how much RAM, how much storage, here's a fair price". Meanwhile, boxes were ticked, costs reduced, suppliers squeezed. OK while it lasts but not much upside over the long term. Once you send technical support to India, what's your next trick?

Apple said, "Would you like to listen to music? Do you like to talk on the phone? Want to see your text messages graphically as a conversation on your screen? Here's a nice offering. Oh, by the way, this platform is nicely integrated with everything else we do. Come to the Apple Store and see how beautifully everything fits together." And people are in bliss as they pay a premium for thoughtful design, value, and finally, the beginning of CONVERGENCE.

Instead of just thinking of the computer as a processing box, this is thinking about it as a customer experience. Steve, you Zen Democrat, you're brilliant.

Wonder how that plays in Round Rock.

By: TimboM, Madison, WI

TimboM, Madison, WI — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:42:07 +0000

Yeah, exactly. This is a goodly part of the reason why all these breathlessly reported iPhone 3G 'performance problems' are in fact growing pains related to the complete switch in how people use devices and the subsequent capacity demand on the 3G networks.

This is a remarkable article. I project that iPhones and Mac will combine to have 10% web share within 3-4 months (up from 8.24% now) and 12-13% within 6 months. And accordingly, by April 2009, when the Q1'09 numbers are announced, Apple will be looking at a market cap of $250 billion.