The Reason Apple is not Going Release Cheap iPhone

365LIGA.BLOGSPOT.COM - Public expectations of the iPhone will be available at affordable rates vanished . iPhone 5C predicted ( by the media ) as a cheap iPhone turned out to have a price that is not exactly cheap is affordable .

Before its emergence , iPhone 5C price is approximately 400 U.S. dollars to 500 U.S. dollars . In fact , including the iPhone 5C still relatively " expensive " price range reached 549 U.S. dollars, or USD 6.2 million for the 16 GB version without a contract .

Not only gadgets that disappointed users , investors were disappointed . Investors assess the price of the iPhone 5C too expensive . Apple's stock was listed had declined 5 percent a day after the launch of the iPhone 5S and 5C .

The question is , why Apple has not or does not want to issue a mobile phone with cheap price ? Though competitors , Android , dominate the global smartphone market share by relying on cell phones to low- medium price .

Apple was never indicated that the lower-middle market is one of focus . The company assumes no need to pursue market share .

Apple is still strong

Why so ? Jay Yarow of Business Insider believes that iPhone products is still strong in terms of business and continues to grow by 20 percent in the last quarter , despite facing competition from rivals , such as Samsung Galaxy S4 .

iPhone can sustain growth , further Yarow , because the iOS platform is still considered the most attractive in the eyes of users in general . This operating system is simple , easy to understand , and has a strength in terms of quality and quantity of applications .

Apple will also begin bundling iWork productivity applications along with the iPhone , as an offensive move against Microsoft Office and Google Docs .

In addition , the company offers a complete package of products , both in terms of hardware , software , and services are believed to give more value to the iPhone , unlike Android phone manufacturers who do not have much choice in the differentiation beyond the selling price .

factor applications

In developed countries the market segment that became important for application developers , the number of active iOS users - seen from the data traffic Quantcast internet - still more than the Android , although its market share is inversely proportional numbers . Users in this market is more active than users download applications in developing countries .

Because of that , Apple is not worried about losing market share in areas that are not too active to download the iOS app . After all , the developer still think iOS as the main platform to find income .

Therefore , cheap iPhone was deemed incompatible with the aim of Apple , which is not interested in widening the market share . In this case , contrary to the belief Apple investors . Which is correct ? Only time will tell .

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