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Apple Increases Dominance of Mobile Shopping

Posted by Soulskill on from the apple-a-day-keeps-the-savings-account-at-bay dept.

bdking writes "If you purchased something online from a mobile device in December, there's a 92% chance you used an iPad or iPhone. And if so, you probably spent more money than someone making an online purchase with an Android or a desktop computer."

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  1. Self-fulfilled research by UBfusion · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you can afford an iPhone 4Gs 64GB (€898.99 in my country, no contract) or an iPad 2 Wi-Fi 64GB ( €719.00), it's evident you have plenty more to spend online.

  2. Re:Apple Fanboys have more money? by Galestar · · Score: 1, Informative

    Not sure if this is it...
    http://www.neowin.net/news/one-in-five-iphone-users-constantly-overdrawn

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  3. Re:Right, because IOS is 15% of the market by arkane1234 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Thats... kinda.. what ... this.. article.. says...
    Thus the title... "Apple Increases Dominance of Mobile Shopping".

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  4. Re:Speaking as an apple guy by narcc · · Score: 1, Informative

    Odd, I bought a cheap 2GB Sandisk MP3 player for $30 and added a 4GB SD card. The interface is simple and the ergonomics are great (It's comfortable to use, and you don't even need to look at it at all to operate it.) It comes in several different colors, and mounts as a drive under Windows, Linux, Macos, and even MS-DOS with DOSUSB installed. (No need to install iTunes crapware. I can also optionally use any one of many different programs to manage my files, if you like that kind of interface.)

    It was way cheaper and MUCH more versitile than buying the equivalent Apple product (Oh, wait, Apple doesn't have an equivalent product! My bad.)

    "Apple premium" costs more and does less.

    I'm sorry that your Philips MP3 player was a waste. Perhaps you should do a bit more investigation before you make your next purchase?

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  5. Re:android market sale...? by OvERKiLLsFFT · · Score: 1, Informative

    I do not have an Android tablet (yet), but I am pretty sure they usually identify themselves as an iPad (So admins don't have to make 50,000 profiles) or a Desktop (Because an android can actually render a desktop version of a page properly), dramatically skewing these results. Not to mention that 3rd party browsers can report themselves as whatever the hell they want, while an iOS device has no option.