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Apple Says Many Users 'Bought an Android Phone By Mistake'

Posted by timothy on from the thought-it-was-a-protocol-droid dept.

mrspoonsi (2955715) writes "Apple CEO Tim Cook during his keynote said that around 130 million customers have purchased their first Apple device in the last twelve months. He states, 'Many of these customers were switchers from Android,' he said. 'They had bought an Android phone by mistake, and then had sought a better experience and a better life.' He added that almost half of those who have purchased an iPhone in China since December have switched from Android. However, it is worth noting that iPhones were not actually available in China until December, when pre-orders began, so it is unclear how much of the device's popularity there is simply down to the novelty factor, rather than a burning desire to flee from Android."

16 of 711 comments (clear)

  1. It true !!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It the best mistake of my life ! :o)

    1. Re:It true !!!! by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      An android phone is quite flexible

      *snap*

      Crap.

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    2. Re:It true !!!! by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

      gave the iPhone to my daughter.

      I'm afraid I'm going to have to report you for child abuse.

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  2. Android by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    These ARE the droids we're looking for ;)

  3. White Moto X by tbuddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I constantly have people refer to my Moto X as an iPhone and tell me that it's natural for me to use an iPhone since I work on a lot of Macs. I don't think the Slashdot crowd are the type to get duped, but I can recount tons of people who went in for iPhones and were sold on Galaxy S3 by Verizon sales critters. I don't think really either is going to make for a better life more than the next. You can play Angry Birds while you poop with either equally effectively.

  4. Sounds like Tim Cook can become even richer by kruach+aum · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear James Randi's foundation has a million dollar prize for people who can demonstrate their telepathic prowess. Surely being able to read the minds of 130 million people would qualify?

  5. Re:"By Mistake" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shhhhhh..... you'll cause the reality distortion field to collapse.

  6. Re:Can I buy a punctuation (or an editor)? by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because, the, commas, help us, to, time the sentence, to, sound just like, William, Shatner. ;-)

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  7. Re:"By Mistake" by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, just that they're buying it wrong.

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  8. Re:Other way around by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    the WP supporter crowd (yes, it exists) were cheering themselves on last year claiming that they were the fastest growing platform

    Expressed as a percentage, almost any increase from zero is going to be the "fastest growing". :-P

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  9. they tricked me! by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Alibaba lied when they sold me my ePhone!

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    1. Re:they tricked me! by jeffmeden · · Score: 3, Funny

      Alibaba lied when they sold me my ePhone!

      You clearly picked the wrong one. Follow the link for the ayePhone or if you want dual sim (and maritime compatible) version click on ayeayePhone. See, user error.

  10. OMG! OMG! OMG! by iggymanz · · Score: 3, Funny

    I took the gel case off my Motorola Defy and IT DOESN'T HAVE AN APPLE LOGO ON THE BACK!! what do I do!? what do I do!?

  11. Accidentally bought an Galaxy S3. by thevirtualcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    And then I accidentally rooted it.
    And then I accidentally installed CyanogenMod on it.

    Will no company save me from this vicious cycle of accidentally doing things to my phone?

    1. Re:Accidentally bought an Galaxy S3. by marcello_dl · · Score: 3, Funny

      Don't worry, good guys to the rescue.

      The NSA: "Thanks to the poor isolation from the closed source modem in your phone, we accidentally all your memory"
      You: you accidentally WHAT?
      The NSA: "all your memory".

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  12. Re:On the other hand by BasilBrush · · Score: 1, Funny

    It is my experience that the MAC users are the least knowledgeable users

    A MAC is a hardware identifier number for networking. Perhaps you meant Mac - short for Macintosh.

    It's my experience that people who don't get simple capitalisation of technical terms right are not very knowledgeable.