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Android Users Are So Committed that Exploding Note 7 Did Little To Help Apple: NPD (appleinsider.com)

Posted by msmash on from the what-people-buy dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Like loyalty to a political party or hometown sports team, smartphone users are extremely passionate about their choices -- a commitment that led many customers to stick with Samsung, despite the disaster of its downright dangerous Galaxy Note 7. Earlier this week, mobile analytics firm Flurry published data from the holiday season, showing that Apple saw twice as many device activations as rival Samsung. Despite Apple's continued commanding lead in holiday sales of smartphones and tablets, however, the numbers suggested Apple's share was lower and Samsung's was slightly higher from last year. Attempting to explain the trends shown in the data, NPD analyst Stephen Baker told The Wall Street Journal he believes that Android loyalists are committed, and even dangerous exploding batteries in the Galaxy Note 7 were not enough to push significant numbers of customers over to the iPhone. "Most of those who bought or wanted to buy a Note 7 opted for a different high-end Galaxy phone," Baker said.

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  1. not loyalty by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    it's not loyalty to android that keeps them from going to apple. it's apple that keeps them from going to apple

    1. Re:not loyalty by aardvarkjoe · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It's easy to buy a new Android phone that doesn't explode.

      You can't buy a new iOS phone that has a headphone jack.

      Multiple vendors really helps the Android user to get what they want. If the iPhone doesn't give you what you want, you're stuck.

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    2. Re:not loyalty by Stormwatch · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Then I'll drop Samsung and go with another brand that gives me what I want. That's the point.

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  2. Samsung is Android now? by Tukz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    At the very least, the headline should had been "Samsung users".

    The summery compares Samsung sales with Apple, not Android.

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  3. Tripe by chispito · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How does this fanboy tripe make it to the front page? You could just as easily spin an alternate headline "iOS users are so committed that removing standard features in order to sell overpriced earbuds did little to help Samsung."

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