Exactly my thought as well. Once Facebook has a sizable trove of credit card information, they'll have the ability to simply become the payment processor themselves.
Definitely true. I was using that as a rough correlation. Apple does limit the amount of phones a single person can purchase however (I think the max is 2 during the first weekend), so I doubt the number is vastly different.
That's certainly possible, it isn't an usual practice among device makers. I'm personally content keeping my 5 and waiting for next year's upgrade, but I know a lot of people with the 4S that are pretty excited.
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If only. The Johnny Ive commercials would be priceless.
Brand value != market cap. Good primer: http://beta.fool.com/chrismarasco/2012/08/31/inventing-brand-value-market-cap-ratio/10815/
Exactly my thought as well. Once Facebook has a sizable trove of credit card information, they'll have the ability to simply become the payment processor themselves.
Definitely true. I was using that as a rough correlation. Apple does limit the amount of phones a single person can purchase however (I think the max is 2 during the first weekend), so I doubt the number is vastly different.
That's certainly possible, it isn't an usual practice among device makers. I'm personally content keeping my 5 and waiting for next year's upgrade, but I know a lot of people with the 4S that are pretty excited.
Besides the 9M people mentioned above? ...