Justice Department officials are in the late stages of investigating the iPhone maker, focusing on how Apple has used its other products and services to defend against threats to its core business.
Worldwide figures aren’t relevant to US anti-trust cases; iPhones account for over half of the US market, their closest competitor, Samsung, is around a quarter, and everyone else combined is even less than that.
“Despite the popular perception that Apple dominates the US smartphone market, iOS actually has a minority share of US smartphone buyers… Data for the most recent annual period (ending with the September 2023 quarter) indicates iOS captured 39% of smartphone sales”
Yeah, that’s not market share. iPhone users are more likely to keep their phone for longer. Search “iphone market share us” and see that every result confirms the >50% figure.
Worldwide figures aren’t relevant to US anti-trust cases; iPhones account for over half of the US market, their closest competitor, Samsung, is around a quarter, and everyone else combined is even less than that.
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“Despite the popular perception that Apple dominates the US smartphone market, iOS actually has a minority share of US smartphone buyers… Data for the most recent annual period (ending with the September 2023 quarter) indicates iOS captured 39% of smartphone sales”
Yeah, that’s not market share. iPhone users are more likely to keep their phone for longer. Search “iphone market share us” and see that every result confirms the >50% figure.