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.
“dominance of the iPhone”
https://techjury.net/blog/android-market-share/
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.
https://cirpapple.substack.com/p/apple-smartphone-market-share-in
“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.