Comments on: How Hot Is the iPhone Globally?

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[...] Curioso post, del propio Om Malik en su blog, sobre la repercusión mediática que tuvo el iPhone en todo el mundo a través del Zeitgest de Google, donde se calcula cuáles son las búsquedas más populares durante los primeros 11 meses de 2008 y cómo impacta el iPhone en esas búsquedas: [...]

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How Hot Are Hybrids Globally? | Nature — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:06:47 +0000

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By: gp

gp — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:01:01 +0000

new range of touch screen by nokia …like nokia tube, 5800 or n97 with free one year music subscription and map 2.0 turn by turn GPS navigation with 8 gb memory and with many other seemingly normal features (like voice commands , stylus , video recording , sms forwarding , application switching , decent camera , copy paste, j2me and flash support ) which apple never cared to provide nor I cant wait for apple to provide , you can get it unlocked @ 450 $ in india. .Already reports coming in from russia are saying 5800 sales have gone beyond expectation , N97 will be different story (5 ,mega pixel camera , QUERTY keyboard , 32 gb storage , maps 2.0 , full dvd quality recording ) all in all probably will bust iphone down to dust . Its no secret why apple was never popular in india , its not even minority its insignificant minority in india , you will find more users with linux here that apple mac os x , and iphone nobody is buying its total flop here , probably those who have get they from grey market or from US .if 1/3 of human population and 2nd largest mobile user base ( http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/technologywalla/post.htm?id=63002913 )in world do want to use /not interested in your product than how hot it is ?

By: BBusyB

BBusyB — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:29:45 +0000

Part of the problem worldwide has been the until recently, the lack of availability of Unlocked models.

as when your going to pay $600-800 for a phone, you want to able to use it on any network.

This is the especially in markets lie India, etc where the people who do have the cash to buy it also travel, and want the ability and flexibility to swap out SIM’s as and when needed.

By: gp

gp — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:37:02 +0000

I have been looking real alternative for iphone which highly over priced in india , looks like its going nokia 5080 which much cheaper than iphone and has more features and option also free one year subscription to online nokia store
check this article http://infotech.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/3556877.cms for iphone to nokia 5080 comparison

By: fosi

fosi — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:26:31 +0000

In Brazil, Claro came up in 4th place. Claro is the America Movil’s wireless brand. The iPhone is among Claro’s handset lineup.

By: Dimitrios Matsoulis

Dimitrios Matsoulis — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:40:14 +0000

Despite all the advertising of Vodafone in Greece the iPhone had very little impact on the market here. Maybe because Apple has so tiny penetration and the name does not evoke the following we see in other countries. I have to say that SMS has been the killer application for young people for years now and smartphones have not come up with a similarly enticing application apart from the usual photo, video and music capabilities that so many mobiles phones now have.

By: Sahil S

Sahil S — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:30:04 +0000

Honestly, there’s a significant difference between the price people all over the world pay for the iPhone.
In places like US, as a customer it makes sense to buy the phone at 200$ (best plan) and then the service provider earn the rest of their revenue through rentals and plans for a minimum of 2 years. In places like India, mobile service providers essentially survive and later thrive on the classes model. Revenues are projected/generated through the large number of customer base being added every single month. At one point, in India we had about 6/7 odd million subscribers joining in each month.
The important thing to note here is, thanks to a huge customer base, call/messaging rates are not sky high in India. You could possibly make a call to your friend in peak hours for as less as 10 paise (100 paise = 1 INR).

I feel where Apple failed to make a killing here is price the iphone at around Rs. 30,000 (= approx 700USD). I suppose this price is probably one of the highest prices anyone in the world would pay for the iphone. If somehow they manage to bring this steep price to a more appealing figure, their India sales figures will surpass everybody else in no time.

By: Subsidiespons

Subsidiespons — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:02:36 +0000

It’s no wonder that in countries like the netherlands it’s the fastest rising this year because it wasn’t even available there in 2007. Lack of certain features like dvb-h doesn’t help for it’s populairity either. The fact that it isn’t in the 2008 overall list says more than enough. The hype is already over.

By: BG

BG — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:45:44 +0000

Why wait for Zeitgeist – you can get a much better answer using Google Insights for Search: http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=iphone&cmpt=q

Apparently, iPhone is more popular in Hong Kong, Singapore and Russia than it is in the US; the heat map shows that it is an international phenomenon!

By: Lehcar

Lehcar — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:59:23 +0000

As time goes on and the price goes down, I have been tempted to get one myself.

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How Hot Are Hybrids Globally? « Earth2Tech — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:00:35 +0000

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