http://gigaom.com/2011/07/28/iphones-and-ipads-drive-softbanks-explosive-q1-profits/ Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2011/07/28/iphones-and-ipads-drive-softbanks-explosive-q1-profits/#comment-643097 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:04:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=385067#comment-643097 Apple should get the iPhone on the other carriers as well. Many people are very loyal to their carrier, DoCoMo has much better coverage, and Softbank is also offering android handsets (i.e., it’s not THAT committed to Apple).

]]> http://gigaom.com/2011/07/28/iphones-and-ipads-drive-softbanks-explosive-q1-profits/#comment-643094 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:56:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=385067#comment-643094 Sloppy statistics… That’s a 388% increase (or you could say that profits were 488% of or times the profits from last year). If they earned $1 compared to $1 a year ago would you write that they had a 100% increase in profits?

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