Comment Near Record Iphone Sales This Year Seems A Very Safe Prediction
Supply chain sources today predicted near-record iPhone sales this year. There are two elements to this prediction, and both seem to me to be safe bets … First, the rider: the best sales ‘since the launch of iPhone 6.’ 2014 remains an exceptional year for the simple reason that it was Apple’s first model to offer the larger screen sizes that were by then a standard feature of Android flagships. There was thus enormous pent-up demand, both among existing iPhone users who were holding off for a larger phone, and among Android users who really wanted an iPhone but weren’t prepared to compromise on screen size....