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To: sylvester80 who wrote (11417)	10/21/2011 7:55:58 AM
From: rnsmth	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 32692

iPhone sales have not imploded. That is not correct iPhone sales experienced YoY growth in the 4th quarter, though the growth rate did slow down. Why did the growth rate slow down? Everyone but Sly agrees that they slowed down in the immediate past quarter cause people were waiting for the iPhone 4S. Is that correct? Lets look at the facts. Over 4 million iPhones were sold in one weekend in a handful of countries. That provides strong evidence that it was correct, that the change in the date of a new amazing and magical iPhone was the reason for the slower growth rate.

To: sylvester80 who wrote (11417)	10/21/2011 12:21:29 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32692

All I did was relate some facts, Syl. You haven't provided any facts that contradict them. Your statement that iPhone sales have "imploded" isn't even correct for the past quarter, though the term is subjective. From your own article: "In other words Microsoft and RIM are either stagnate or slightly shrinking in unit sales, Apple is growing unit sales at the same rate as the overall growth of the smart phone market, while Google is growing faster than the overall market. Nielsen cautions that Apple's apparent stagnation is likely more a side effect of lacking new hardware. Writes Mr. Kellogg, "Every time Apple launches a new iPhone or makes it available on a new wireless carrier, there is an increase in their sales." I think it's fair to point out that as of this month, Apple has both new hardware and a new wireless carrier. So they will once again begin to grow unit sales faster than the overall market.