Can't say I agree with apple in any of it's business venues including hardware and software but congratulations on a successful launch!

I completely agree.

It's mostly the same apple fanboys that keep buying every "new" iphone that comes out,over and over.

I think the multiple carriers played a part but not as much as the loyal fans

Are you sure about that? Because I personally know a person in real life that got a iPhone 4S and it is his first "smartphone" he has ever purchased. On the flip side, I know a girl in real life who owns an iPhone 4 and is switching back to Android as soon as her carrier allows an upgrade, avoiding the 4S.

Some college kids are already making an andoid alternative to Apple's Siri. They call is Iris.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X420muJzTy8

I like how those who pre-ordered the iPhone 4S from AT&T on 10/8 still don't have their iPhones even though they had plenty to sell in-store on 10/14!!!

My buddy got his first smartphone and it was the 4S. He's very happy.

Well, Apple market share in mobile phones worldwide is aprox 5.6% that's aprox the same percent of users that buy Mac's ower PC's. So Apple has the same user base/fanboys that constantly buy it's toys and that user base probably won't change over time, so Apple is pretty much the smallest player in town, insignificant at an international level scale. ROTFL

Knowing apple clients (or zombies), I would not be surprised that the majority of the phones sold are IPhone users upgrading. As far as stats and people I know, including iPhone users, most are going to Android based cells. Lets see how many more times Apple can sell its users the same cell!!

Ironically enough, bashing Apple every time they have success and touting Android makes you no less of a zombie than Apple fanboys themselves.

Why don't you start seeing the bigger picture and accept the fact that not everyone is a tech savvy person and not everyone gives a **** about custom ROMs. Apple makes a great smartphone running iOS, HTC also makes great smartphones that run Android. Why can't you just leave it at that and accept that not everyone likes the same thing.

Some people think vanilla ice cream is the best, some people think chocolate ice cream is the best, then some people like the wild and crazy flavours. Now translate that into how people view smartphones. Different strokes for different folks.

yes you are right...and that means that the stupidity its more powerful and will reign the world....as always...and again yes you are right...at what cost? Lol and all of this hype was created by the dead of steve jobs....no mames im sick of seeing steve jobs even on my fu ck ing soup...and as far as i know thats a Sect...yes apple

Yeah, they only rank #35 on the Fortune500. Pretty insignificant. Trolltard.

Still on an international level they are the 20th most profitable company in the world.

Hardly insignificant, as Guest ( Not trolltard ) suggested.

1977TA smallest player in town and insignificant at an international level scale in mobile phones business as Guest explained before but you seem to read it backwards since you didn't understood the phrase in the first place.
Aside from that on the the rich scale of events with what does that help you if Apple is rich ? do you sleep better at nights ? no more Microsoft eating your market share nightmares ? does Apple gives you food for free ? or there's an app for that too ? or there's an app that makes you as rich as Apple is today ? I don't think so, so STFU.

Yes I'm sure,three guys at my job have not missed out on upgrading their iphone since the beginning.

I get that you don't like apple, neither do i, but i would hardly call the company which makes one of, if not, the most popular smartphone on the planet the smallest player in town nor insignificant on an international scale.

Not sure what your Apple being rich rant was all about, all 1977TA did was point out that Apple in the US and worldwide is one of the most profitable businesses