Why The Apple iPhone Has Stumbled In India
The original iPhone generated a lot of interest in India, selling well on the grey market, so it went to reason that when the 3G version launched officially in the world
The original iPhone generated a lot of interest in India, selling well on the grey market, so it went to reason that when the 3G version launched officially in the world
Why is the phone locked to carrier even after paying full cost? I guess there might be more sales if they sold it in open market and not going with these operators who are charging a bomb for data rates for iPhone.
You dont need to be a rocket scientist to crack this.
1. Indian Market is price sensitive. One can get unlocked iPhones are a lower rate.
2. Indian customers who have the purse to go for highly priced phones and had already invested in their BlackBerrys and others, didnt get any incentives from the Operators or Apple to switch.
The thing about iPhone is that its not really a very high tech phone, comparing to Blackberry, must people would choose BlackBerry. And the thing iPhone sells so well around the world, is becasue it targets teens who only care about the looks of iPhone whereas Indian teens dont have such money to waste.
india is a very price sensitive market
nokia is going to celebrate the failure of the iphone sales in india and going to grab a share of the touchscreen phone market
When marketing fails…seems to me like some amateurs were in charge here
"it only wanted to establish a presence in the country"
Yeah sure…
Mr SAM NICHOLS
U have any freakin idea ………..watcha talkin about… Have you ever used a iphone or a black berry……. OMG how cud u be so dumb… If u think teens in america buy iphone then u must be the dumbest person in the world…. IN usa iphone comes with a price tag of $200 and a monthly of $90 and with a 2 year contract that you have to sign….. so do u think a teen can afford that….. and wat the heck do u know about the technology used in iphone..do u know the about the operating system in the two phones…. do u know that iphhone had a opensourse sdk that lets app developers to develop their own application for iphone….. do u know about the latest blackberry phone…….lol they r trying to implant iphone features in it…..which city r u from……..hmm the knowledge that u flaunt forces me to jump to a conclusion …….. probably BIHAR lol and made it clear that your knowledge about phones is an absolute ZERO……….go get a life dude
Hi Kris, I was just wondering if you have all the knowledge in the world about iphones and Blackberry devices. I live in the UK and have family back in BIHAR… and believe me, my family back there is far more educated and civilised compared to your rantings against Sam Nichols!!!
"The thing about iPhone is that its not really a very high tech phone, comparing to Blackberry, must people would choose BlackBerry. And the thing iPhone sells so well around the world, is becasue it targets teens who only care about the looks of iPhone whereas Indian teens dont have such money to waste."
I have a Blackberry Bold and an iphone… and I do agree that people here in the UK and US definitely do have the money to waste, what with little guys and girls who are as young as 15 getting their parents to sign lengthy contracts for them to get them the latest phones… oh, and by the way, I work for one of the biggest phone retailers here in the UK, so if you think you are a Mr, know-it-all, keep it to urself… don't try to be derogatory and too keen to be 'jumping to conclusions'… this is a public forum and everyone can say what they like, but atleast maintain some decorum and behave like educated people.
a good one keep it up…
thank you..