I'm concerned about Apple

[Professor]

[Kane]

Again, Samsung has 25 different phones and apple has...one. If Apple commands that much market share with one phone and Samsung continues to dump money into 25 variants who's really more efficient?

[Aaron]

not just inefficient but predicated on non-sustainability. None of those companies care about how long a consumer keeps their phone or how satisfied they are with it, because when they become unsatisfied or pissed off .... there's 30 more black plastic pieces of shit for them to buy for free on-contract.

iphone 4s customers may not upgrade to the 5s en masse, not because it's not a great phone, but because the 4s is STILL a great phone. That's a brand quality that keeps customers buying apple products for decades. I'm probably going to wait until the 6, unless my 4s breaks.. I'd like a bigger screen for my huge-ass hands.

[Professor]

[Professor]

[Professor]

[Kane]

Those are great share price growth stats but how are they divided and what's Samsung trading at now vs apple? Who has more room for growth and who might be overbought?

[Professor]

Not sure I know the answers, Kane.

I'm not saying that Apple is destined for bankruptcy. What I'm saying is that Apple, unless they figure out how to make something revolutionary soon, will simply be a large market player, not the innovator that everyone expects.

[Aaron]

So you're saying they're in danger of becoming Samsung.

[exploited]

Apple is doing just fine.

As I said before, they have one of the strongest brands in the world. They sell sophistication, productivity and integration, not smartphones, and even though I personally think top-of-the-line Android is better, the market they go after doesn't give two shits if they fall behind spec-wise for awhile.

Look at Mercedes-Benz or Nike or any other premium product. The majority of people who buy them don't care about engine size or better cushioning or whatever. They are buying a name and a style, not a car that can go everywhere or a shoe that makes you jump higher.

The brand is all that counts. Samsung has arguably better phones, and the S series is a solid brand... but it can't even touch the iPhone, not in terms of consumer loyalty, recognition or associated values.