• Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Don’t these two go back and forth like every other year for the past several years?

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      7 months ago

      Probably - but this is a shitty metric anyway. First because the two companies are not competing for the same space. And second because you should really be measuring active users - not device purchases.

      • RidcullyTheBrown@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        you should really be measuring active users - not device purchases.

        Why? Device purchases is a measurement of how well the company sells while active users shows how reliable the product is. One is good for business, the other is believed to be less so, ar least by the current batch of CEOs

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          7 months ago

          because iphones are more likely to be passed along to 2nd 3rd and even 4th users, all who add to services revenues and spend in app stores and accesories. you can see by how they hold their value better over more time.