Apple hasn’t had much to celebrate in India of late, but 2019 is becoming a turning point for the company. The Indian government has signed off on two key factories, allowing Apple to locally manufacture iPhones. That’s a huge deal because India has a prohibitive 30% import tax on devices that are imported from other …
The Apple Conundrum: From ‘Moonshots’ to ‘Me-Too’?
As a company that has been globally recognized for its excellence in innovation and product engineering, Apple has had a gold run with its trailblazing iPhones, and other category defining products. Think iPad, Apple Watch or the Macs. Each successive generation of iPhones has helped Apple grow, on the back of increasing consumer appetite. The …
Apple hit: iPhone shipments shrink 50%, worst since 2014-15
Apple’s woes in India continue to grow and the latest being the iPhone shipments. The iPhone shipments are estimated to have shrunk to half as that of sales in 2017, worst since 2014. The company had recently cut production by 20 per cent due to decreasing sales globally. Reports from CyberMedia Research estimates Apple’s India …
Apple’s 2018 performance in India pegged “disastrous” by analysts
The high cost of iPhones and the intense competition from Chinese smartphone makers is attributed as the reasons for Apple’s worst performance since 2014 in India – one of the fastest-growing smartphone market in the world, analysts have said. According to a report in the Economic Times, iPhone shipments in the country last year are estimated to …
Apple’s new, compelling iPhone X Proposition
Yesterday, Apple announced its 2018 lineup of smartphones— the iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS and the iPhone XR. All three iPhones retain the essential design and marquee features of last year’s iPhone X, including all-screen and a notch. The key takeaway from Apple’s new iPhones is Apple’s continued dominance when it comes to “industry first” …