| outlawauron said: I think it's funny how Apple just seems to be so willing to let other companies use common sense to steal all of their customers while they get regulated to a small minority. Happened with PCs, happened with smartphones, and now it's happening with tablets. |
Apple is still gaining customers in phones, and still gaining them in PCs. Your assertion is patently false. In fact, the iPad has made Apple the largest PC manufacturer in the world by units, nevermind profit:
http://canalys.com/newsroom/one-six-pcs-shipped-q4-2012-was-ipad
80% of this quarter's drop in iPad sales is due to reduced channel inventory. In other words, sellthrough is nearly the same as the iPad 3's launch quarter, but Apple isn't restocking the shelves in preparation for the next fleet of iPads.

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