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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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 Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
They were never "the" leader in mobile. Japan always seemed a little ahead. Mind you compared to back home for a lot of people here they were far better.
at least until the iPhone came out and everyone wanted that.
The only difference now is that they really have to compete.
We'll see how the landscape looks in a year or two. Everyone is crazy for the iPhone right now but as Android plays catch-up, the market should become a little more open. |
What shocks me is that the Korean market still plays with ActiveX, yet iPhones are only coded with Objective C: only on Apple.
(yet no banking software by KB for my mac, but they service iPhone? @#$% /rant)
I think Droid will catchup in Korea, however many don't know how to code for it yet (this was told to me by a software engineer). Droid can also be coded by any system- Mac/Win/Lin. Its surprising that it hasn't caught on faster... |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| The Lemon wrote: |
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The power of marketing, folks.
Apple have always done great marketing campaigns which push people's buttons when it comes to a desire for exclusiveness and fashion. The iPhone promises that to Koreans. It's not so much seen as a clever gadget or even as a phone, but as a status symbol and personal statement. |
That's how I perceived it, too.
After another two days out and around, I still stand by my completely unscientific previous, observation that Iphones are far and away more conspicuous than any other phone in the subways and on the streets. And I went out of my way to find people with a Galaxy.
However, I think b-class rambler has a point - the people with the Iphones may be more likely to try to be seen in public with them.
Anyway, I'm not biased towards Iphones or Galaxys. I have a Nokia. |
It's pretty much neck and neck........Galaxy and iPhone seem to be equally popular in Korea.
http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100829000249
In my own personal experience, looking at my Korean friends and my wife's family....yeah, pretty much 50/50.....
.......the most curious thing for me is that Koreans see smartphones as a new thing.....whereas in the west they've been commonplace since 2006-2007......but that's a whole other discussion. |
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