Apple Customers Didn’t Buy 9 Million iPhones — They Bought 9 Million Entries to Apple’s World

All the analysts and pundits get caught up in comparing the discreet iPhone models against other smartphone models, comparing screen sizes and battery life as if they really matter to millions of customers. They don’t nearly as much as you might think. Why? People aren’t buying just an iPhone 5s, they’re buying into the Apple ecosystem — iTunes, movies, videos, apps, ease-of-use, reliability, clean lines, and help inside the glassy Apple Retail Stores.

Everything is coming together for Apple, and that’s how you sell 9 million units on opening weekend.

Read my full opinion at MacNewsWorld.

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Chris Maxcer

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I've been writing about the tech industry since the birth of the email newsletter, and I still remember the clacking Mac keyboards from high school -- Apple's seed-planting strategy at work. I'm a big fan of elegant gear and great tech, but there's something to be said for turning it all off -- or most of it -- to go outside. Online I like to call out cool stuff on Wicked Cool Bite and blog with my buddies at Man Makes Fire. To catch me, take a "firstnamelastname" guess at the url of this site.