Because their combined earnings were higher than the industrys total earnings as a result of many vendors losing money in Q4, Apple and Samsung mathematically accounted for more than 100% of the industrys earnings.
It remains unclear to us where any non-Chinese vendor outside of Apple and Samsung will obtain the profits necessary to re-invest in the business. The mobile device market continues to look like an Apple and Samsung market in the developed world, with Chinese-based vendors continuing to take share in emerging markets.
imex om 16:29, 13-02-2014Ja toch Spooter? Wil je in je leven alleen steeds herhalen: En wij maar blijven betalen of doe je zelf iets met passie en laat je dat bepalen hoe je je voelt? (zie ook hierboven)