iPod Touch Widens iPhone’s Lead
Apple announced their Q4 earnings today, and the stock is up 9% after hours. Their iPod sales (iPod Touch sales aren’t separately broken out, but clearly are a large component) were 22.7m units, up 3% y-o-y, which was almost 20% above consensus. iPhone sales were 4.4m, below consensus of 5m.
Some think the iPod Touch is cannabilizing iPhone sales. While there’s inevitably some of that in the short run, in the long run it’s the other way around. The iPod Touch’s success will continue to attract more developers who will make to better apps for the App Store. Those improved apps will be available on the iPhone. That will enhance the user experience of the iPhone’s most important differentiator, widening its lead over competitors as the most functional smartphone on the market.
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