> last time I was on an airplane (December), every single older woman over the age of 60 had an iPhone. This means that it's not only reached critical mass (the late majority on the technology adoption curve has been achieved), but now it's no longer hip.
I think it hasn't yet reached critical mass yet in plenty of second world countries. In Romania for instance there are plenty of lower end phones (specially /w teenagers) not because it's not hip (on the contrary, it yields social status) but because compared to the average wage here it's expensive as hell. The iPhone SE will probably sell heavily around here.
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An US (correct me if I'm wrong) airport might not actually give an accurate picture of the market since the lower class doesn't fly planes that often.
I think it hasn't yet reached critical mass yet in plenty of second world countries. In Romania for instance there are plenty of lower end phones (specially /w teenagers) not because it's not hip (on the contrary, it yields social status) but because compared to the average wage here it's expensive as hell. The iPhone SE will probably sell heavily around here.
EDIT
An US (correct me if I'm wrong) airport might not actually give an accurate picture of the market since the lower class doesn't fly planes that often.