“Samsung has ploughed billions into promoting its high-end phones, hoping it can compete with the iPhone as an option for young, engaged mobile users,” James Titcomb reports for The Telegraph. “The company has signed up celebrities including Rita Ora to endorse its projects as part of a record-breaking marketing campaign for the Galaxy S6.”
“Ofcom’s latest Communications Market Report, then, might make for disappointing reading,” Titcomb reports. “The regulator’s report, which showed household spending on communications rising for the first time in at least five years, alsow revealed that Samsung models are disproportionately popular among the over 55s and the 45-54 age bracket in the UK.”
“Some 34 percent of over 55s are Samsung devotees, compared to just 22 percent of 25-34-year-olds,” Titcomb reports. “In comparison, half of those aged between 16 and 34 have an iPhone.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: To the victor go the spoils — Apple owns 92% of smartphone profits — and to the imitator go the seniles.
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I may be a senile, but I still have enough sense to own a real iPhone.
Me too. Funny thing is, I only see KIDS using Samesung phones, so I have serious doubts about this data…
Guilty: pushing senile/iPhone owner.
However, I agree with the data. Mostly older folks are the ones that I see with Android gear. Young folks with means tend to have iPhones. Funny thing is that most of the older folks I know have serious cases of Stockholm Syndrome. They think tech must be hard to use and cheap. The older folks who have Apple kit that I know are much more happy and just use their tech instead of fiddling with it all the time.
I’ve seen too much insinuation that Apple products are for the young and rich, while Google and Samsung are for the poor and old. I am poor and over 60, don’t care for such snobbish BS, and I consider buying Apple products a quality of life issue- life is too short to waste on Windows, Android, and other such crap. My “budget,” whatever that is, revolves around my iMac, iPhone, iPad, etc.
That goes for me too!
And me three.😜⌚️😱
I see no issue with a healthy discussion of the data. I also find the statistics to be interesting given that Samsung’s own advertising attempted to paint a picture that was very opposite of reality. I’m referring to the commercials with the older people waiting in line for the iPhones, etc.
Why the blatant ageist headline MDN? If you said the same kind of sexist headline about homosexuals there would be uproar! Apparently PC only applies to certain segments of the population and anyone else is fair game.
Yep. Older people only want to make infrequent or urgent phone calls. Anything will do because they don’t spent their entire lives with a phone to their ear, walking, running driving, eating, or poking away with their fingers avoiding all contact with real life. Older people laugh at how ignorant and self absorbed young people are.
some of my best friends are old people.
I took my iPhone to document my first tattoo last weekend – I’m 54. All this BS regarding age pisses me off. And to write off people because they are older or younger is just ignorant.
Same here. Got my first at 50. Flew out to LA from CO to have Steve Soto do the art.
Cool! Mark Mahoney is a friend…Shamrock Social Club. They do many of the top dawgs in ‘Wood…
Wow! You’re just so cool dude. “Wood…. Like Wow!
Go back to the ‘hood homie.
Gee Mister, I didn’t know that when old men like you copy us kids that that makes you NOT OLD! We don’t write you old people off because you buy Samsung copy cat phones, we dismiss you as irrelevant because you have no sense of vision as to what real quality devices are about.
Every generation does and always has done the same thing. So get over yourself.
I have owned Macs since the first Mac (I bought it in 1985) and have kept up with them ever since. I don’t need to tattoo myself to keep up with the young crowd. Men who are confident in themselves don’t have to follow the trends set by the youth but can lead the youth to make better choices. Choosing Mac over PC and iPhone over Android show character by not supporting copycat IP thieving companies. Samsung is one of the worst.
Blimey at 54, so edgy, so non-coformist. Must be different in the US as ‘tats’ (at least here in the UK) are for the ‘challenged’, the poor and the old. Wasn’t alway that way but there’s nothing worse in fad land than being late to the party.
Blimey at 54, so edgy, so non-coformist. Must be different in the US as ‘tats’ (at least here in the UK) are for the ‘challenged’, the poor and the old. Wasn’t alway that way but there’s nothing worse in fad land than being late to the party.
Sorry about the double post
Dear Samsung…
Seriously? Rita Ora? That’s how you sell technology?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3206955/Rita-Ora-flashes-underwear-sexy-semi-sheer-dress-heads-dinner-LA-dinner.html
“Older people only want to make infrequent or urgent phone calls.”
Yep, the same as our bladder usage.
“to the imitator go the seniles.”
This comment is a new low even for MDN. Who is next? People who struggle with their weight? People with the wrong color skin? People with the wrong religious beliefs?
Did it ever occur to MDN that older people might include many who have been buying Apple products long before the iPhone became a reality? Did it ever occur to MDN that even the youngest iPhone users will (hopefully) live to a ripe old age even if they continue to use iPhones?
The only people showing signs of advanced mental problems are the people at MDN who wrote and allowed that insulting comment.
Maybe you folks should grow up, not just get older.
I squeeze my tube of Dentucreme® in MDN’s general direction.
I’d pee on ’em if it weren’t for the weak split stream caused by my enlarged prostate and kidney stones.
It’s a joke based on “to the victor go the spoils.”
Therefore: “To the imitator go the seniles.”
Most of us got the joke. Perhaps you’re actually senile, oh member of the perpetually aggrieved?
Supposed jokes done at the expense of other people, who have no control over their situation are not funny. They are insults. One does not have to be looking for excuses or be overly sensitive to realize that.
As an older person and one who has used Apple products longer than many younger users have been alive, I found the comment insensitive and insulting. If it were not for many of us older users sticking with Apple during the dark days when Steve Job was gone, Apple might not even be in business today. We don’t deserve that comment.
MDN specifically wrote SENILE, not OLD.
Learn how to read before you try to comment.
I suppose you didn’t read the (MDN-supplied) headline, eh?
The headline came from The Telegraph, genius.
You are either trying to be a smartest, ore are being intentionally dishonest.
The article is clearly and unambiguously talking about older people (aged above 55). The MDN’s offending joke was clearly, and quite obviously to everyone, implying that older people (majority of Samsung’s users) are senile. Intelligent readers of this forum clearly understood how this was offensive to those who consider themselves in this age group (either mentally, or by actual physical age).
I would think ScamScum would have an easier time selling their crap phones to the senile, competent individuals would be more likely to choose iPhone.
I am 63 and quite competent, not senile, and have used for years, BiP (Before iPhone.) 🖖😀⌚️
Dammit Josh, did you let your dentures fall out into the toilet again. I know that makes you crankier than usual. Try a Snickers, although you’ll probably have to gum it.
Definitely you should relax, stop looking everywhere for excuses to get “offended,” and shut the fuck up.
Get a sense of humor.
This type of comment is not unusual for MDN. I agree that it is inappropriate.
I’m surprised that at your age you can still type out a coherent statement Melvin. But, give it time …
Amen! These SNOBS!
Abuse Of The Elderly!
BTW: The above is a joke aimed at Samsung. It is not a response to this comment thread. 😕
Well, this old person has been using Apple products since his 30s. We all have to start somewhere!
I guess I do agree with the premise that old people are more concerned with their available funds, since they’re generally not in a position to go out and earn more, so turn to what they perceive as a more cost effective option, foregoing coolness and greater functionality, for basic call services. My 93 year old Dad still uses an old flip phone. I’ve talked to him about giving him one of my old iPhones, and he’s not interested in climbing a new learning curve. He just wants to call people and talk to them. Also, texting is a foreign, impersonal concept to him.
Did anybody notice that the older group on the graph starts at 55?? That’s an age when most of us are still working, often at our professional best, still raising kids, still doing most of the things necessary to live. Steve Jobs was 56 when he passed, and I think we all agree he was still on top of his game.
This is probably a result of the bonuses carrier sales people receive when they sell Samsung phones. Many of the older generations are still relativily clueless about new technology and believe the “nice young man” at the phone store.
Here is an example: I know a guy in his early 50’s and he resisted computers his entire life. He thought computers were the root of all evil and computers users were social misfits. About eight years ago his job finally forced him to get a computer. Today, he buys and sells on eBay, plays games and does Facebook on his computer.
Many in this older demo could be like my friend and have resisted the smartphone revolution up until recently. When they are ready to get a smartphone they rely on the sales person. Price is also a factor, and like many first time smartphone purchasers, they test the waters and buy the cheapest.
Color me confused with MDN’s take.
Aren’t the older people exactly the ones who earn more money and are in MDN’s coveted “non-Hee-Haw” demographic?
I’m sure if the article pointed out that most Samsung users were 20-somethings we’d be hearing about how the older people are the ones with the money and the experience to know better than to buy Samsung.
I would not buy a Samsung phone over an iPhone. If was given one I would sell it to an enemy. 🙂
If I criticize MDN it is because I don’t want their belief in Apple products to cause them not to see the damage such comments to to a huge group of people who have been buying Apple products for decades. Insulting a huge group of people with lots of disposable income, even if it is a ‘joke’, is not a good business plan.
I’m 66 and not even close to senile. I know people in their 90s who are far from senile. Not funny MDN
I agree with Josh, “This comment is a new low even for MDN”” and “Supposed jokes done at the expense of other people, who have no control over their situation are not funny. They are insults. One does not have to be looking for excuses or be overly sensitive to realize that”.
MDN said SENILE, not OLD, you senile old fart.
You are either trying to be a smartest, ore are being intentionally dishonest.
The article is clearly and unambiguously talking about older people (aged above 55). The MDN’s offending joke was clearly, and quite obviously to everyone, implying that older people (majority of Samsung’s users) are senile. Intelligent readers of this forum clearly understood how this was offensive to those who consider themselves in this age group (either mentally, or by actual physical age).
MDN is insulting Samsung users as senile, not “older people.”
Seems painfully obvious.
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No. MDN’s takeaway from the article was: iPhone demographic are younger people; Samsung’s demographics are older (read: senile) people. MDN’s take clearly equated old people as senile. That is what was offensive.
Not true, while all poodles are dogs, not all dogs are poodles. While the senile may be aged, not all aged are senile. 🖖😀⌚️
I am a yellow and I am NOT senile!
I’m also a Mac (1984)/iPhone (2007) user.
Now GET OFF MY LAWN!!!
Samsung phones are for stupid people, and this is a stupid headline. Are all old people stupid? Hell no!!!
Maybe they should’ve hired someone more famous than Rita Ora
Rita who? 🖖😀⌚️
Of the five vendors, Apple has a distinctive age distribution peaking in the 16-34 range. All the others are inversions of this pattern, Samsung being the more pronounced example. The MDN headline encapsulates this strong statistical implication. Age bias is present in the data, not in MDN.
Let’s count the days now before Rita Ora tweets from her “Twitter App for iPhone” on the indispensability of her new SamSung Galaxy 6 Edge +. Be careful, Rita, the ides of March are upon you.
Every time I hear that same Samsung commercial voice actor, I just want to stab him in the throat with an iPhone.
What does that say about Iphone users. Samsung users are older, smarter and have more deposible income, where as Iphone users are younger, dumber and impressionable and will follow any fad without regard of cost.
I think the premise of the article is terrible. Let me first of all clarify that I hate or at least severly dislike Samsung for various reasons. When they stop doing the evil that they have been doing and apologize for past evils, then I will change my mind. I didn’t used to have anything against apple until they came out in favor of homosexual marriage. So here we have 2 companies which are now on somewhat equal footing since they are hated for different reasons. With that being said, I will give credit where credit is diue. Will I buy a Samsung product, not willingly but if they make me a good deal on price I would certainly consider it. Will I continue to buy apple products? I used to buy from apple because of their perceived family-friendliness and adherence to traditional American values of innovation , quality, creative thinking and hard work. Now I buy Apple products for perceived quality alone. Even my church no longer wants to keep their Apple products for moral reasons. I am close to converting their operations over to Linux for this reason. They feel held hostage because the company they appreciated for quality has clanged to the demonic. I buy Apple products because I have to, no longer because I want to. This is a bad place for Apple to be in. Samsung has technology that is not great but good enough. As Apple becomes more of an evil company, people will start to look at other options.
Josh Duggar: is that you???
It seems strange for Christians to oppose treating people with respect and dignity just because they are ‘committing a sin’ in their minds. Remind me who is supposed to judge another man? From what I know about the life of Jesus, He preferred to hang out with 12 men and a supposed prostitute. I wonder how he could do that without hating them? Perhaps you need to direct your church group towards the actual words and deeds of Christ.
I don’t really believe this, I (52) have an iPhone 5S and my wife (49) a 5. Oldest son (18) had one but now has a an Android device (Sony) and younger son 16 is a Samsung enthusiast. Two younger girls (11) – has Motorola, the youngest 9 has a barely functions 3GS. It’s quite possible either of these four could ‘inherit’ a 5S in the next few moths if I upgrade. This could then make one of them an iPhone user but note this would simply be because they are using an already purchased device. My point here is phone ownership in my family is complex and decisions and who owns or uses what is not entirely determined by purchasing decisions. I think this is a similar situation in many other families. By the way we rarely discuss there relative merits of one phone or system over another because we are not idiots and have better things to do with our lives. That said I would say that while Apple is seen as the premiere brand in technology it is not the youngest or the hippest, after 30 odd years it can’t be.