(Credit: Apple)
If Singapore and Hong Kong are to be our guides, Apple might be having some trouble in Asia, according to a new report.
Reuters yesterday made some waves in a report outlining Apple's perceived troubles in Asia. The news outlet argued that in the most "trend-setting" areas in Asia, Apple's iPhone seems to be dropping off.
To make its point, Reuters pointed to data from StatCounter, an analytics provider that delivers market share data based on pageviews collected from sites running its platform. At last count, that meant a global sample of 17.1 billion page views across three million Web sites. Reuters pointed out Apple's mobile OS share in Singapore fell from a high of 72 percent in January 2012 to about 50 percent now. Meanwhile, Android devices have seen their market share rise from 20 percent to 43 percent.
It's a similar story in Hong Kong, where Apple's iOS has watched its market share decline from 45 percent market share to 30 percent share.
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by Don Reisinger via CNET
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