Apple Hands App Market Leadership to Google

A few months ago, sources quoted by leading news organizations expected Apple's budget model to be as cheap as $300 without contract. In the past couple of weeks, estimates crept up to $400-450. Now we know that the cheapest iPhone 5C will start at $549 without contract. The "budget iPhone" turned out to be another high-end iPhone, just slightly less costly than the iPhone 5S. Apple guru Horace Dediu has a great piece on why Apple is pricing the 5C so high. The company clearly wants to avoid the...