Dr. Ian Hallett

Dr. Ian Hallett

Rejecting Market Share

Thesis Series #3

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Dr. Ian Hallett
Dec 15, 2025
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Apple consistently achieves 25% market share of the smartphone market.

But it’s profit share? Well, that’s a different story:

78%.

That’s right. Apple accounts for 78% of all profits generated by the smartphone industry, despite having only 25% of sales volume.

This single statistic made me think about market dominance in a completely different way.

The firs…

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