Apple's iPhone U.S. Installed Base Estimated at 189 Million -- The Motley Fool

referring to The Mac maker points to that large and growing installed base as the underlying driver of its services business. The U.S. could represent approximately one-fifth of that worldwide installed base. Apple is still growing U.S. iPhone usersConsumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has released estimates today regarding the U.S. iPhone installed base, pegging domestic users at 189 million. CIRP's installed base estimate would account for 21% of Apple's official 900 million figure. US sales remain relatively stable, which shows up in slight growth in the US installed base."

Here's why Apple's coming streaming video service won't rescue it from plunging iPhone sales

Apple's coming streaming video service won't do much to boost the company's flagging financial fortunes, even if it's wildly successful. The iPhone maker is just one of numerous companies that have or plan to launch streaming video services in the near future. Already Netflix has balked at being a part of Apple's service, and HBO has yet to commit to it, CNBC reported. The decline of the iPhone business is really hurting AppleBut even if Apple overcomes such obstacles, it faces an even bigger problem: the iPhone. But right now, the deterioration in the iPhone business is overwhelming everything else.

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