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The end of the year rush by Wall Street analyst to cut iPhone expectations may make

it seem as if Apple is in trouble, as if the lunches of Apple and the iPhone are being eaten by some other

company or companies. Two things to note. First, those revamped expectations are

based on hints in the supply chain, which are notoriously difficult to read.

And second, even if the renewed expectations are more accurate than previous estimates, Apple

is still cleaning up on mobile devices.

At least it is according to new numbers from Flurry.

Apple Insider had the App Analytics firm issuing holiday 2015 numbers on Monday.

Quoting the report on those numbers, Apple dominated the holiday gift-giving season, according to a recent

study that found iPhones and iPads in aggregate comprised 41.9% of new device activations in the week leading up to Christmas. That is

49.1% of all smartphones and tablets activated between the 19th of December and

the 25th.

That sounds like an awesome number for Apple, mostly because it is.

Anyone looking to take a little air out of those tires can point to the fact that the 49.1% is actually down 2.2 percentage points

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