According to Asymco, in the three years since Apple launched the original iPhone, the company owns about half the profits of all cell phone makers.
Apple in particular is capturing about half of the available profits with three percent of the units. It dwarfs all the other vendors, more than double the nearest (Nokia). All that in three years and with the added burdens of only three models, a recession and limited distribution.
Android is aligned with the losers. Will Android help them to profitability?