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Apple Inc. is on the defensive.


苹果(Apple Inc.)正在采取防御姿态。



In a rare interview a day before Samsung Electronics Co.'s launch of a new flagship smartphone, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller on Wednesday played down the expected competition from the device. He also discussed how he believes products that run Google Inc.'s Android software, such as Samsung's phone, are inferior to Apple's iPhone.


周三,在三星电子(Samsung Electronics Co.)发布新款旗舰手机的前一天,苹果市场营销负责人席勒(Phil Schiller)罕见地接受了采访。他弱化了预计将来自这款设备的竞争。他还谈论了为什么他认为三星等搭载谷歌公司(Google Inc.)安卓(Android)软件的产品比不上苹果的iPhone。



Mr. Schiller shared data on the iPhone's popularity and said Apple's own research shows that four times as many iPhone users switched from an Android phone than to an Android phone in the fourth quarter.


席勒分享了有关iPhone受欢迎程度的数据,并表示,苹果自己的研究显示,去年第四季度,把安卓手机换成iPhone的用户数量是把iPhone换成安卓手机的用户数量的四倍。



His remarks come as Apple has been gently suggesting similar messages in recent months as competitors such as Samsung have been gaining buzz