| Demotruk said: It's only a threat to dedicated games consoles in the same way PC gaming is a threat to home consoles. I'd be interested to see how it compares to the sales of other phones, what sort of a trend it is following, and how well it's direct competitors are doing. |
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/04/rim_outsells_apple/
According to NPD, the iPhone has slipped from being the top smartphone model in the US to second place, with RIM devices surging to almost 50% marketshare in that region thanks to heavy marketing and special promotions. Smartphones in general have grown to 23% of total cell phone sales in the US.
Worldwide, things are different. Nokia is a huge smartphone player outside the US, and although they still control a majority of the world market, RIM and Apple have been steadily eroding that position. As of Q4 2008, worldwide smartphone marketshare looks like this:
Nokia - 40.8%
RIM - 19.5%
Apple - 10.7%
HTC - 4.3%
Samsung - 4.2%
One last interesting factor here. The iPhone/iPod Touch platform has an enormous presence on the internet. It is currently the fourth most used platform for internet access after Linux, greater than all other mobile platforms combined:
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=8
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