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Apple’s iPhone grabs nearly 30% of U.S. smartphone market
MacDailyNews —
... has been the "only reason" the market didn't slow down significantly, Wolf says," Electronista reports. "In the US, Apple is now also second only to RIM, earning about 30 percent of the country's smartphone sales through the iPhone versus the BlackBerry lineup's 40 percent. Windows Mobile and Palm OS are continuing to decline with Microsoft's platform holding 17 percent and Palm less than 10 percent." Much more in the full article, including some interesting charts - recommended - here .
iPhone Nabs 16.6% of Smartphone Market; Staves off Industry Decline
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Elecronista reiterates that for the second quarter which ended in September, the iPhone held 16.6 percent of the global smartphone market, placing it directly behind the world’s leading smartphone producer, Nokia, whose significant hold over the market has been since dwindling away. It is noted that the launch of the iPhone 3G had shown such success, that is was able to guise potential declines in the smartphone market as a whole. Wolf claims that Apple’s presence in the industry is the only reason that the market did not show significant declines. ...
The smartphone see-saw: iPhone up, Treo down
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
Every so often when browsing Techmeme, I will come across a pair of stories that, though they may not be next to each other on the page, are nonetheless made to be juxtaposed with each other.
That was the case for this pair of stories. On the one hand, “iPhone soars to 16.6% of smartphone market.” On the other, “Palm revenue craters as Treos fall out of favor.”
According to the first article, Apple is now second only to Nokia in the worldwide smartphone market, and second only to RIM (the makers of the ...
Linkpost | 12.3.2009
TechBlog —
... and iPhone soars to 16.6% of smartphone market • Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps - But with a limit of 50 free license keys. • ...
Linkpost | 12.3.2008
TechBlog —
... and iPhone soars to 16.6% of smartphone market • Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps - But with a limit of 50 free license keys. • ...
All Hail iPhone, Savior of the Smartphone Market?
Technologizer —
... users, are showing a preference for RIM and Apple’s platforms. Analyst Charlie Wolf chalks this up to the fact that Symbian (Nokia’s OS) is considered “less robust” that either of its two competitors, and Microsoft’s struggles in signing on handset manufacturers. There’s one caveat to this, and that’s Android. Wolf says he is unsure of the effect of Google’s mobile OS, but if the success of the T-Mobile G1 is any indication, Steve Jobs might want to watch his back. (Hat tip: Electronista )
Gaming delivers developers to the iPhone
MacBytes.com —
... the rise of the smartphone, and the iPhone in particular, are these figures: • 8.5 million people, or 3.8% of mobile subscribers, have downloaded a game to their cell phone • 34% of those downloading games in November used a smartphone • 32.4% of iPhone users have downloaded a game versus a market average of 3.8% — iPhone owners accounted for 14% of mobile game downloads • Mobile gaming market could top $4.5 billion this year Furthermore, while Apple’s handset is the second most popular smartphone with 16.6 percent of the market , the most popular smartphone brand, Nokia, ...
Gaming delivers developers to the iPhone
MacBytes.com —
... and the iPhone in particular, are these figures: • 8.5 million people, or 3.8 percent of mobile subscribers, have downloaded a game to their cell phone • 34 percent of those downloading games in November used a smartphone • 32.4 percent of iPhone users have downloaded a game versus a market average of 3.8 percent — iPhone owners accounted for 14 percent of mobile game downloads • Mobile gaming market could top $4.5 billion this year Furthermore, while Apple’s handset is the second most popular smartphone with 16.6 percent of the market , the most popular smartphone brand, ...
