RoughlyDrafted found a report from Canalys that shows that Apple’s iPhone is already the second best selling smartphone in North America behind RIM’s Blackberry — and tops the 2007 most searched for words in Google…
The study looks at 3rd quarter sales of smart phones and shows the iPhone with 27 percent market share in North America. That was for the first full quarter that the iPhone was on sale. I would suspect that 4th quarter sales will continue the trend with the holiday gift giving considered.
World wide, Symbian holds the number one position. Symbian is owned by Nokia, Ericsson and others.
The RoughlyDrafted article as usual is quite thorough and has links to details that
probably aren’t collected any where else as completely.
Read the full article: Here’s Dixon’s story
TechWorld’s Eric Zeman may not agree
I don’t agree with all their statements, but some of them aren’t far off the mark. I need to see some specific statistics, including year-over-year and sequential quarterly sales figures, to be convinced that Microsoft’s mobile strategy is “failing miserably.”
(follow Eric’s story)
iPhone in the U.K.
Apple’s iPhone, which looks like being one of the hottest stocking fillers this Christmas, is set to gain a business edge after Avaya, the mobile phone software developer, unveiled a new download that makes the device compatible with most corporate telephone networks.
(iPhone boosted by Avaya download)
iPhone in Japan
As Apple negotiates with mobile operators NTT DoCoMo and Sotfbank on selling the iPhone in Japan, the possible introduction of the device into a country with one of the most tech savy markets could spur the development of a next generation of the phone.
(Apple Readies iPhone For Japanese Market)
Whatever Happened to the Other iPhone?
Rob Beschizza, Wired contributing writer, looks into the demise of the Linksys family of cordless phones called the iPhone — yes, they’re still on the market. But Bob says Linksys is planning yet more products under the iPhone brand in 2008.
Click here to see whatever happened to the other iPhone?
Also, be sure to read “The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007“
