“Apple’s iPhone will continue its meteoric rise next year, according to a new analyst report that finds that the smartphone will represent nearly 20 percent of the PC maker’s overall sales in 2009,” Judy Mottl reports for InternetNews.
“Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster predicts the iPhone 3G, which accounted for 5.7 percent of the company’s total sales this year, will total 18.4 percent in 2009,” Mottl reports. “Comparatively, Apple’s MacBook business, thanks to a lineup refresh in October that included four new notebooks, is projected to grow between 8 percent and 16 percent next year. The laptops are ‘selling well despite the weakened consumer confidence,’ Munster wrote in a report.”
“A recent study by IDC shows Apple’s iPhone holding 30.5 percent share in the U.S. smartphone market as of the third quarter. Research in Motion, the maker of the popular BlackBerry devices, held 40.5 percent,” Mottl reports. “The iPhone’s share of the market is only likely to have grown after the fourth quarter’s holiday numbers are in, according to Munster.”
“‘Apple has a large addressable base for iPhone and Mac sales from which it can draw in the coming years,’ Munster wrote,” Mottl reports.
“In terms of future Apple products, Munster added that he envisions devices that span features between the iPhone and MacBook portfolio. One could be an 11-inch MacBook Air priced between $800 and $1,000″ Mottl reports. “Apple could also leverage its multi-touch patent portfolio for a touchscreen-based tablet PC design, with a similar price range and the feature set of a standard Mac notebook, according to Munster.”
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