“Global sales of wireless phones increased more than 17% in the second quarter, fueled primarily by demand in developing markets, according to a widely followed industry report,” Jeffry Bartash reports for MarketWatch.
“The market-research firm Gartner said Thursday that customers around the world snapped up 270.9 million handsets in the second quarter. Nokia Corp. once again led the way, while rival Motorola Inc. held onto second place by aggressively cutting the prices of its phones, the firm said,” Bartash reports.
Bartash reports, “New market entrant Apple Inc., which released its highly anticipated iPhone at the end of June, had a negligible impact. ‘Apple stole the limelight in the quarter with the introduction of its iPhone in North America in the last two days of the quarter,’ Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi said. ‘But we will only be able to better assess the impact the phone has had in the North America market in the quarters to come.'”
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“270.9 million handsets”
It won’t be long before handsets become surgical implants. And soon enough, breast implants will have left and right stereo speakers built in.
“New market entrant Apple Inc., which released its highly anticipated iPhone at the end of June, had a negligible impact.”
Uh, no. The iPhone had, has, and will continue to have a HUGE impact. Its sales for the last quarter may have been negligible on the world scale, but its sales for the last day and a quarter of June were very satisfactory, thank you very much.
You want proof of impact?
http://www.htctouch.com/
Ewch!! @ NSFY
I don’t fancy listening to the Camel Top ten whilst Milking them Stereo or not!!!
Ps @ Everyone, I nearly shuffled off the mortal coil after a bout of extended Farting caused by chasing Camel Cheese & Onion sandwiches with fermented camel’s Milk!!!! Bewarned….Methane gas is not good for you! even your own gut made product.
@ CMD
Thanks, I can skip lunch now!
@ ChrissyOne,
The pleasure is all mine, while I can enjoy it! but watch out that Troll does not place a bucket behind your chair for you to kick as you get up!!!
I can keep an eye on the troll from my desk, just have to watch out for falling bodies.
Nice one ChrissyOne! Now I can go back to my bed in the comfort of knowing the World is fine without me & M$!!!
One last post before I depart.
A drunk staggered onto a bus & sat down next to a priest.
‘You may not know it,’
said the priest sternly,
‘but you’re going straight to hell.’
‘Oh my god,’
said the drunk, leaping to his feet.
‘Let me off. I’m on the wrong bus’…
Another analcyst to add to the hit list.
http://www.minyanville.com/articles/AAPL-T-VZ-S-NOK-DELL-LNVGY-SNE-SSNGY-MOT-TOSBF-SI/index/a/13845/from/yahoo
“You want proof of impact?
http://www.htctouch.com/“
Proof of Impact? HTC has been making fullscreen touch phones for years. Apple launches the iPhone then suddenly you find out they exist?