“With the shipments, Apple grabbed a 15.4 percent share of the market during the period, while RIM finished well behind with a 12.3 percent share,” Mello reports. “Top dog in the kennel, though, remains Nokia with 26.5 percent of the worldwide market.”
MacDailyNews Note: Last November, Apple passed Nokia to become world’s most profitable handset vendor. Suffice to say, TDINO* isn’t making it up on volume.
• To understand market share vs. profits, look no further than Nokia vs. Apple – November 11, 2009
• How Apple passed Nokia to become the world’s most profitable handset vendor – November 11, 2009
• Strategy Analytics: Apple passes Nokia to become world’s most profitable handset vendor – November 10, 2009
Mello continues, “A major factor contributing to RIM’s slipping numbers is its ‘limited presence in the high-growth touchscreen segment,’ according to Strategy Analytics… The gloomy news for RIM won’t be abating soon, either, according to The Economic Times. The company isn’t making any inroads into the consumer market… To make matters worse, RIM’s bread-and-butter buyers–corporations–are starting to slide into the Apple fold.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s only going to get worse for RIM.
*Top Dog In Name Only
So… where’s stormTard?
So… where’s stormTard?
@jmmx
I don’t believe WP7 will surpass BB; I don’t think they will surpass anyone. I do think they will take some customers away. RIM had the business market to themselves for years. Now they are in a four way fight and going what the hell happened. AT&T will be the match to watch this quarter. They have the best of all the brands slugging it out. Their outcome at the end of this quarter will be close to the outcome for the US market next year; in both the manufacturer and the OS battles.
@jmmx
I don’t believe WP7 will surpass BB; I don’t think they will surpass anyone. I do think they will take some customers away. RIM had the business market to themselves for years. Now they are in a four way fight and going what the hell happened. AT&T will be the match to watch this quarter. They have the best of all the brands slugging it out. Their outcome at the end of this quarter will be close to the outcome for the US market next year; in both the manufacturer and the OS battles.
@DeRS
“2) Apple counts its wholesale shipments for sales, which are not done via Apple.com site or Apple retail stores.”
If a corporate official of Apple did anything other than report all shipments to third parties as sales, they would be facing sanctions from the SEC and possibly the Justice Department. The General Accounting Practices require all sales to be booked and reported at the time of shipment. What the retailer does with the items is entirely their call. Apple may impose limitations on future sales based on past actions of the retailer, but has no say over how the retailer disposes of the items. A wholesale sale is a sale and ownership transfers to the retailer for all purposes.
Obviously third party analysts are not bound by these rules and can report anything they like (including completely made up numbers).
@DeRS
“2) Apple counts its wholesale shipments for sales, which are not done via Apple.com site or Apple retail stores.”
If a corporate official of Apple did anything other than report all shipments to third parties as sales, they would be facing sanctions from the SEC and possibly the Justice Department. The General Accounting Practices require all sales to be booked and reported at the time of shipment. What the retailer does with the items is entirely their call. Apple may impose limitations on future sales based on past actions of the retailer, but has no say over how the retailer disposes of the items. A wholesale sale is a sale and ownership transfers to the retailer for all purposes.
Obviously third party analysts are not bound by these rules and can report anything they like (including completely made up numbers).
How about that…Zuney escaped from the asylum. Too bad they didn’t fix her sense of humor
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Oops.. and the trajectory doesn’t look great for RIM..
Oh well, at least they have a tablet, unlike MS
Oops.. and the trajectory doesn’t look great for RIM..
Oh well, at least they have a tablet, unlike MS
On another note, our guest choir director used an iPad and a wireless transiever in this mornings worship service…he started the canned music when HE wanted to start it instead of some guy at the board possibly starting it early or late…yet another great use for the iPad.
On another note, our guest choir director used an iPad and a wireless transiever in this mornings worship service…he started the canned music when HE wanted to start it instead of some guy at the board possibly starting it early or late…yet another great use for the iPad.
W7 phone??? What a joke – no cut/paste!!! No tethering! 1K apps! U gotta be a M$ sheep/fanboi to buy/use one. But then, die hard M$ always gonna go DOS. They’re all infected, pun intended…
W7 phone??? What a joke – no cut/paste!!! No tethering! 1K apps! U gotta be a M$ sheep/fanboi to buy/use one. But then, die hard M$ always gonna go DOS. They’re all infected, pun intended…
@ ZuneTang, welcome back! Fart Apps are business Apps, how do you think I can now sell my Camels Milk? Drink camels Milk, Fart a ditty tune and cover it up by via a fart app.
Camels Milk, the only surefire way to clear your colon instantly if you are a constipated rich fat bastard!
Sorry poor thin bastards, you cannot afford my products!!!
@ ZuneTang, welcome back! Fart Apps are business Apps, how do you think I can now sell my Camels Milk? Drink camels Milk, Fart a ditty tune and cover it up by via a fart app.
Camels Milk, the only surefire way to clear your colon instantly if you are a constipated rich fat bastard!
Sorry poor thin bastards, you cannot afford my products!!!
15.4 million iPhones shipped – 15.4 million people all carrying same model, type and color of smartphone.
Another 100M patiently waiting in line to join. One smartphone to rule them all.
15.4 million iPhones shipped – 15.4 million people all carrying same model, type and color of smartphone.
Another 100M patiently waiting in line to join. One smartphone to rule them all.
I think this Zune Tang guy is a plant. I don’t trust what he says. He is surely and MS plant. We should ignore him. I will from now on.
I think this Zune Tang guy is a plant. I don’t trust what he says. He is surely and MS plant. We should ignore him. I will from now on.
THIS is the reason that all the new BB TV ads are “iPhone” generation-centeric, i.e. “We’re not your father’s business cellphone” looky here, we got a new fangled touchy-screeny-thingy too! Look we’re hip & hapenin’ we can ply MUSIC on our phones! Ooooooo muuuuuuusic.
True, but WHERE did you get the music…iTunes Store.
So for years BB laughes at Apple foe having “toy phones for teens” but WE were SERIOUS buisiness cellphones for Professionals. NOW they are spinning their celphones to be more of a “lifestyle” smartphone for the public & the “hip” generation & doing everything they can to steal the “look & feel” of Apple’s iPhone.
LAME! LOSERS! Buh Bye…
THIS is the reason that all the new BB TV ads are “iPhone” generation-centeric, i.e. “We’re not your father’s business cellphone” looky here, we got a new fangled touchy-screeny-thingy too! Look we’re hip & hapenin’ we can ply MUSIC on our phones! Ooooooo muuuuuuusic.
True, but WHERE did you get the music…iTunes Store.
So for years BB laughes at Apple foe having “toy phones for teens” but WE were SERIOUS buisiness cellphones for Professionals. NOW they are spinning their celphones to be more of a “lifestyle” smartphone for the public & the “hip” generation & doing everything they can to steal the “look & feel” of Apple’s iPhone.
LAME! LOSERS! Buh Bye…