Smartphones defy worldwide economic recession
Mike Pearson says:
The smartphone market responds differently to the PC market, in the economic recession.
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The worldwide boom in smartphones is defying the worldwide economic recession
globally, smartphone shipments grew by 13.4% in the second quarter.
In the United States, Research In Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) dominates with a 52% market share of smartphones. However, the situation is fluid, as evidenced by the roaring success of Apple’s iPhone, which has quickly captured 23.3% of the market. Sales of the iPhone jumped 365% in the second quarter, compared with the same quarter in 2008, according to the market research firm. RIM’s shipments of BlackBerrys jumped 29% in the same quarter.
Also notable in the U.S. smartphone market was the market share decline of HTC, which dropped to 5.6% from 8%. Other brands, including those using Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows Mobile software, also dropped.
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