Smartphone projections for 2008. What OS does your phone use?
I didn't catch this on the blog the other day, but it came through on my TechRepublic newsletter in email this morning.
Some interesting projections on the mobile market for 2008.
Smartphone marketshare showdown in 2008: iPhone vs. Windows Mobile vs. BlackBerryI don't have any real numbers to use as comparision, but I think the Windows Mobile numbers are seriously skewed in error on the high side. In my experience, Windows Mobile as a cell phone OS is in pretty rapid decline. I know lots of people leaving it behind, but can't think of anyone I know who's embracing it at this point.
The smartphone market is shaping up like a three-horse race in 2008. BlackBerry remains the leader, Windows Mobile continues to make slow and steady progress, and Apple has come out of nowhere with the hottest and most widely-hyped product of the year to become a legitimate contender with the iPhone.A study by the IT analyst firm Canalys revealed that the iPhone surpassed Windows Mobile in market share in Q3 (see graph below).
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I'm not terribly surprised to see the iPhone passing Windows Mobile. And the Blackberry numbers aren't a surprise at all. RIM is the dominant OS for enterprise business mobile devices by most counts.
I think the Symbian numbers are very low given Nokia's penetration in the market and the massive number of Nokia handsets sold every day.
It does beg the question, what OS does your mobile device use?
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Nokia has pretty low (overall) market share in North America. The number of Symbian phones available through carriers is minuscule compared to WinMo or Blackberry.
The numbers are very different if you broaden the survey to the worldwide market.
Posted by: PhoneBoy | January 3, 2008 12:23 AM