Apple loses 10% Market Share with iPhone in 1st Quarter

[DAB]

RIM's Blackberry Curve takes it to the iPhone G3 in the first quarter 2009.

RIM's consumer smartphone market share climbed 15 percent from the previous period to nearly 50 percent in the first quarter, as Apple's and Palm's share both fell 10 percent.


More than half of RIM's 25 million subscribers now fall into the non-corporate category, according to the company.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518870,00.html

 

[MM]

This is not surprising, due to the AT&T service issues for some.

We'll see what happen if/when Verizon get their iPhone.

 

[Sirius Rich]

This is not surprising, due to the AT&T service issues for some.

Figures. I have a BB Bold on AT&T.

 

[mrpacs]

Iphone still #1 though.



The iPhone was the top-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in both the third and fourth quarters of 2008. The Curve was second and Palm Inc.'s Centro was third.

 

[Jon]

A little competition never killed anyone. I had actually considered a blackberry before I went with an iPhone.

 

[ProperModulation]

I love my BB Bold! I chose it over the iPhone and have no regrets.

 

[TheScionicMan]

Serious question for iPhone users: How do you type on the keyboard? 2 thumbs? 1 thumb? index finger?

 

[DAB]

This is not surprising, due to the AT&T service issues for some.

We'll see what happen if/when Verizon get their iPhone.

I agree with you there, in some placed AT&T is just terrible!

I think AT&T is going to pony up to prevent Apple from allowing Verizon to have the iPhone. I think depending on how much they pony up vs how much they think they can make off selling additional phones with Verizon.

 

[mrpacs]

Serious question for iPhone users: How do you type on the keyboard? 2 thumbs? 1 thumb? index finger?

Good questions Sci. I strictly use 1 thumb and I'm WICKED fast.

 

[Jon]

Serious question for iPhone users: How do you type on the keyboard? 2 thumbs? 1 thumb? index finger?

2 thumbs, and sometimes 1 index finger. I'm pretty good at both.

 

[sportboy]

Apple will get it all back with the new Iphone coming out in June. From the first day until now, its incredible how successful the Iphone has been in such short amount of time. BB makes a good product and they've been around so much longer than the Iphone. Competition is good, the innovation from both companies will be something to see down the road.

Lets just hope they don't merge like the Sat radios companies did.

 

[Jon]

Apple will get it all back with the new Iphone coming out in June. From the first day until now, its incredible how successful the Iphone has been in such short amount of time. BB makes a good product and they've been around so much longer than the Iphone. Competition is good, the innovation from both companies will be something to see down the road.

Lets just hope they don't merge like the Sat radios companies did.

They're both rousing success stories. That AIN'T gonna happen! I like the competition personally, I almost bought a blackberry before the iPhones came out. And when I found out it's not easy to sync a blackberry with a Mac computer.

 

[sportboy]

Apple will get it all back with the new Iphone coming out in June. From the first day until now, its incredible how successful the Iphone has been in such short amount of time. BB makes a good product and they've been around so much longer than the Iphone. Competition is good, the innovation from both companies will be something to see down the road.

Lets just hope they don't merge like the Sat radios companies did.

 

[MAJ Badmotherfarker]

As long as my Blackberry Curve gives me Sprint service, I'm sticking with it. I would have gone with the Storm, but Verizon is a frickin rip off. As for AT&T... not a chance. Had them. It sucks.

 

[mrpacs]

I don't think the new iPhone will be OUT in June, although it may be ANNOUNCED in June. Just my 2 cents, however.

 

[Jon]

3.0 is definitely out. Jury is still out on new hardware.

 

[DAB]

I think the 2nd generation 3g iPhone was announced in June, but not released until July as I recall, it was about 30 days later.

I am wondering if they have any plans to do much with the iPod Touch. They could add a camera for one thing, along with all the other improvements of 3.0 software that would rock.

 

[mrpacs]

3.0 is definitely out. Jury is still out on new hardware.

Affirmative. Supposedly June 8 is the big day.

 

[Jon]

Perhaps THREE new iPhone models introduced that day?? And an iPod Touch with a camera?

Apple Rumors: iPod Gets an iPhone-like Camera and 'Project Charlie' - PC World

 

[SpaceKitty]

I don't think the new iPhone will be OUT in June, although it may be ANNOUNCED in June. Just my 2 cents, however.

I think you are correct. The WWDC is motly going to focus on Snow Leopard. The iPhone announcement will likely come a few weeks later and the new phone in July like last year.