Research In Motion is floundering, according to its first-quarter fiscal results. Analysts blame poor execution and increased pressure from Apple’s iPhone and Google Android handsets.
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iPhone, Android Have RIM BlackBerry in a Vise
Research In Motion is floundering, according to its first-quarter fiscal results. Analysts blame poor execution and increased pressure from Apple’s iPhone and Google Android handsets.
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iPhone, Android Have RIM BlackBerry in a Vise
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Verizon’s iPhone debut drew small crowds, and if the sampling is accurate, it pulled in a lot of Research In Motion customers. The national retail launch of Apple’s iPhone 4 for Verizon started Thursday, and the early lines in a few New York locations were far from long. At the Verizon store in Fishkill, N.Y. there were 12 customers lined up at 6:45 a.m. ET, where nearly …
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Verizon iPhone Off to a Slow Start
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Verizon’s iPhone debut drew small crowds, and if the sampling is accurate, it pulled in a lot of Research In Motion customers. The national retail launch of Apple’s iPhone 4 for Verizon started Thursday, and the early lines in a few New York locations were far from long. At the Verizon store in Fishkill, N.Y. there were 12 customers lined up at 6:45 a.m. ET, where nearly …
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Worldwide Smartphone Sales in 4Q10 in Millions of Units (Source: IDC)
According to the results, Apple’s 16.1% share of the smartphone market in the fourth quarter trailed only Nokia’s 28.0% share and came in solidly ahead of Research in Motion and its 14.5% share. Apple’s share dipped slightly from the 17.4% share it held in the previous quarter, and came in on par with the same 16.1% share the company held in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Apple’s iPhone gained more ground in the worldwide smartphone market, with shipment volume growth coming from Asia/Pacific and Japan. In addition, Apple made further inroads into the enterprise market, with more companies adding Apple to their approved smartphone list and increased development of corporate-centered applications. Rumors of an iPhone 5 have begun to heat up the blogosphere, with many expecting a new design and perhaps a mobile wallet.
Consequently, Apple’s 86.2% year-over-year growth essentially mirrored the smartphone industry’s overall growth rate of 87.2%, with major players Nokia and Research in Motion checking in at only 36% growth while Android-focused manufacturers such as Samsung (438.9%) and HTC (258.3%) saw tremendous growth in market share, but not enough to overtake the three leaders. Total smartphone sales topped 100 million in the quarter for the first time in history.
Worldwide Smartphone Sales in 2010 in Millions of Units (Source: IDC)
In looking at full-year results for 2010, Research in Motion edged out Apple by a margin of 16.1% to 15.7%, although the gap was much smaller than the 5.4 percentage point difference seen in 2009.
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Verizon Wireless ’s unveiling of its iPhone this week will shift the landscape in the wireless industry, helping Apple Inc. boost sales and vie for customers against Google Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. , analysts say.
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Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry are in a dead heat for U.S. smartphone ownership honors, according to market researcher Nielsen. But the iPhone’s iOS was the clear winner when American smartphone owners were asked which mobile operating system they’d pick for their next device, the measurement company added.
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Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry are in a dead heat for U.S. smartphone ownership honors, Nielsen said today.
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iPhone’s iOS edges Android as preferred smartphone OS
Research firm Nielsen today published a report outlining the results of its survey of U.S. smartphone users for October 2010, finding that Apple has finally caught up to Research in Motion in market share, with the two companies finishing in a “statistical dead heat” with Apple’s iPhone claiming 27.9% of the market and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry line grabbing 27.4%. Google’s rapidly-growing Android operating system claimed 22.7% of the market.
While Apple outsold Research in Motion last quarter on a global basis (14.1 million vs. 12.4 million) and other reports had suggested similar results for the U.S. alone, Nielsen’s study notably focuses on installed user base rather than new sales.
Nielsen’s report also offers a look at future smartphone purchasing plans across several demographic divisions, finding that the iPhone (30%) nudges out Android (28%) as the most desired smartphone among those likely to purchase a new device, with the iPhone leading among current smartphone owners and Android leading among users currently on featurephones who are seeking to upgrade to smartphones.
Broken down by age, the iPhone leads Android as “most desired” in all age brackets except the 35-54 range, with users in the 35+ brackets markedly less certain about their most desired smartphone operating system than younger users. Finally, the study finds that female users lean relatively strongly toward the iPhone over Android as their most desired smartphone (30.9% vs. 22.8%), while male users prefer Android by a 32.6%-28.6% margin.
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