BlackBerry fends off iPhone in North American Q3 sales

CanalysAlthough RIM’s third quarter numbers aren’t being released for another 3 days, Canalys’ shipping data has revealed that the iPhone has already beaten Windows Mobile’s market share in North America, but BlackBerry still holds on to the top dog status. The iPhone’s 27% capture of the smartphone market is especially surprising considering it’s still not in Canada or Mexico, and is limited to only AT&T. While North America’s a huge market, it’s a big world, and if the numbers included international results, the picture would look just a little different. It’ll be interesting to see what Q4 looks like after the Christmas sales have all been tallied up…

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December 17th, 2007 at 4:20 pm

[...] 27% of the North American smartphone market last quarter, but RIM remains the king of the hill. BlackBerry fends off iPhone in North American Q3 sales | BlackBerry Cool BlackBerry Cool - the voice of the BlackBerry [...]

fabric_77
December 18th, 2007 at 6:30 pm

Are these unit or $ sales? If the former it’s less surprising considering the price of the Iphone.

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