Apple Leapfrogs RIM to Become #2 Smartphone Seller in the World

Apple , just a twelvemonth and a half into the smartphone business , now has a high marketshare than Canadian giant star Research in Motion , and is second place only to Nokia . Apple ’s 17.3 % portion is just barely scramble out RIM ’s 15.2 % , and of trend is nowhere near Nokia ’s 38.9 % , but it ’s just one more sign of how important the iPhone really is .

The iPhone 3 G ’s launch throughout the residue of the world has had a immense gist on cut-rate sale , and the earphone has sold nearly 7 million since its July 11 debut . Apple ’s share of the entire cell phone market is now 2.3 % , a fairly respectable number , and has pushed Microsoft ’s ailing Windows Mobile platform off the medallion platform into 4th piazza .

Even Nokia has seen its share drop more than 12 % from last twelvemonth ’s 51.4 % , though the Symbian maker is still hold strong with more than duple Apple ’s portion . What ’s bang-up about Apple ’s new importance in the smartphone world is how it pushes the other manufacturers to big and good things . BlackBerry ’s new batting order reckon great , and Nokia ’s 5800 XpressMusic is so blistering all the pop stars need a part of the action . [ Ars Technica ]

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