Interesting stats, but I would be truly interested in seeing a smart phone to compete with BlackBerry in the corporate marketplace. That is where the "real" money is, and as long as RIM is alone with the BES and BlackBerry devices, they will continue to grow in the market place creating some acceptable but hardly overwhelming products.
Apple, on the other hand, is going to have serious competition in the years ahead from Android.
In any case, it is neat to see the market shifting so dramatically in such a relatively short period of time. #smartphonemarketshare
@Monty: How is the "real" money in the corporate marketplace? there are over 100 million people in the US who are potential smartphone users. The potential number of device sales to corporate America can't be more than 20% of that. #smartphonemarketshare
@CraigJ: Well, okay - I exaggerated slightly. That said, the focus in the media and nearly every web site is the iPhone, which is still behind the BlackBerry in sales. It is not because the BlackBerry is a better device - it is because the corporate marketplace has no choice but to stick with it. I would love to see Apple release a corporate iPhone (and server for managing a fleet of iPhones), or an Android entry into the space - but it has not happened. So, as Apple is competing for the consumer marketplace where there are numerous competitors, RIM will continue to have their profit pouring in. Great for those lovely folks in Canada, but maybe not the greatest for innovation in the business world. #smartphonemarketshare
@Monty: What is holding corporate accounts away from iPhone? I could see it before exchange support and remote wipe, but what is the big draw to a blackberry over an iPhone for corporate use now? File editing? Is there decent office support on BB? #smartphonemarketshare
@Monty: IMO...( gulp! ..dont hit me!! ) WinMo phones could have done it ...I think they still have a small chance if they can manage to update their OS and do a little smart advertising ... If you ( not you per say) consider the fact that you can grab a phone with all the aplications needed with out having to shell out money for them...(like BB).... and just go.
My dissatisfaction with BB led me to use a Korean made WinMo phone and it's surprisingly good (for business aplications, and a few other things).... compared to RIM.... what nightmare they were. #smartphonemarketshare
@Justin Paulson: The reason the iPhone is not only not an option for corporate support but is now actively considered Abaddon in slick black is related to the following:
1. Apple made it seem their device locally encrypted information and never told anyone that it did not.
2. Apple lied to Exchange Servers saying it was locally encrypting the data when it was not.
(FYI: These two lies put corporations in litigation peril since they are held to confidentiality agreements and encryption standards, such as national HIPAA regulations. In other words - major problem.)
3. Apple released a patch that was an insignificant fix for problems that "fixed" this little white lie.
4. That "fix" that was not communicated broke all earlier iPhones from being able to connect to properly configured Exchange 2007 servers.
5. Tech departments from all over the world received countless trouble tickets saying their iPhones no longer worked and blamed it on the corporation, not their beloved company in Cupertino.
6. After getting the facts, companies everywhere started denying access to email data (for obvious reasons) to any iPhone devices, many setting it as company policy.
Oh, sure, there are other problems, too - like being able to control what functions of the iPhone are available to staff - being able to remotely destory the data (corporate necessity), being able to push out applications to each device, etc and so on.
I could go on, but you get the idea.. The iPhone is not a corporate device. Not yet, at least, and given the track record, probably not for a long time. #smartphonemarketshare
@Googlo: We have a few staff in our office that love WinMo devices. I do think that WinMo had an opportunity in the business world to compete with RIM, but right now Microsoft is virtually ignored. Unfortunate. #smartphonemarketshare
It is a sad testimony to the utter failure of the UMPC concept to capture market share that you refer to this device as "netbook-like". #xpphonewindowsxp
alright, maybe i am off base here, but why not just make a smartbook that relies on a bluetooth ear piece for any actual phone talkingness and the rest (texting, internet browsing, anything really) be contained in something bigger than a phone and smaller than a tablet? why doesn everyone think you have to hold the actual device up to your darn head? #xpphonewindowsxp
Does the 7 inch screen version even bother with phone functionality? I can't imagine anyone trying to talk with that thing pressed against their face. #xpphonewindowsxp
@Danny Allen: Alright, you've got a headset. So if you don't have it smashed on the side of your head, where DO you put the damn thing? Keep it in your purse? #xpphonewindowsxp
Besides, the biggest audience of consumers (i.e., people who just want a cheap new phone) don't care what the Internet thinks anyway; they'll just buy whatever's on sale at Best Buy or Walmart. #data
If you take a look at the Droid, Hero, Pre, HD2, they are all very sexy phones. While the Eris is pretty bland, you have more screen to jazz the phone up. With the Pixi, it just looks like a Pre that hit a midlife crisis and started to get bigger in all the wrong places.
I would definitely blame the Eris search popularity on the Droid bit though.
Palm coulda been a contenda, but it didn't make quite an impact the first go, made your girly hands recoil in pain with its ginsu-knife edge, the iPhone continued to be more popular, Android started to matter more, and the on/off again crazy-stalker-boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with iTunes made it a little bit of a joke. It doesn't really do anything particularly special, it looks like Farnsworth's pressure pill, and its mama dresses it funny. The Pixi is like the last American Idol winner. What's his/her name again? Who gives a rat's gonads.
Wow, using the trend charts to determine which tech is more popular reminds me of the blu-ray vs. hd-dvd days. Only difference is that you actually acknowledge that some people can't spell (or spell correctly causing "blue-ray" to not show up on the charts) #data
@TheSonOfKrypton: The Internet has been well aware of that "truth" since, oh, 2004. People have been proclaiming "Palm is dead" FOREVER.
Lo and behold, Palm is still here. Funny that... you'd almost think the Internet was full of armchair CEOs pulling predictions outta their ass with no real clue...
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Apple, on the other hand, is going to have serious competition in the years ahead from Android.
In any case, it is neat to see the market shifting so dramatically in such a relatively short period of time. #smartphonemarketshare
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My dissatisfaction with BB led me to use a Korean made WinMo phone and it's surprisingly good (for business aplications, and a few other things).... compared to RIM.... what nightmare they were. #smartphonemarketshare
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1. Apple made it seem their device locally encrypted information and never told anyone that it did not.
2. Apple lied to Exchange Servers saying it was locally encrypting the data when it was not.
(FYI: These two lies put corporations in litigation peril since they are held to confidentiality agreements and encryption standards, such as national HIPAA regulations. In other words - major problem.)
3. Apple released a patch that was an insignificant fix for problems that "fixed" this little white lie.
4. That "fix" that was not communicated broke all earlier iPhones from being able to connect to properly configured Exchange 2007 servers.
5. Tech departments from all over the world received countless trouble tickets saying their iPhones no longer worked and blamed it on the corporation, not their beloved company in Cupertino.
6. After getting the facts, companies everywhere started denying access to email data (for obvious reasons) to any iPhone devices, many setting it as company policy.
Oh, sure, there are other problems, too - like being able to control what functions of the iPhone are available to staff - being able to remotely destory the data (corporate necessity), being able to push out applications to each device, etc and so on.
I could go on, but you get the idea.. The iPhone is not a corporate device. Not yet, at least, and given the track record, probably not for a long time. #smartphonemarketshare
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Finally, Skype/IM video conferencing on a "phone" over a US cell carrier. #xpphonewindowsxp
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Palm Pixi = 7 posts
Droid Eris = 7 posts
Droid = 20+ posts
Besides, the biggest audience of consumers (i.e., people who just want a cheap new phone) don't care what the Internet thinks anyway; they'll just buy whatever's on sale at Best Buy or Walmart. #data
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If you take a look at the Droid, Hero, Pre, HD2, they are all very sexy phones. While the Eris is pretty bland, you have more screen to jazz the phone up. With the Pixi, it just looks like a Pre that hit a midlife crisis and started to get bigger in all the wrong places.
I would definitely blame the Eris search popularity on the Droid bit though.
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They could make a phone with an embedded fleshlight wide enough around to take me without a problem and I still wouldn't give a flying fuck. #data
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You've obviously never had a black guy ram you up the pie hole Kris. Your day will come. Say goodbye to your bowel movement problems! #data
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Lo and behold, Palm is still here. Funny that... you'd almost think the Internet was full of armchair CEOs pulling predictions outta their ass with no real clue...
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