Comments on: Apple: From Zero to 17.1 Percent Smartphone Share in 2.5 Years

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By: David Abbot

David Abbot — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:16:45 +0000

Apple release just one model. but It’s sold more than N97, HTC diamond and more.

Great Apple. I love iphone

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:57:27 +0000

[...] According to new data released this week by Gartner, Apple shipped some 7.04 million iPhones in the third quarter–up from just 4.72 million phones in the same period a year ago–for a 17.1 percent share of the market. Read more at http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.....martphone/ [...]

By: Turley Muller

Turley Muller — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:27:12 +0000

John-

the discrepancy between the 7.4M number and Gartner’s 7M is likely due to shipments vs sell-through. Apple said channel inventory increased by about 400k units so I believe Gartner backs that number out and just reports sell-through estimates

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By: Fred Hamranhansenhansen

Fred Hamranhansenhansen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:49:27 +0000

> How is Apple gaining on RIM?

Apple is accelerating faster. The iPhone was at zero a few years ago when RIM was pretty much where they are now.

By: Stuart Fan

Stuart Fan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:47:01 +0000

Ken,

Open OS means Apple allows every handset maker that wants to adopt its OS to license its OS. I am much more willing to bet Google on the future since any handset makers that want to adopt Android can become a licensee. Apple’s business model failed with the Mac before and there is no indication it will be any different this time and mind you, this is not only my view. More important, IT managers that make decisions at most corporations will likely to stick with RIM since iPhone does not provide the necessary system security for them.

By: John Paczkowski

John Paczkowski — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:26:13 +0000

See the posts below, PK

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.....kia-apple/

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.....g-profits/

By: Bill Simpsen

Bill Simpsen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:18:37 +0000

Joe has it right. Apple is already the most profitable cell phone company in the world. It would take a tremendous shift in market share or pricing to change that.

An HP exec recently lamented that they have to ship a pallet of netbooks to match the profit of one MacBook. Nokia is in the same position. Market share of devices or revenues is not the same as market share of profits.

By: joe belkin

joe belkin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:59:44 +0000

Again, marketshare will matter very little in the overall scheme – Apple is targeting and will get the 70% market share of full price smartphones – with subsidies, Apple is having no trouble selling and making $600-$700 in revenue plus itunes sales. RIM is giving away a phone with everyone you buy in the US – certainly they are not making $600+ PER SALE. Nokia might on certain phones but how many do they sell at that price – literally a handful? And Android will definitely rule the roost of $49 smartphones so like the Ipod market and the Pc market … Apple will simply rule the best spot – the solid volume-high margin arena … the BEST place to be. Being number #1 overall with 2% margins is a short term business. Why won’t Android be high value? can’t – with 50 companies selling “Andreoid,” phones, the only competition is price. We are already seeing Andreoid price drops and of course, GOOGLE makes zero for every phone sold. They hoope to sell ads on it down the line but with the iPhone holding 80% mobile web browsing?

By: Bob Borchers

Bob Borchers — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:05:42 +0000

John -

Gartner separates the “feature” phones from “smartphones” but my point was that even within the smartphone category I think Gartner includes many devices that would not meet our modern definition of “smart”. Or put another way, these devices do not compete with Blackberry, iPhone, Android, etc.

By: Ken Cheng

Ken Cheng — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:55:40 +0000

@Stuart, do you mean “open” like how Linux prevailed on the desktop? Or are you talking some other kind of “open?” It’s not like MS was ever “open.” And, with over 100k apps, how is making the iPhone “open” going to make it any better? Does anyone besides true believers make buying decisions based upon openness?

As for “90% share of the Smartphone market” who ever said that was Apple’s goal? Sounds a bit like a strawman argument to me. Apple is already the most profitable cellphone manufacturer, let alone most profitable smartphone manufacturer.

By: Ken Cheng

Ken Cheng — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:49:33 +0000

Recently, David Pogue has dubbed phones like Droid, iPhone, etc., as AppPhones, to separate them from Smartphones like all those Symbians etc.