BlackBerry Outsells iPhone for Q1

Posted by Ty Colfax - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:38 AM

An IDC report found that Research in Motion, who manufactures the BlackBerry and it's various iterations, sold more smartphones in the first quarter of this year than any other company, scooping up a 44.5% marketshare.

The marketshare numbers are expected to shift dramatically once the 3G iPhone makes its way to shelves, but for now, BlackBerry is the assumed professional's choice for multipurpose telecom.

Here's a look at the hierarchy of marketshare for smartphones in Q1 2008:

Research in Motion (BlackBerry): 44.5%
Apple (iPhone): 19.2%
Palm (Centro): 13.4%
Samsung: 8.6%
Motorola: 2.6%
High Tech Computer: 4.1%

news.yahoo.com: BlackBerry Leads, iPhone Follows U.S. Smartphone Sales

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Posted by travelmaps - Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:56 PM

blackberry ftw 0.o

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Posted by Frankotaco - Tuesday, June 3, 2008 3:28 PM

It is probably just the 3G issue. but it may also be that you can get a Blackberry for almost any service provider...legally. not so with the iPhone. Apple is innovative and all, but struggles grabing a market do to there licensing control freak games.(iPod and iTunes is the only exception. but with Amazon store and such using all DRM free music, that will hit them to. it has stolen some of my business form Apple already.)if i could legally stick my T-Mobile SIM card in an iPhone, then id pick one up when my first iPod eventually breaks (have had it for 4 years now so its due.) utile i can do that then ill just get another Nano or something and just use the cheap phone i got.

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Posted by collinE - Tuesday, June 3, 2008 4:03 PM

its because of the iphone shortage. I'd have one if it wasn't for that. but I'm thankful for it, because I want the 3g iphone.

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Posted by rosickness - Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:51 PM

3g market shift? The blackberry bold has 3g capabilities and hits the market in July. Probably before the 3g iphone.

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Posted by etniesrunner - Saturday, June 7, 2008 1:10 AM

I agree it's one of three things:

1. Everyone who wants the current iPhone has one. (Blackberries get updates more often.)
2. 3G
3. iPhone shortage.

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