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Gartner’s pitching their ballpark numbers for the second quarter of 2008, and RIM is coming up roses. BlackBerry constituted 17.4% of the global smartphone market last quarter, up nearly double from last year’s 8.9%, while Symbian continues to dominate 57.7% worldwide. RIM’s spurt outpaced Windows Mobile sales, which sat at 3,873,622, up 20% from last year. iPhone managed to barely squeak ahead of Palm last quarter, and growth continues to be substantial, but they still only claim 1% of the pie. Overall smartphone sales grew 16% from the same time in 2007, totalling 32,221,175. RIM is slated to publish their results on September 25th., so stay tuned to see if these preliminary numbers stick.
[Gartner via jkOnTheRun]
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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