Andre Yoskowitz
6 Nov 2008 22:37
The research firm Canalys has reported that Nokia continues to lose smartphone market share to Apple and RIM.
Nokia's share has fallen from 51.4 percent for the Q3 2007 to 38.9 percent for the Q3 this year. Apple has grown from under 10 percent last year to 17.3 percent while RIM has grown to 15.2 percent for the quarter.
The firm says the strong growth for Apple can be attributed to the global launch of the iPhone 3G. The firm believes the Q4 can be very strong for RIM and push it past Apple if sales of the Bold, Storm, and Pearl 8220 devices all exceed conservative expectations.
Nokia has seen its Symbian software lose market share as well, from 68.1 percent to 46.6 percent from last year.