Mike Temporale
07-27-2006, 07:45 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.competenews.info/vantage.html' target='_blank'>http://www.competenews.info/vantage.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"More than 5% of handset researchers evaluated The Motorola Q in its first month of release. This made it the most considered device in its price range and substantially more popular with consumers than its apparent direct competitor: Palm’s Treo series. The Treo 650 saw interest from only 2.3% of June shoppers, less than half that of the Q, despite being offered by three carriers, while Verizon is the only carrier to offer the Q. The Treo 700 series drew interest from even fewer shoppers: only 2.1% of handset researchers considered either the Windows or Palm operating system flavors of the Treo 700 series at Verizon Wireless or Sprint. Shoppers were more likely to compare the Q with other high-end, multi-purpose and stylish devices, rather than email focused handsets like the Treo or Blackberry series."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20070727-Qcompare.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />Now this is pretty interesting. I guess I shouldn't be surprised to hear that people are comparing the Q to the Treo and not it's real competitor, the BlackBerry line of devices. Regardless, it's interesting to see that the Q has turned more heads than both of the Treo 650 and the 700 combined. This is good news for Motorola and Windows Mobile. :)