07-24-2002, 07:33 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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European handheld shipments plummet
http://www.theregus.com/content/54/25715.html
You crazy Europeans and your world cup mania. 
"IDC's figure of 449,740 PDA shipments to Western Europe compares relatively closely with Dataquest's estimate of 462,572 units, down 21% and 18% respectively on the same period in 2001. A combination of slow corporate sales, uncertainty over the promised performance gains from the Intel XScale processors in the latest Microsoft Pocket PC-based devices, and consumers diverted by the soccer World Cup were cited among reasons for the fall-off. New form factors such as Nokia Corp's 7650 and O2's XDA did little to boost enthusiasm for the devices.
Hewlett-Packard Co took the largest share of shipments in both IDC's and Dataquest's reckoning - around 32% - benefiting from the popularity of the recently acquired iPaq range from Compaq. Palm's share of shipments was estimated at 28% by IDC and 29% by Dataquest. Nokia occupied a distant third place on the chart with both companies estimating a 12% share of shipments."
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07-24-2002, 10:08 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 123
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I can see how the xscale issue could hurt sales. Why buy a new device, when the performance gains are negligable? Who wants to beta-test the new ipaq 3900, you'd be much braver than me.
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