Log in

View Full Version : Apple is Officially the Largest Smartphone Maker in the World


Jeff Campbell
07-29-2011, 10:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://allthingsd.com/20110729/its-official-apple-ousts-nokia-as-the-worlds-largest-smartphone-vendor/' target='_blank'>http://allthingsd.com/20110729/its-...rtphone-vendor/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"IDC and Strategy Analytics today officially confirmed what was unofficially revealed last week: Apple has ousted Nokia as the largest smartphone maker in the world.</em></p><p><img height="320" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1311971209.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="600" /></p><p>20.3 million iPhones last quarter, which means they were up 142% from last year. This puts Apple's iPhone at 18.5% marketshare besting Nokia's 15.2% marketshare (a drop off of about 50% from last year). Yes, all of this with a single phone. For this quarter anyway.&nbsp;</p>

Jason Dunn
07-29-2011, 10:56 PM
[queue Darth Vader voice]

Impressive. Most impressive.