Friday, April 26, 2002
Here we grow again - European Mobile Device Market
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 05:36 AM
http://www.canalys.com/pr/r2002041.htm
Palm still retains the top spot in the first quarter of 2002 but dropped 48% of their 2001 volumes. Compaq is still in second spot but their volume has increased 36% over last year, not too bad in an overall market down 30%. :-) In dollar terms, or Euro terms, Compaq is the clear leader having sold €92M vs Palm's €77M. That means Compaq's average selling price is holding near €650 per device (roughly $571) while Palm's is closer to €335 or $295. Clearly Europeans want more powerful devices given the higher average price of Palm devices. In the US, the average price is closer to $170, reflecting a lot of M105's being sold.
The Windows CE OS (which powers the Pocket PC) is also showing impressive results. It took 34% of the market, a substantial improvement over last year's 18%. Palm fell from 54% to 43% in the same period. Symbian held flat at 13%. It should be noted though that Windows CE was the only OS to show unit growth. Everyone else declined.
2001 was a great year for Pocket PC's once iPAQ's were available in quantity. I think 2002 is starting off to be another fantastic year. If only Americans had access to the same wireless network infrastructure our European friends do. I am sure Pocket PC's would be growing at an even faster clip here than they already are.
Palm still retains the top spot in the first quarter of 2002 but dropped 48% of their 2001 volumes. Compaq is still in second spot but their volume has increased 36% over last year, not too bad in an overall market down 30%. :-) In dollar terms, or Euro terms, Compaq is the clear leader having sold €92M vs Palm's €77M. That means Compaq's average selling price is holding near €650 per device (roughly $571) while Palm's is closer to €335 or $295. Clearly Europeans want more powerful devices given the higher average price of Palm devices. In the US, the average price is closer to $170, reflecting a lot of M105's being sold.
The Windows CE OS (which powers the Pocket PC) is also showing impressive results. It took 34% of the market, a substantial improvement over last year's 18%. Palm fell from 54% to 43% in the same period. Symbian held flat at 13%. It should be noted though that Windows CE was the only OS to show unit growth. Everyone else declined.
2001 was a great year for Pocket PC's once iPAQ's were available in quantity. I think 2002 is starting off to be another fantastic year. If only Americans had access to the same wireless network infrastructure our European friends do. I am sure Pocket PC's would be growing at an even faster clip here than they already are.
