Wednesday, April 21, 2004
HP Retains Lead Over PalmOne, Microsoft Enjoys Huge Gains in EMEA
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 06:00 AM
http://www.canalys.com/pr/r2004041.htm
Microsoft showed stunning growth in the first quarter of 2004 versus 2003 in both voice and data centric devices. PalmOne remained virtually flat in data centric devices and was up 19% in the voice centric category, though their share in voice centric devices is actually dropping going from 1.6% of the market in Q1 2003 to 1.0% in Q1 2004. Note that all PalmOne figures have been restated to include Handspring numbers. What about the Treo 600 though?
"Most of Microsoft's smart phone shipments so far have been tied to the Orange network, but with the MPx200 becoming available on other operators' networks and with more models appearing over the coming months, we would expect shipments to increase substantially. PalmOne's Treo 600 hasn't done as well in EMEA as elsewhere; it needs more models and broader operator coverage to become a contender in the smart phone space."
• Overall EMEA mobile device market in Q1 2004 up 62% on Q1 2003
• Smart/feature phone segment up 83%; handhelds/wireless handhelds up 33%
• Nokia still leads, but share falls sequentially; Sony Ericsson flat; Siemens into top three for first time
• Microsoft enjoys biggest share in voice-centric segment to date (7.8%)
• HP stays ahead of palmOne for third quarter running, with 56% growth versus PalmOne's 2% growth. HP's market share in data centric devices has grown from 25.1% to 29.5% while PalmOne has decreased to 27.4% from 36.2% last year. :rock on dude!:
• RIM share continues to rise, takes third place in data-centric devices ahead of Dell and Toshiba.
Microsoft showed stunning growth in the first quarter of 2004 versus 2003 in both voice and data centric devices. PalmOne remained virtually flat in data centric devices and was up 19% in the voice centric category, though their share in voice centric devices is actually dropping going from 1.6% of the market in Q1 2003 to 1.0% in Q1 2004. Note that all PalmOne figures have been restated to include Handspring numbers. What about the Treo 600 though?
"Most of Microsoft's smart phone shipments so far have been tied to the Orange network, but with the MPx200 becoming available on other operators' networks and with more models appearing over the coming months, we would expect shipments to increase substantially. PalmOne's Treo 600 hasn't done as well in EMEA as elsewhere; it needs more models and broader operator coverage to become a contender in the smart phone space."
• Overall EMEA mobile device market in Q1 2004 up 62% on Q1 2003
• Smart/feature phone segment up 83%; handhelds/wireless handhelds up 33%
• Nokia still leads, but share falls sequentially; Sony Ericsson flat; Siemens into top three for first time
• Microsoft enjoys biggest share in voice-centric segment to date (7.8%)
• HP stays ahead of palmOne for third quarter running, with 56% growth versus PalmOne's 2% growth. HP's market share in data centric devices has grown from 25.1% to 29.5% while PalmOne has decreased to 27.4% from 36.2% last year. :rock on dude!:
• RIM share continues to rise, takes third place in data-centric devices ahead of Dell and Toshiba.
