Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Pocket PC Overtakes Palm In Devices Shipped Q3 2004!
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 02:30 PM
http://brighthand.com/article/Gartner_Results_Q304
HP isn't far behind in overtaking palmOne either, just two percentage points separate the two tech companies. Can you say "recount?" :wink:
Worldwide, PDA sales were up 13.3% over the same quarter last year, which is a coincidence because palmOne was down 13.3%. HP was up 19.2%. For the first time worldwide, Pocket PCs shipped on more devices than did PalmOS. This has happened several times over the past few years in various market segments but the US/North American market, long a stronghold for the PalmOS, had kept Palm in front.
No longer. For the year, Pocket PCs are expected to ship on roughly 5 million devices, a 15% increase over 2003. :rock on dude!: PalmOS is expected to ship on 4.4 million devices, a 23% decrease.
In related news, palmOne shut down their China office.
HP isn't far behind in overtaking palmOne either, just two percentage points separate the two tech companies. Can you say "recount?" :wink:
Worldwide, PDA sales were up 13.3% over the same quarter last year, which is a coincidence because palmOne was down 13.3%. HP was up 19.2%. For the first time worldwide, Pocket PCs shipped on more devices than did PalmOS. This has happened several times over the past few years in various market segments but the US/North American market, long a stronghold for the PalmOS, had kept Palm in front.
No longer. For the year, Pocket PCs are expected to ship on roughly 5 million devices, a 15% increase over 2003. :rock on dude!: PalmOS is expected to ship on 4.4 million devices, a 23% decrease.
In related news, palmOne shut down their China office.
