Monday, August 14, 2006
Gartner Study Shows Windows Mobile Pushing Record High PDA Sales
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "NEWS" @ 03:00 PM
"Wireless networking providers pushed sales of PDAs (personal digital assistants) to a record high, up 2.7% from last year to 3.7 million units shipped in the second quarter... RIM saw its market share fall just 1.1%, but some competitors had steep declines, such as Palm's drop of 26.7%, HP's drop of 15.1% and Nokia's drop of 40.5%. In contrast, Mio Technology enjoyed a 65.4% rise in market share... The other winner in this fast-changing market was Microsoft Corp., whose Windows Mobile operating system accounted for 54.2% of PDA platforms sold in the second quarter, compared to 22.5% with the RIM operating system and 13.4% with the Palm OS."
The study is not quite as holistic as some might like as it does not include Smartphone devices (e.g. Palm Treo 700w, RIM Blackberry 71xx), but it paints an interesting picture nonetheless. Mio's ascent is mostly attributed to their GPS integration, which seems to be a major factor in keeping the PDA market alive. To no one's surprise though, Windows Mobile is starting to establish a pretty dominant position with regards to new PDA sales.
The study is not quite as holistic as some might like as it does not include Smartphone devices (e.g. Palm Treo 700w, RIM Blackberry 71xx), but it paints an interesting picture nonetheless. Mio's ascent is mostly attributed to their GPS integration, which seems to be a major factor in keeping the PDA market alive. To no one's surprise though, Windows Mobile is starting to establish a pretty dominant position with regards to new PDA sales.
