IDC: iPhone loses smartphone market share in first quarter
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
May 31, 2008 at 6:21am
According to research firm IDC, the iPhone lost smartphone market share in the US during the first quarter, while Research in Motion’s Blackberry gained.
According to the IDC report RIM’s share of the U.S. market for advanced phones with computer like features such as e-mail rose to 44.5 percent in the first quarter from 35.1 percent in the fourth quarter. The iPhone’s share fell to 19.2 percent from 26.7 percent in the fourth quarter.
Motorola, the leading phone maker in the U.S., also saw its sales dwindle to 2.6 percent of the market for smartphones from 7.5 percent in the fourth quarter. Palm saw its share increase to 13.4 percent from 7.9 percent in the fourth quarter while Samsung’s share rose to 8.6 percent from 5.1 percent, IDC said.
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