RIMM:
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/03/31/rim-look-ahead.html
Trouble on the horizon?
Despite the good news, many experts believe RIM has focused too much on the lucrative business market at the expense of the growing consumer sector.
By contrast, the iPhone and other mobile products have increased the number of applications, especially for younger consumers, available on their devices.
As a result, the newer products are becoming more popular among younger users, a potential source of growth, experts noted.
Trefis figured that the number of iPhones sold has jumped to 25 million in 2009, up from 3.7 million two years earlier.
As well, the group now expects iPhone application downloads to reach 2.2 billion in 2009.
In addition, the rising popularity of newer mobile phones could eat into the BlackBerry's market share.
Canalys now predicts RIM's North American market share will slide to 43 per cent in 2010.
By contrast, Google's Android device will almost double its percentage of the three-country mobile pie, to 18.9 per cent in 2010, up from 9.7 per cent one year earlier.
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/03/31/rim-look-ahead.html
Trouble on the horizon?
Despite the good news, many experts believe RIM has focused too much on the lucrative business market at the expense of the growing consumer sector.
By contrast, the iPhone and other mobile products have increased the number of applications, especially for younger consumers, available on their devices.
As a result, the newer products are becoming more popular among younger users, a potential source of growth, experts noted.
Trefis figured that the number of iPhones sold has jumped to 25 million in 2009, up from 3.7 million two years earlier.
As well, the group now expects iPhone application downloads to reach 2.2 billion in 2009.
In addition, the rising popularity of newer mobile phones could eat into the BlackBerry's market share.
Canalys now predicts RIM's North American market share will slide to 43 per cent in 2010.
By contrast, Google's Android device will almost double its percentage of the three-country mobile pie, to 18.9 per cent in 2010, up from 9.7 per cent one year earlier.