Comments on: iPhone sees big market share drop: Blame BlackBerry? http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/03/iphone-sees-big-market-share-drop-blame-blackberry/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:10:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brad Yundt http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/03/iphone-sees-big-market-share-drop-blame-blackberry/#comment-722005 Brad Yundt Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:03:14 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=27444#comment-722005 RIM and Palm include all of December as part of their most recently reported quarter. Apple does not. Since smart phones are definitely sell better near Christmas, most people are drawing false conclusions from the data. If you shift Apple's fiscal year back one month to match RIM and Palm, the swing in Apple's market share is a lot less--only 3% by my estimate. RIM and Palm include all of December as part of their most recently reported quarter. Apple does not. Since smart phones are definitely sell better near Christmas, most people are drawing false conclusions from the data.

If you shift Apple’s fiscal year back one month to match RIM and Palm, the swing in Apple’s market share is a lot less–only 3% by my estimate.

]]> By: Vic http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/03/iphone-sees-big-market-share-drop-blame-blackberry/#comment-721944 Vic Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:47:08 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=27444#comment-721944 Have you ever heard of seasonality? Apple markets the iPhone to consumers. The Christmas selling season is always stronger than the January quarter. Rimm sells to businesses whose buying patterns are more balanced. Please leave financial analysis to the professionals. Have you ever heard of seasonality? Apple markets the iPhone to consumers. The Christmas selling season is always stronger than the January quarter. Rimm sells to businesses whose buying patterns are more balanced. Please leave financial analysis to the professionals.

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