Via Businessweek, IDC reports that Nokia is the undisputed champ in the smartphone market. Responsible for 48% of the 80 million smartphones shipped last year, they dwarf every other competitors in the category. The next closest competitor, RIM, claimed 7.5% of the market. With overall market growth of 42%, the smartphone market is alive and healthy.
BusinessWeek's audience is the investor, so naturally they break out these statistics by vendor. Even more useful to software developers like us would have been a breakout by platform. Which OS was the dominant OS? RIM, Microsoft or Symbian?
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Just curious,
Do you guys have anything in the works for Smartphone / Windows Mobile 5 or 6 in the works at all? I haven't heard much other then blackberry offerings, which is understandable in Canada. I'd love to try some stuff out on WM5 on one of my many devices.
Rick Claus
IT Pro Advisor
Microsoft Canada.
Hey Rick, we're looking into new platforms for the software. The piece that made the Blackberry attractive was that it is so easy to write code for. We'll be evaluating future platforms on the basis of market size and developer friendliness.
Cheers, A
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