Apple versus RIM versus Palm in smartphone demand

It seems the economy is starting to pull itself back together as consumer buying plans are at record levels this holiday season. The three major smartphones being discussed this season are Apple’s iPhone 3GS, the Palm Pre and RIM’s latest (Storm2 and the 9700). ChangeWave recently conducted a survey with a relatively small sample size, only 4,255 respondents, and from that they have extrapolated some data about the smartphone industry and buying patterns. Since the survey sample is so small, and we can’t be sure of how representative the sample is of the total North American market, we should obviously take these results with a grain of salt. RIM’s current market share stands at 40%, which is slightly down from the previous survey. Apple has seen a tremendous gain in market share, but still lags behind RIM at 30%

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Apple versus RIM versus Palm in smartphone demand