Friday, April 30, 2004
More Market Share Numbers In - Microsoft Ties PalmOS in Shipments!
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 03:15 PM
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5203062.html
This report seems to be coming from a slightly different angle than the one I posted on earlier today. "The first quarter of 2004 saw Microsoft heading for an all-out assault on PalmSource in the global market for handheld operating systems. PalmSource, the market leader, closed the quarter with a whopping 20.7 percent drop in market share, according to initial data released Friday by research firm Gartner. The drop comes as global handheld devices shipments slumped by 4.6 percent, according to research firm IDC. Gartner's report found that the market share held by Palm's operating system slipped to 40.7 percent, while the Windows CE market share grew by 5 percent to 40.2 percent. Microsoft licensees have been steadily chipping away at the Palm OS lead since 2000, when Microsoft accounted for 11 percent of the market for handhelds."
This report is focusing on the OS itself, breaking out that rather large "all other" category. "Microsoft's bundling of Outlook with Pocket PCs and its acceptance among enterprise application developers have also worked against Palm, Kort said." Blackberry saw a large surge too, garnering almost 15% of the OS market.
This report seems to be coming from a slightly different angle than the one I posted on earlier today. "The first quarter of 2004 saw Microsoft heading for an all-out assault on PalmSource in the global market for handheld operating systems. PalmSource, the market leader, closed the quarter with a whopping 20.7 percent drop in market share, according to initial data released Friday by research firm Gartner. The drop comes as global handheld devices shipments slumped by 4.6 percent, according to research firm IDC. Gartner's report found that the market share held by Palm's operating system slipped to 40.7 percent, while the Windows CE market share grew by 5 percent to 40.2 percent. Microsoft licensees have been steadily chipping away at the Palm OS lead since 2000, when Microsoft accounted for 11 percent of the market for handhelds."
This report is focusing on the OS itself, breaking out that rather large "all other" category. "Microsoft's bundling of Outlook with Pocket PCs and its acceptance among enterprise application developers have also worked against Palm, Kort said." Blackberry saw a large surge too, garnering almost 15% of the OS market.
