The PDA is not so hot anymore
[Archived in Entry, Pda Sales]
Koen on 2004/04/29:
„PDA sales are declining, says IDC. The first quarter showed a decline of 33% in sales as compared to Q1 of 2003, and every year the PDA sales have been declining 12%. There is no hope for the PDA.“
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„Worldwide PDA shipments declined 4.6 percent in the first quarter of 2004, but the battle for the PDA operating system market has heated up as PalmSource and Microsoft were in a virtual tie in shipments in the first quarter of 2004, according to preliminary results from Gartner, Inc. Palm OS shipments declined by 20.7 percent in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the same period last year (see Table 1). Palm OS market share slipped to 40.7 percent, while the Windows CE market share increased to 40.2 percent.“http://www.stargeek.com/item/113870.html - Cached
„Now that I have my entire collection on my PDA I can search for particular episodes easily. I can also keep track of which episodes I've listened to and which I have not. Plus I can search for shows that aired on a particular date in history.“http://palmaddicts.blogspot.com/archives/ 2004_05_21_palmaddicts_archive.html - Cached
„BOSTON - Worldwide shipments of handheld devices closed out 2003 about two million units shy of the shipment total posted in 2002 as users continue to favor cell phones and smart phones over the traditional PDA (personal digital assistant), IDC said Tuesday.“http://www.stargeek.com/item/98440.html - Cached
„Took my kids to their French lesson, which I teach, and my youngest played with the PDA Playground games while I'm setting up. Home for tea and bed and then, in the evening, download a couple of interesting programs from tips on PA (of course!) and play a long game of Gemdrop, getting my highest score.“http://palmaddicts.blogspot.com/ 2004_04_30_palmaddicts_archive.html - Cached
„"Phones can be held up in carrier tests for up to nine months, or indefinitely, so anything that cuts that time down is to the maker's benefit." - Kevin Burden, an analyst with research firm IDC.“http://www.howardforums.com/archive/topic/ 163328-1.html - Cached
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