Comments on: RIM eclipses Windows Mobile market share for Q2 2008

By: an3k

an3k — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:18:28 +0000

US can be ignored, becz as US they dont know how to use smartphones.

By: an3k

an3k — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:16:29 +0000

Symbian OS rules in America in near feature, becz US is now only learning how to use smartphone.

By: CarBob

CarBob — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:53:34 +0000

THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES !!

- CB

“BlackBerry for Life”

By: Gino

Gino — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:25:30 +0000

For anyone who’s keeping score..

That’s B-Gz – 1 Haters – 0

LMAO..

GIT’ EM!! GIT’ EM!!

By: SteveGlansburg

SteveGlansburg — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:31:23 +0000

WINDOWS MOBILE SUCKS

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:23:09 +0000

yeah the N95 is standerd in europe on tmo uk
an apple os is more locked doen an a verizon phone.

By: blank

blank — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:56:59 +0000

@keymaker…You can all phones for free in Europe not just the cheap ones.

By: keymaker

keymaker — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:40:01 +0000

This is the Problem, all these companies have been around for years Apple is just entering the market. The iphone now is being offer for free on some european countries same as some of the cheap nokia phones, it’s also going to be cheaper than the Blackberry Bold when it get’s release in the US, and that’s a problem for it’s competitors cause new customers will choose the iPhone

By: Judas

Judas — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:33:53 +0000

NOKIA E-71…. The Brad Pitt of Smartphones.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:35:55 +0000

320×320 doesnt sound low-res to me. it does sound odd but its better than 320×240 or 240×260 or some sh*t like that

By: Maciek

Maciek — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:12:58 +0000

Actually I’m from the US where they peddle the inferior crap called Apple OS (Crippled beyond imagination), Palm OS which should just die (with it’s LOW resolution screens) and Windows Mobile which is basically useless piece of garbage.

By: shlammed

shlammed — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:32:22 +0000

you guys are such apple nuthuggers at BGR.

By: Avi24

Avi24 — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:28:35 +0000

THAT IS WHY OWN THE STOCK RIMM

By: BrianC

BrianC — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:18:17 +0000

I disagree. The purpose of the OS is to provide services to run the applications. It doesn’t need a fancy user interface other than something basic to get the job done. On top of the OS layer is the application layer where applications run. And that’s what WM OS is. As a result, different manufactures can come up with different skins/themes to suit their needs and differentiate them from others. It would be extremely boring if every phone has the same UI (a grid of icons that loads applications):)

By: gquaglia

gquaglia — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:26:55 +0000

Now maybe they should try to design a UI that does not look like it was made in 1991.

You mean like Win Mobile? An interface so bad, that everyone and their uncle are writing skins to spare users from the horrible Win Mobile UI.

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:27:37 +0000

Lol, no. It’s just because you always usually comment on my articles. The blue box applies to the author, so if it’s Josh’s post, and he posts a comment, it will be blue-boxed. Applies to all the writers. I might need to get a special color or something though…

Seriously though, the “bias” crap needs to stop. If a phone is hot, it’s hot. End of story. Examples? HTC Touch Pro = FIRE. BlackBerry Bold = FIRE. Nokia N95-4 = FIRE. And yes, iPhone 3G = FIRE. Those are the current 4 I carry around. Where is the bias? I just named the entire smartphone pie. They all serve their own purpose and work well for different people. I’m fortunate enough to rock whatever I want, when I want. That doesn’t make me or the writers here bias, it makes us educated.

By: V-Dawg

V-Dawg — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:26:12 +0000

LOL

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:23 +0000

isnt BG’s posts usually in a blue box?

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:52:40 +0000

Sorry. Apparently Josh only drinks Appletinis. I fixed the atrocious spelling error.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:46:02 +0000

^ You may like to be more observant of who actually authors the posts. If it had been BG, the authorship would’ve stated the same.

Incidentally, why are you so very angry and defensive?

By: likeabite

likeabite — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:34:19 +0000

Symbian really runs the whole world. That is crazy. Anyway, Windows Mobile did not lose market share to anyone. As you clearly notice when you look at the actual article. It gained market share by going from 11.5% to 12%. RIM just simply took market share from Symbian and Linux, who had noticeable decreases.

BoyGenius just seems to be a Windows hater and it’s always apparent. As you can seein a story about RIM and Windows Mobile he just had to throw the iPhone in there, saying it will destroy both brands. 2.8% is hardly a cause for a panic but I don’t see WinMo or RIM going anywhere soon.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:21:01 +0000

You guys are stipid. No one said Apple is taking over or any of that BS, what they meant was with Apple getting more and more people, obviously Rims and Windows numbers are gonna fall. It will be a long time (maybe never) that Apple reaches Rim and Windows numbers.

Now I would love to see numbers on how many people went from a windows phone or BB phone to Apple, that might be interesting to see.

By: Orga

Orga — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:13:38 +0000

First off, the drink is called Courvoisier. I’m sure people have already told you about that, but come on.

Second of all, as an ignorant American, I had no idea that Symbian ran the entire known universe. That’s insane.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:52:23 +0000

^ Contrary to your ignorant screed, there is nothing misrepresentational about the blog post, _if_ one has both comprehension skills and an attention-span longer than a flea on cocaine. It is accurate, plain and simple.

By: Bartender

Bartender — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:51:40 +0000

Courvoisier >>>>>>>> Courvesier

By: CanisMinor

CanisMinor — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:47:11 +0000

@andrewkfromaz

“So this is global Mobile OS marketshare, what’s the US equivalent?”

Sorry Andrew, but that would actually require this blog to visit two different sources, use genius-brain and represent the information in a new format, instead of just copying and pasting someone else’s work. You should know better than to expect that unachievable level of journalism…

By: b

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:39:55 +0000

BOLD BOLD BOLD BOLD BOLD BOLD BOLD…. Oh where are thou my USA BOLD?

By: MichaelbrandonW

MichaelbrandonW — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:39:31 +0000

Again, wow! “ultimately have a destructive effect on both RIM and Windows Mobile market share.” BG are you serious right now? Honest?

Q2 2008, US Smartphone Market Share by Device MFG FACTS!

HTC= 3%
Apple= 7%
Moto & Samsung= 9% each
Palm= 11%

RIM= 54%!!!

Thats a close race. RIM better look out. I hear those shinny new 3G iphones are really working great.

By: andrewkfromaz

andrewkfromaz — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:35:07 +0000

So this is global Mobile OS marketshare, what’s the US equivalent?

BGR you should note that. Us people who actually know what Symbian is know what’s going on here, but a lot of people are going to be thrown off by that.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:30:59 +0000

That sad little purple slice looks like it needs to be adopted.