RIM still top in the market, but is shrinking badly
February 9th, 2011 
There are so many companies out there taking statistics that sometimes we get multiple sources conflict each other. Still, it’s a good reference nonetheless to get a glimpse of the market and its numbers. According to a report by comScore, the firm claimed that RIM is still the no.1 market holder, but the size of the pie has greatly shrunk all thanks to Android and 
Of course, this market share specifically says iPhone, not iOS, which mean it’s referring to smartphone only. Also, specifically comparing Apple’s iPhone to Google’s Android is not a very accurate method, as many manufacturers like Samsung and LG and HTC carries Google’s Android OS, which help widen the market share too. It seemed that every company with a soldering iron is making Android phones these days. If we compare specifically then the numbers would be different altogether.
I’m saying this in reference to Tim Morgan at The Register:
Nokia was still the top maker of smartphones in 2010, but its growth is fading compared to Apple, whose iPhone is growing share like a weed. Nokia, which is apparently in the midst of a massive management shakeup, cranked out 28.3 million smartphones in Q4, rising 36.1 per cent over the prior year. But that was less than half the growth rate of Apple, which shot up by 86.2 per cent to 16.2 million units, bypassing Research in Motion to take the number two spot in smartphones. RIM came in third in Q4, with 36.4 per cent growth, to 14.6 million units sold.
SOURCE via ComScore
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