Comments on: iPhone Outsells BlackBerry http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iphone_outsells_blackberry/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:47:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mithras http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iphone_outsells_blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-522455 Mithras Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:11:56 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=27255#comment-522455 <blockquote>By "Nokia" they probably actually mean "Symbian", which is the operating system used by the vast majority of smart phones.</blockquote>No, they mean <a href="http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp;jsessionid=LTQOIV4H4ODDCCQJAFICFFAKBEAUMIWD?containerId=prUS21053908" rel="nofollow">handsets</a>:<blockquote>Nokia shipped more units in the fourth quarter [of '06] than the next three vendors' shipment volumes combined. This, Nokia executives pointed out, was the result of its streamlined operations, which produced on average nearly 1.5 million units each day during the quarter. This number could have been even higher if the company did not have to deal with component shortages during production. </blockquote>

By "Nokia" they probably actually mean "Symbian", which is the operating system used by the vast majority of smart phones.

No, they mean handsets:

Nokia shipped more units in the fourth quarter [of '06] than the next three vendors' shipment volumes combined. This, Nokia executives pointed out, was the result of its streamlined operations, which produced on average nearly 1.5 million units each day during the quarter. This number could have been even higher if the company did not have to deal with component shortages during production.

]]> By: Michael http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iphone_outsells_blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-522052 Michael Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:46:27 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=27255#comment-522052 By "Nokia" they probably actually mean "Symbian", which is the operating system used by the vast majority of smart phones. My wife has a BlackBerry, and I've been less than impressed with it myself. I keep hoping for a 2nd generation Neo Freerunner with better hardware, but will probably settle for whatever Android phone first comes out for CDMA networks so that I don't have to change providers. By "Nokia" they probably actually mean "Symbian", which is the operating system used by the vast majority of smart phones.

My wife has a BlackBerry, and I've been less than impressed with it myself. I keep hoping for a 2nd generation Neo Freerunner with better hardware, but will probably settle for whatever Android phone first comes out for CDMA networks so that I don't have to change providers.

]]> By: Jeffrey W. Baker http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iphone_outsells_blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-521921 Jeffrey W. Baker Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:41:08 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=27255#comment-521921 James if you have a T-Mobile (or unlocked) Curve you should upgrade to the 4.5 operating system that came out two weeks back. The web browser is far superior! And it does support JavaScript (actually it has always supported JS, but you have to enable it in the preferences and it was/is quite slow). Personally, I moved on to an unlocked Bold. It's extremely nice. The iPhone can't touch it for email. James if you have a T-Mobile (or unlocked) Curve you should upgrade to the 4.5 operating system that came out two weeks back. The web browser is far superior! And it does support JavaScript (actually it has always supported JS, but you have to enable it in the preferences and it was/is quite slow).

Personally, I moved on to an unlocked Bold. It's extremely nice. The iPhone can't touch it for email.

]]> By: Mithras http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iphone_outsells_blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-521897 Mithras Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:40:56 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=27255#comment-521897 <blockquote>I am, however, rather shocked that Nokia is in first place.</blockquote> The market the article refers to is worldwide. Just because Blackberry dominates the U.S. market doesn't make it so elsewhere.

I am, however, rather shocked that Nokia is in first place.

The market the article refers to is worldwide. Just because Blackberry dominates the U.S. market doesn't make it so elsewhere.

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