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Apple Soars Behind iPhone 3GS Momentum
These are heady times for the smart phone market, with consumer buying plans near record levels. Moreover, electronics spending in general shows signs of a pick up. But what impact are the new Apple ( AAPL ) iPhone 3GS and Palm ( PALM ) Pre models having on Research In Motion ( RIMM ) and the ...
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Milestone: Apple threatens RIM's lead in planned consumer purchases
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... Apple - which now has 30% share - has “seen a huge market share jump since the previous survey,” ChangeWave tells us. “Not only has the iPhone 3GS release enabled them to gain 5-pts overall – for the first time it has also placed them within striking distance of the number one spot in the consumer market.” ...

Apple's iPhone 3GS blunts Palm Pre impact, challenges BlackBerry
AppleInsider — ... to makers of other smartphones, which ranged from Sony Ericsson at 17% to RIM at 43%. Palm's position remains unchanged at 7%, but the company notes that "this is the first survey in nearly two years where their share hasn’t fallen – and that’s a clearly encouraging sign." Just three years ago, Palm had the top spot in smartphones with 36%. Additional details published by ChangeWave tracking future smartphone demand and satisfaction ratings can be found in the research group's full report .

iPhone in "Striking Distance" of Unseating BlackBerry
Digital Daily — ... The BlackBerry’s days as smartphone of choice among consumers in the states appear to be winding down. While Research in Motion’s (RIMM) popular device is still the leader in the smartphone space with 40 percent market share, its dominance is being threatened by Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone. This according to a new survey from ChangeWave Research that found that the iPhone now accounts for 30 percent of the smartphone market. That’s almost double the share it held a year ago. Remarkable considering the device is currently available from just a single carrier. ...

News: ChangeWave: iPhone market share growth continues
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Data from the latest ChangeWave consumer survey indicates that the iPhone continues to gain market share in the smart phone category, bringing Apple within striking distance of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion for the first time. Overall, 39% of consumers said they currently own a smart phone, up two percent from June. Apple’s market share has jumped five percent among those respondents—from 25% to 30%—in the same time period, leaving it 10% behind market leader RIM, which dropped one point to 40%. Palm remains at 7%. Among consumers planning to purchase a smart phone in ...

iPhone On Track to Become #1 Smartphone in US
Technologizer — ... Apple’s iPhone continues it’s march toward market dominance, a survey released by ChangeWave Research on Tuesday indicates. From June to September, Apple’s share of the market jumped from 25 to 30 percent, while competitors RIM and Palm bascally stayed unchanged over the same period. ...

RIM and Apple top U.S. Smartphone market share
Boy Genius Report — ... at 33%. The iPhone also ranked first in future purchases plans of those polled who did not currently own a smartphone, but plan to purchase one in the next 90 days. Also 36% indicated a preference towards the iPhone, 27% towards the BlackBerry, and 8% towards Palm. Any BGR peeps out there with plans to upgrade to a smartphone in the near future? What are you leaning towards? D-D-D-DROID? [Via The iPhone Blog] Read  

Apple iPhone closing in on BlackBerry market share
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple, iPhonePaul Carton, Director of Research at ChangeWave Research, reported yesterday at investorplace.com that Apple iPhone is gaining steadily on BlackBerry's market share, a great feat considering BlackBerry's entrenched position in the business sector. iPhone market share is now a heady 30%, still behind BlackBerry's 40%, but RIM products are not gaining new users at nearly the same rate. As for Palm? Well, the Pre seems to have leveled out the free fall, but there's ...

Apple Closing in on RIM in U.S. Market Share
TheAppleBlog — ... A new survey by research firm ChangeWave has Apple’s iPhone on course to eventually best Blackberry as the U.S. device of choice when it comes to smartphone options. It also reflects good news for the smartphone industry in general, since overall ownership of the data-hungry cellular devices is up to 39 percent of respondents, which represents a jump of more than 200 percent from the same time two years ago. ...

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iPhone in "striking distance" of overtaking BlackBerryElectronista | The Macintosh News Network
The success of the iPhone 3GS could lead to Apple's device overtaking the BlackBerry, a ChangeWave study has found today. Since unveiling the phone in June, Apple has jumped five percent in its market share among those in the study, to 30 percent, and is within a "striking distance" of just 10 ...