"(c) The OS/2 Guy (c)" <os2guy@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Nov 23, 11:52 am, use...@alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote:
>
>> If the states is as bad as you imply, I can see why the iPhone has only
>> managed to sell 26,000 in its first few weeks (the estimate was
>> 100,000).
>
> Your points are well taken Woody and I do not know the European cell
> phone market.
>
> Many of your facts are a bit off - the iPhone holds a 27% share of the
> cell phone market in the U.S. today and should surpass 30% by year's
> end. It came out July 1st and the cell phone industry did everything
> they could to downplay the importance of such a product. To achieve
> nearly 30% within four short months is a spectacular accomplishment.



what on earth do you mean by that?
are you suggesting 27% of all mobile phones in current use in the states are
iphones !?
i'd be more willing to bet it's 27% of those sold in launch week or
something like that.


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