Tag Archives // "RIM"

14/08/2008

Rumors, iPhone

HSBC Switching to the iPhone?

By Mr. Mayor

HSBC Switching to the iPhone?

Could it be that another large corporation is moving over to the iPhone? ZDNet Australia has reported that global bank HSBC is considering dropping the BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone. If this is indeed the case, that would mean an order of 200,000 iPhones would be coming down the pipe for Apple. I hope they have production cranked up to full tilt.

One would have to agree that having a large entity such as HSBC even consider the iPhone is a big thumbs up for the new Enterprise features built into the 2.0 Firmware.

Could be a domino effect here. Once enough large organizations move over… it could trigger another, then another… But who knows. Look for RIM to battle back with the release of the BlackBerry BOLD looming large!

[via BGR via ZDNet]

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07/02/2008

Apple News, iPhone

Apple the #1 Smartphone Manufacturer? Really?

By Mr. Mayor

RIM, Nokia and Apple

I’ve recently read a few reports on the web that Apple is now the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer. “Really?” I thought in disbalief as I read the reports… “That just can’t be.. I mean, not yet anyways”. Turns out that after the luring headline, the story revealed a different reality. Apple is now third in the industry behind RIM and Nokia. Not bad when you consider the iPhone was only launched last year. They’ve made up a lot of ground in a short amount of time.

Also consider that RIM and Nokia have multiple devices on carriers all around the world, while Apple is still introducing the iPhone to select countries around the globe.

Apple shipped 2,320,840 units of the iPhone in Q4 and it is expected to ship several millions more when the iPhone becomes available in Asia and other markets around the world. Keep in mind that while Nokia shipped 18,802,480 units, and RIM shipped 4,046,860 units, these numbers include multiple devices and models. Not the one product Apple is offering.

I wonder how many units Apple will ship once they hit the Asian market!?

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