Canalys is covering the smartphone market.
Keep in mind that the scale of the smarphone market (which just passed 30 million units) is very small relative to the overall mobile handset market (expected to reach 1 Billion units in 2007 and growing though next year at about 20%).
graphic from mobilephonedevelopment.com and Symbian's 3Q Market Round-Up (PDF).
Note the difference between North America and all else. This reflects Nokia's weaker share position here as well as the RIM's & Windows Mobile's presence. Is this 'diversity'?
Note how Apple's iPhone has about matched either the RIM or the Windows Mobile shares within its first year. This should frighten both camps.
Apple's expansion outside the US will be interesting to follow.
Awash in Valencia Orange, the chart says Symbian is the global juggernaut, (the handset analogue to Windows on the desktop). With Linux being a part of the Android platform and its Open Handset Alliance, I'll be looking for more Red on the chart beginning next year.
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