Apple Doomsayers redux
In its first full quarter of sales, the iPhone has already climbed past Microsoft’s entire lineup of Windows Mobile smartphones in North America, according to figures compiled by Canalys and published by Symbian. That puts the iPhone ahead of smartphones running Symbian, Linux, and the Palm OS, but behind the first place RIM BlackBerry. The figures mesh with retail sales data already reported by NPD, which similarly described the size of the US market with a 27% chunk bit out by Apple’s iPhone.
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO and founding League member, had this to say back in April:
There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.
Just posting this as a quick follow-on to the 3-part look at The League of Apple Doomsayers from earlier this year:
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BusinessWeek, 2/5/96: There was so much magic in Apple Computer in the early 80s that it is hard to believe that it may fade away. Apple went from hip to has-been in just 19 years.
The Economist, 2/23/95:Apple could hang on for years, gamely trying to slow the decline, but few expect it to make such a mistake. Instead it seems to have two options. The first is to break itself up, selling the hardware side. The second is to sell the company outright.
The Financial Times, 7/11/97:Apple no longer plays a leading role in the $200 billion personal computer industry.The idea that they are going to go back to the past to hit a big home run is delusional,says Dave Winer, a software developer.
A Forrester Research analyst, 1/25/96 (quoted in, of all places, The New York Times): Whether they stand alone or are acquired, Apple as we know it is cooked. It is so classic. It is so sad.