Author: Frank Schneider
Date: 11:17:04 04/11/02
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On April 11, 2002 at 13:42:35, Roy Eassa wrote: >On April 11, 2002 at 13:08:57, Frank Schneider wrote: > >>>On April 10, 2002 at 15:16:05, Roy Eassa wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=153400&TICK=PALM&STORY=/www/story/04-10-2002/0001703247&EDATE=Apr+10,+2002 >>>> >>>> >>>>"Palm OS(R) based applications accounted for more than 97 percent >>>>of handheld software titles sold in the United States last year..." >>>> >>>> >>>>A figure THAT high seems suspect, but it does seem that Palm apps outsell Pocket >>>>PC apps by a very wide margin. >> >>I just saw that this article was published by Palm and I wonder why >>they think the have to publish such an article if they really have >>97% market share. >>When you check the number of downloads of the best selling applications, e.g. >>at PalmGear and PocketGear, you will probably get more accurate numbers. I just tried to compare the number of downloads of some applications at PalmGear and PocketGear: PalmGear: #1, #2 of the Top 50 monthly downloads: Silver Screen: 473000 downloads (8300 this month), $19 Noah Lite dictionary: 533000 downloads (6900 this month), free (great prog!) PocketGear: #1, #2 of the Top 10 Pocket PC Applications: Chopper Alley (ARM): 50000 downloads, $5.99 Pocket Strip Poker (ARM): 25000 downloads, $14.99 If you compare the $ sold, Palm has about 93%. Of course, that's just a rough guess. Frank >> > > >Well, in that article they are quoting "NPDTechWorld", about which I found this: > >"NPDTechworld (SM) offers a suite of tracking services for the information >technology and consumer electronics marketplace. Using the most detailed >point-of-sale (POS) databases in the industry and a consumer panel of more than >800,000 individuals, NPDTechworld provides a foundation of integrated POS and >consumer knowledge. From this wealth of data, companies from both the consumer >and the commercial sides of these industries can make more effective, informed >business decisions based on theclearest possible picture of the competitive >forces that shape them." > >I don't think Palm is lying by quoting this "NPDTechWorld March 2002" source, >but it IS only one source and if I were Palm I'd quote it too! > >Anyway, as I said earlier, I have little doubt that software sales for Palm OS >dwarf software sales for other handheld platforms, but I would not expect it to >be by a ratio of over 97 to 3!
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