RIM BlackBerry sales Plummeted 10 Percent

Written By Unknown on Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 6:30 PM

The comScore MobiLens Survey reveals online Research in Motion (RIM) lost as many as 1.8 million BlackBerry users in the United States. This number is equal to ten percent sales decline compared to BlackBerry in June 2011.

This survey also showed a decline in sales of the company's profit figures handset from 7.9 per cent in June to 7.1 per cent in September. The survey was carried out during the three months to September 2011 to smart phone users over the age of 13. Respondents representing the area of the country.

Decrease in sales of the RIM is clearly not equal the sales of smartphones as a whole. The article on the same period sales of smartphones grew by 12 percent in the United States from the original 78 million into 87,4 million. That is to say, it is estimated there are 9.4 million smartphones sold in this period.

At the same time sales shrank from RIM'S just 23.5 percent to 18,9 percent or lose 1.8 million users. Whereas until June and then RIM was losing 1 million subscribers.

This figure is similar to the financial statements, Research in Motion (RIM) in the second quarter of this year. In a report which opened Thursday, September 15, 2011, the company's net profit reached US $ 329 million, down almost half compared to the same period last year was US $ 797 million. RIM profit from each sheet is only 63 cents. This figure is far below the level previously reached US $ 1.52 per share.

Revenues were down 9 percent, to US $ 4.2 billion, compared to the same period last year to reach US $ 4.6 billion. PC Mag calls this company from Canada sent about 10.6 million BlackBerry units and 200 thousand units throughout the second quarter of the PlayBook.

On the other hand a Google product, Android, thus strengthening his teacher with the increase in users of 40.2 percent to 44.8 per cent. This means there is the addition of 7.8 million users, making its total to 39 million Android-based handset owners in the United States.

ComScore also notes the addition of the number of users Apple as much as 3.2 million to 24 million users in the same period. It shows Android and Apple have elevated the most high, i.e. more than 12.2 per cent in the market. Android Gets 24.8 percent, Apple got a 15.4 percent, plummeting 10 percent, RIM, Microsoft rose 8.1 percent, reaching approximately 4.9 million users.





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