Analyst confirms Apple slid past RIM to become number two smartphone vendor

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engadget.com - 11/7/2008

Analyst confirms Apple slid past RIM to become number two smartphone vendor

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So apparently Apple knew what it was talking about after all. Research firm Canalys says that Apple stole the rug out from underneath RIM in the third quarter to become the world's number two pusher of smartphones, taking a hearty 17.3 percent market share compared to RIM's 15.2 percent and ...

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