businessinsider.com - 5/4/2009
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Apple's (AAPL) iPhone was not the most-purchased consumer smartphone in the first quarter, according to research firm NPD Group. That title goes to RIM's (RIMM) BlackBerry Curve 8300 series, which was on sale at more carriers and had the benefit of a buy-one, get-one free sale at Verizon ...
crackberry.com - 5/4/2009
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news.cnet.com - 5/7/2009
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The smartphone sales race may be closer than
expected. Research In Motion's BlackBerry Curve overtook Apple's iPhone...
to become the top-selling consumer smartphone in the United States during the first quarter of 2009, according to research published ...
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BlackBerry Curve outsells the iPhone 3G | Wireless - ...
engadget.com - 5/4/2009
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The handset might've been surpassed in functionality and
looks by its Curve 8900 successor, but nothing's got...
an edge on the BlackBerry Curve 83XX series in smartphone sales. According to NPD, the handset overtook the erstwhile champ iPhone 3G in the category for the first quarter of 2009, ...
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BlackBerry Curve 83XX overtakes iPhone 3G in US ...
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BlackBerry Curve Overtakes iPhone in Q1
Gearlog —
The iPhone took a backseat to the BlackBerry in the first quarter of 2009, according to a study by NPD. The Curve 8300 captured the title of America's best selling smartphone, thanks in no small part to wider carrier availability and Verizon's buy-one, get-one sale on the handset. ...
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Question for you: what was the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2009? What’s that? Apple’s iPhone?
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