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| The PDA Market: A Review of Q1 2004 |
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Shipments declined in the first quarter of 2004,
as manufacturers have adjusted their strategies to deal with the shrinking market.
However, they are still focusing on growing the market by attracting new users
and convincing current users to upgrade. New products will be fewer in number
this year, but more targeted in their approach to users.
This report compiles research and analyses on the worldwide PDA market for
Q1 2004, in terms of unit shipments, vendor and operating system market shares.
The report provides profiles of major vendors and their most recent products,
and discusses market trends, opportunities and challenges.
In its coverage of the PDA market, In-Stat/MDR includes those products that
are focused on the consumer and corporate markets. Coverage will not include those
PDAs specifically designed for industrial or retail markets, “smartphone” products
that are sold only by wireless service providers or manufactured by a traditional
mobile phone manufacturer, or messaging products such as Research in Motion’s
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- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- State of the PDA Market:
Q1 2004 Summary
- How Will Q2 2004 be Different
- Consumer Survey Data/Analysis
- Who Owns a PDA?
- Who Plans to Purchase a
PDA in Next 12 Months
- Interest in Using Phone
as Modem for Laptop or PDA
- Feature and Component Update
- Wireless
- VGA Resolution
- Global Positioning System
(GPS)
- Replaceable batteries
- Microsoft's Windows Mobile
- PalmSource's Palm OS
- Intel's PXA27x Family
- Graphics Accelerators
- Vendor Update
- Palm OS Based
- Pocket PC (Windows Mobile)
Based
- Linux
- Worldwide PDA Forecasts
- Worldwide PDA Unit Shipments
and Revenue
- Q1 2004 Worldwide Unit
Shipments
- Q1 2004 Worldwide Unit
Shipment Market Shares
- Revised Worldwide Unit
Shipment Forecast 2004-2008
- Table 1. Demographics of
Those Who Own PDAs (Base = 129)
- Table 2. Consumer Electronics
Products/Services Owned by Respondents Who Have PDAs (Base = 129)
- Table 3. Demographics of
Those Planning to Buy a PDA (Base = 41)
- Table 4. Consumer Electronics
Products/Services Owned by Respondents Who are Planning to Buy a PDA (Base = 41)
- Table 5. Q1 2004 vs. Q1
2003 Unit Shipments By Vendor (Units in Thousands)
- Table 6. Worldwide PDA
Shipments 2003-2008 (Units in Millions)
- Figure 1. Do You Plan to
Purchase a PDA in the Next 12 Months?
- Figure 2. Interest in Phone
as Modem for Laptop or PDA
- Figure 3. palmOne Zire
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- Figure 4. Amida Simputers
- Figure 5. Q1 2004 Worldwide
PDA Shipment Market Shares
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