iPhone Chasm Crossing?

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

So apparently Apple knew what it was talking about after all. Research firm Canalys says that Apple stole the rug out from underneath RIM (Research In Motion - Blackberry) 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 Windows Mobile's 13.6 percent. Nokia managed to lose 21.5 percent share year over year, but they're still sitting pretty with 46.6 percent.

How'd Apple manage to steal so much BlackBerry thunder? Part of the evidence might lie in J.D. Power's just-released 2008 Business Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study, revealing that suits adore their iPhones, like their BlackBerrys just alright, and despise their Palms.

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...and back on October 21, Apple released sales numbers:

Apple has revealed that the company has met its self-imposed goal of selling 10 million iPhones in calendar 2008.

Steve Jobs first described the goal in January 2007 when he introduced the iPhone. The 10 million iPhone sales represented 1% of mobile phones sold at that time.

With today's financial results, Apple revealed that the iPhone 3G had sold 6,892,000 units this quarter alone, and when combined with previous and current iPhone sales apparently add up to over 10 million with two more months to go.

Wow, it's slowly taking over the world. Once it crosses the chasm, it'll go mainstream. I wonder if it already has? If so, can they hit 20 million by July '09?