"Shipments of personal digital assistants declined for the third consecutive quarter as large vendors continued ceding the depressed market to smaller electronics makers, the research firm IDC said Wednesday. Worldwide shipments of handheld PDAs lacking telephone capabilities decreased to 2.1 million units in the third quarter ending Sept. 30_ an 8.7% drop compared with the same quarter a year ago and a 4.6% decline from this year's second quarter," reports AP.
"In the third quarter, PalmOne Inc., the top PDA seller, commanded nearly 34.7% of the market, down from a 42% share the previous quarter. Hewlett-Packard held the No. 2 slot last quarter with 30.6%, followed by Dell Inc. at 8.9%; MiTac International Corp., 3.2%; and Sony, 2.1%."
Commnet: Drew has asked for a link to Neil McIntosh's article (October 28) on the PDA v Filofax issue. Neil went back to using a notebook instead of a PDA* and Vic Keegan also abandoned his Psion for paper diary. However, both now have Blackerry handhelds and smartphones.
* The pen is mightier than the Psion (March 20, 2002) but I can't find it now.
