PDA Shipments Still Sliding
PDA Street reports tht PDA sales are continuing to slide in number
‘Shipments of PDAs declined by 13 percent in 2004, according to IDC, the third successive year of negative growth for the PDA market.
IDC’s “Worldwide Handheld QView” report showed that device shipments fell on a year-over-year basis by 18.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004.
But on a sequential quarter-to-quarter basis between the third and fourth quarters, shipments actually grew by 37.4 percent, driven by the usual holiday season burst in sales.
Overall, 9.2 million units were shipped in 2004, which was a decline of 1.4 million units (13 percent) from 2003.
The 2004 figure marks a five-year low for PDA shipments, which have not been below 10 million units since 1999, IDC said. Shipments have been on a steady decline since the industry hit its peak in 200….’
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