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Smart device OS market shares: Symbian - 62.8%, Microsoft - 15.9%, PalmSource - 9.5%

Canalys Research presented data on operating system market shares in smart device market. Before Canalys estimated global smart device shipments in Q2 2005.
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Canalys Research presented data on operating system market shares in smart device market. Before Canalys estimated global smart device shipments in Q2 2005.

Worldwide smart mobile device market in Q2 2005

Operating
system
Q2 2005Q2 2004YTY
growth
ShipmentsShareShipmentsShare
Symbian7,648,92062.8%2,429,93041.0%214.8%
Microsoft1,931,63015.9%1,360,22022.9%42.0%
PalmSource1,157,7209.5%1,335,81022.5%-13.3%
Others1,447,33011.9%807,37013.6%79.3%
Total12,185,600100.0%5,933,330100.0%105.4%
Source: Canalys Research

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