Worldwide handheld market shares: Palm - 33.8%, HP - 23.6%, Acer - 11.2%

Palm, HP and Acer all had two-digit market shares of the worldwide handheld market in Q3 2005, IDC says. Palm and HP lost some market share compared to Q3 2004 results, with Acer gaining third place.

Global handheld market in Q3 2005
	Q3 2005		Q3 2004
Vendor	Shipments	Share	Shipments	Share
Palm	569,388	33.8%	736,481	36.4%
HP	397,016	23.6%	615,515	30.4%
Acer	188,760	11.2%	36,232	1.8%
Dell	162,000	9.6%	188,200	9.3%
Mio	85,609	5.1%	54,172	2.7%
Others	282,780	16.8%	393,552	19.4%
Total	1,685,553	100.0%	2,024,152	100.0%
Source: IDC