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iPhone Has 46% of Japanese Smartphone Market

Posted by kdawson on from the it's-little-it's-lovely dept.

MBCook writes "Despite claims earlier in the year that the iPhone was hated by Japanese consumers (later disproved), the iPhone has been doing well in the land of the rising sun and the evidence is in. Apple has taken 46% of the Japanese smartphone market, cutting in half the once 27% market share of the previous lead, Advance Sharp W-Zero3 (Japanese site). The article includes a large chart of the market share of Japanese smartphones over the last 3 years."

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  1. sales? who cares! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    slashdot. News for nerds - stuff that matters
    hmmm, I don't really see how iphone sales in Japan falls into either of those categories?

    maybe it should be:
    slashdot. News for sales people - stuff that is irrelevant to technology

  2. /. 's marketing dept. by recharged95 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And why is this news?

  3. Re:Great news! by TheKidWho · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't do what you think I just did.

  4. Re:The summary lies! It's 24.6% Not 46%! by jo_ham · · Score: 2, Funny

    Add together 24.6 and 21.5 (from the link you posted). I'll wait.