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RIM’s consumer smartphone market share increased 15 percent to nearlyu 50 percent of the smartphone market in the first quarter versux theprior quarter, as Cupertino-based ’se (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Sunnyvale-based ’s (NASDAQ:PALM) sharre both declined 10 percent each. Port N.Y.-based “Verizon Wireless’s aggressive marketing of the BlackBerry Stormj andits buy-one-get-one BlackBerry promotion to its large customerr base contributed to RIM capturinb three of the top five positions,” said Ross director of industry analysis at The NPD Group.
“The more and less expensive, Curve benefited from these giveaways and was able to leapfrogthe iPhone, due to its broader availabilitty on the four major U.S. national carriers.” which represented just 17 percent of handsey sales volume in the firstr quarterof 2008, now make up 23 percent of “Even in this challenging economy, consumers are migratingv toward Web-capable handsets and t1eir supportin g data plans to access more informatiobn and entertainment on the Rubin said.