According to ComScore, Android blew by BlackBerry to claim the top spot in the US smartphone market share. As you can see by the chart above, BlackBerry is now just barely ahead of Apple. If they are not careful, they will become third in the US.
BlackBerry has been sliding for the last couple of years as Android has picked up steam. RIM is placing huge bets on their PlayBook tablet to keep them relevant, but their phones have remained basically the same. RIM should look seriously at changing the OS on their smartphones, and perhaps replace it with PlayBook OS. They need to make dramatic changes or this slide will continue.
BlackBerry has been sliding for the last couple of years as Android has picked up steam. RIM is placing huge bets on their PlayBook tablet to keep them relevant, but their phones have remained basically the same. RIM should look seriously at changing the OS on their smartphones, and perhaps replace it with PlayBook OS. They need to make dramatic changes or this slide will continue.