[FromTheSidelines]

Here's another report on the same thing. What's interesting to note is how fast Nokia slid, and how fast Samsung rose (over 500% this last year) - enough to nearly equal Apple from basically nothing last year...

HTC has also climbed stratospherically into 12.1 million phones sold in Q2.

The next few quarters will see Apple, Samsung and HTC battling it out for the biggest smartphone vendor out there.

[BunnySlippers]

What's interesting to note is how fast Nokia slid

... and RIMM [Blackberry] ...

[itsahoot]

You might have noted that the HTC is a clone of the iPhone, which might explain some of their success.

[PreciousLiberty]

“The next few quarters will see Apple, Samsung and HTC battling it out for the biggest smartphone vendor out there.”

What it will not show, is the fight to have the most and best smartphone apps. Apple has so far won that battle, decisively.

I believe that, among other things, will continue to propel Apple to massive earnings, top consumer satisfaction ratings (as it already has), and continued domination over the inferior offerings of its competitors. The halo effect from iPod Touch and iPad should not be underestimated either. :-)