By The Canadian Press
MONTREAL - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) has been knocked out of the top five mobile phone sellers globally, says tech research company IDC.
Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) stayed in the top five, but slipped to fifth spot in the last quarter of 2010, despite a record quarter for shipments of its iPhone, IDC said Friday.
"Change-up among the number four and five vendors could be a regular occurrence this year," said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's mobile devices technology and trends team.
"Motorola, Research In Motion and Sony Ericsson, all vendors with a tight focus on the fast-growing smartphone market who had ranked among the top five worldwide vendors during 2010, are well within striking distance to move back into the top five list," Llamas said in a news release.
BlackBerry maker RIM knocked out of top five mobile phone sellers globally
