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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
It's actually OK that their market share is falling, since the overall market is growing faster than 5% a year. Having 2.9% of the 2013 market is better than having 5.2 of the 2012 market. It's entirely possible to continue growing your customer base while losing market share (which is exactly the situation Apple is in, albeit on a much bigger scale - in fact, their market share losses have been more severe than BB's).
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I think your math is off a little there - for a 5.2 to 2.9% market share loss to mean a larger actual number of phones sold, you need more like an 80% increase in market size, not 5%.