IDC: smartphone market nearly doubled in 2003

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Handset sales for the year 2003 exceeded half a billion units for the first time in the market’s history according to a report from IDC’s Worldwide
Mobile Phone QView research service. In particular, the market for “converged mobile devices” (smartphones) showed “significant growth and future
promise” in 2003, growing over 180%, IDC says.

Link: deviceforge.com