IDC’s latest Worldwide Handheld QView report is in and the numbers aren’t good for PDAs. Despite some seasonal growth in Q4 ‘06, overall sales year-on-year still declined. In total, 5.5 million handhelds were sold in 2006, down 28.5% from 7.6 million sold in ‘05. Palm is still the market leader with a clear majority of sales, but year-on-year dropped almost 43% - most likely due to the fact the company didn’t release any new handhelds in ‘06.

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