The document discusses the significant impact of the iPhone on the smartphone industry, highlighting its influence on market shares and competitors like Nokia and RIM. It provides various references to articles and reviews that track smartphone rankings and features from 2006 to 2010. The timeline illustrates the rise of the iPhone and its implications for other smartphone manufacturers.

1. The WRECKING BALL effect of
the iPhone on smartphones
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2. BEST OF 2006
from cnet.com http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6452_7-6555456.html

3. JUNE 2007, AT&T

6. BEST OF 2007
from cnet.com http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6452_7-6600061.html

7. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/rim-blackberry-iphone,6337.html

8. OCTOBER 2008, AT&T

12. DECEMBER 2008, AT&T

13. http://appadvice.com/appnn/2009/03/apple-gains-smartphone-marketshare-in-2008/

17. Smartphone market share 4th Quarter 2010
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/01/android-beats-nokia-apple-rim-in-2010-but-firm-warns-about-2011.ars

18. NOVEMBER 2010
from PCWorld http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/compare?p=652079&p=712256&p=526735&p=545030&p=560080&p=374818

19. NOVEMBER 2010
from PCWorld http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/compare?p=652079&p=712256&p=526735&p=545030&p=560080&p=374818