Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry & HTC Android an' Droid Top U.S. Smartphones, Says ComScore

Apple was the top maker of smartphones owned in the United States from March through May, 2011, with 26.6% of the market reported ComScore.

RIM's BlackBerry had 24.7% of the market, while HTC's Android and Droid smartphones equaled 11.8%.  Motorola had 11.4% of the market, and Samsung made 8.9%.

76.8 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in May 2011, up 11 percent from the preceding three-month period.

Google Android ranked as the top operating system with 38.1 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers, up 5.1 percentage points.  Apple strengthened its Number 2 position with 26.6 percent of the smartphone market, up 1.4 percentage points.  RIM ranked third with 24.7 percent share, followed by Microsoft (5.8 percent) and Palm (2.4 percent).