While Palm’s share of the global PDA market slipped from 50.4 percent in 2000 to 38.6 percent in 2001, the company maintained its dominant number one position in the marketplace, according to a new report from Dataquest. Handspring captured second place once again, nudging its marketshare to 12.6 percent, while Compaq more than doubled its share to 9.8 percent. Overall, PDA shipments in 2001 totaled 13.1 million units, up 18 percent from the previous year.