ORIGINAL: luv2flyrc
I don't have any industry stats but, all you have to do is look around or ask the local shops and you will realize that Spektrum clearly dominates the market with the most share. The local shop has told me that Spek outsells Futaba 10 to 1.
You have to hand it to them, they've been on the scene for about 5 years and have clobbered all the other players to become #1. Futaba guys can cry all they want about Futaba being a better product but, it doesn't matter; people have voted with their wallets and Spek is currently the winner.
BTW, the connection between JR and Spektrum is that JR licences Spektrums RF technology. Spektrum is owned by Horizon Hobby.
Mike
The original DX6 came out in 2005, which makes the brand about 7 years on the market. The DX7 came out in late 2006 or 2007, as I recall. I got my original DX6 at the AMA show in CA in early 2006.
Early on Spektrum used an earlier generation of JR TX units to start their radio line, the original DX6 and the DX7. Starting with the DX6i and newer, Spektrum started making their own TX units. There was also a number of examples of rebranded JR servos in the Spektrum lineup early on.