Indosat Launches BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry 8800 in Indonesia

Indosat and Research in Motion yesterday introduced the BlackBerry Curve, and the BlackBerry 8800 to Indosat customers in Indonesia.

Our cooperation with RIM is part of our strategy and commitment to continuously enhance our service to customers,” said Mr. Guntur S. Siboro, Marketing Director at Indosat. “We are excited at the launch of these smartphones, as they are instrumental in providing the rich mobile experience that today’s mobile users are seeking.

Read the full press release here…

Written by Robb Dunewood on November 9th, 2007 with 3 comments.
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RIM CEO Thinks The iPhone Virtual Keyboard Sucks

Research in Motion co-CEO, Mike Lazaridis didn’t actually say that the iPhone keyboard sucks, however, he did say, “The iPhone has severe limitations when it comes to effortless typing.”

“Big Mike” does bring up a valid point, but, so would anyone who came back at him with, “What about the BlackBerry 8800?”, but I digress.

Lazaridis, did, however, tell European reporters that “Apple undeniably accelerated the drive to smart phones. It educated the consumer to the benefits of these types of phones. We saw our sales go up with AT&T after the iPhone came out.”

So, Lazaridis isn’t really impressed with the iPhone, however, he is grateful to Steve Jobs for hyping the thing up as much as he did.

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Written by Robb Dunewood on November 9th, 2007 with 22 comments.
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