Comments on: Are Next-Gen BlackBerrys Coming Out Too Close To Each Other? http://www.rimarkable.com/are-next-gen-blackberrys-coming-out-too-close-to-each-other The Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:54:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: david_ukhttp://www.rimarkable.com/are-next-gen-blackberrys-coming-out-too-close-to-each-other/comment-page-1#comment-117780 david_uk Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:25:47 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/?p=2779#comment-117780 "I think, however, RIM forgets that with the exception of Verizon, carrier loyalty really doesn’t mean much."May be so generally, but I'd have thought that users with BB data plans will think twice before jumping ship. Small print, ie extra for BES? 3G coverage? Billing issues? Roaming costs?The devil you know etc... “I think, however, RIM forgets that with the exception of Verizon, carrier loyalty really doesn’t mean much.”

May be so generally, but I’d have thought that users with BB data plans will think twice before jumping ship. Small print, ie extra for BES? 3G coverage? Billing issues? Roaming costs?

The devil you know etc…

]]> By: Robb Dunewoodhttp://www.rimarkable.com/are-next-gen-blackberrys-coming-out-too-close-to-each-other/comment-page-1#comment-117773 Robb Dunewood Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:23:26 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/?p=2779#comment-117773 @gquaglia,I didn't say that that the Storm would outsell the BlackBerry.What I said was that more AT&T BlackBerry users will leave AT&T to get the Storm than Verizon BlackBerry users leave Verizon iPhone. @gquaglia,

I didn’t say that that the Storm would outsell the BlackBerry.

What I said was that more AT&T BlackBerry users will leave AT&T to get the Storm than Verizon BlackBerry users leave Verizon iPhone.

]]> By: gquagliahttp://www.rimarkable.com/are-next-gen-blackberrys-coming-out-too-close-to-each-other/comment-page-1#comment-117765 gquaglia Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:41:30 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/?p=2779#comment-117765 <blockquote>I’d be willing to bet that AT&T to Verizon churn to get the Storm will be greater than Verizon to AT&T to get the iPhone.</blockquote>Keep dreaming. The Storm will sell well, but don't think for a minute it will outsell the iphone.

I’d be willing to bet that AT&T to Verizon churn to get the Storm will be greater than Verizon to AT&T to get the iPhone.

Keep dreaming. The Storm will sell well, but don’t think for a minute it will outsell the iphone.

]]> By: joellhttp://www.rimarkable.com/are-next-gen-blackberrys-coming-out-too-close-to-each-other/comment-page-1#comment-117740 joell Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/?p=2779#comment-117740 "I pointed out how the 800k fewer unit sales vs. the iPhone last quarter will most likely change in the next two quarters when ‘all’ of the new RIM models are released"are you also taking into account possible counter moves by apple?what happens if apple lowers the price of the current iPhones or introduces a $100 iPhone nano or make it available on multiple carriers?apple certainly won't just sit back and watch RIM regain their lead without trying to fend them off. “I pointed out how the 800k fewer unit sales vs. the iPhone last quarter will most likely change in the next two quarters when ‘all’ of the new RIM models are released”

are you also taking into account possible counter moves by apple?

what happens if apple lowers the price of the current iPhones or introduces a $100 iPhone nano or make it available on multiple carriers?

apple certainly won’t just sit back and watch RIM regain their lead without trying to fend them off.

]]> By: bluehorseshoehttp://www.rimarkable.com/are-next-gen-blackberrys-coming-out-too-close-to-each-other/comment-page-1#comment-117728 bluehorseshoe Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:50:46 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/?p=2779#comment-117728 Yeah...it's going to be a crazy quarter for RIM. I pointed out how the 800k fewer unit sales vs. the iPhone last quarter will most likely change in the next two quarters when 'all' of the new RIM models are released. What I'm going to find interesting is how they market the Javelin in the first half of next year after all these releases. Consumer or Business? Both? Sure, but then what about the Bold? And which carrier gets it first?They do need to spread the releases out a bit to share the spotlight, but I think they do it this way because the releases are just before the holidays and multiple releases can hide one failed release in it's quarterly reporting...or at least cushion it and not create an emphasis on that particular model if the other models are doing well in sales.One Storm, one Javelin and I think I'm done for the next year or so. Yeah…it’s going to be a crazy quarter for RIM. I pointed out how the 800k fewer unit sales vs. the iPhone last quarter will most likely change in the next two quarters when ‘all’ of the new RIM models are released. What I’m going to find interesting is how they market the Javelin in the first half of next year after all these releases. Consumer or Business? Both? Sure, but then what about the Bold? And which carrier gets it first?

They do need to spread the releases out a bit to share the spotlight, but I think they do it this way because the releases are just before the holidays and multiple releases can hide one failed release in it’s quarterly reporting…or at least cushion it and not create an emphasis on that particular model if the other models are doing well in sales.

One Storm, one Javelin and I think I’m done for the next year or so.

]]> By: Scotthttp://www.rimarkable.com/are-next-gen-blackberrys-coming-out-too-close-to-each-other/comment-page-1#comment-117727 Scott Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:43:13 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/?p=2779#comment-117727 It'd help if they'd stop letting their partners release phones like the G1 right against their products. Perl Flip vs G1, no-brainer as to which one people choose. It’d help if they’d stop letting their partners release phones like the G1 right against their products. Perl Flip vs G1, no-brainer as to which one people choose.

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