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Can BlackBerry Benefit From The Recent Samsung/Apple Infringement Case Ruling?

August 26, 2012 by BlackBerry Hank 16 Comments

I started this debate with a co-worker on Friday of last week simply stating that if this ruling against Samsung holds up this would be a wonderful opportunity for BlackBerry to regain some much-needed market share in US.  The question is how can RIM exploit this ruling for its benefit and capitalize to gain lost and new users in the US Market?

I have said plenty of times before that RIM would have a good possibility to sneak in as Samsung and Apple fight over patent rights. Don’t think for one second that RIM is not paying very close attention to the developments in this case and are thinking of ways to benefit from it. To be honest it should have been RIM vs Apple from the get go, but that’s just my own personal opinion and thoughts.

Maybe this is the beginning of a much-needed change in the smart phone market of today. We must maintain diversity so I side with Apple for some of the patent rulings , but we also must not put ourselves in Robot mode as well.  The question still remains, can RIM benefit from the recent Samsung/Apple Infringement Case? Leave us some feedback , we would love to hear your responses!

Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Apple, BlackBerry10, Patent Infringement, RIM, Samsung

Can The BlackBerry Stay in Front of Windows Phone for a Distant 3rd Place in U.S. Smartphone Market Share?

March 12, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 7 Comments

According to a three month ComScore study ending in January 2012, U.S. smartphone market share  is really turning out to be a two pony race.

Google and Apple were the only platforms to increase market share with 2.3% and 1.4% gains respectively.  Research in Motion and Microsoft were the biggest losers shedding 2% and 1%.

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Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Apple, BlackBerry 10, comScore, Microsoft

SMRpodcast #53: All The Comforts Of Home, But, With A Seatbealt In Your Tail

January 31, 2011 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley, Robb Dunewood

  • Recorded: January 30th, 2011
  • Published: January 31st, 2011
  • Duration: 1hr 32min 30sec
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Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Android, Apple, BlackBerry, Google, Microsoft, RIM, SMRPodcast, WP7

SMRpodcast #52: Cannot Pocket My PlayBook In Skinny Jeans

January 24, 2011 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley,Brent Harman, Robb Dunewood

  • Recorded: January 23rd, 2011
  • Published: January 24th, 2011
  • Duration: 1hr 232min 40sec

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SHOW TOPICS

We talk about the Google and Apple Shakeup

  • Robb says that the Google change is no big deal but the Apple one is
  • Rod is wondering if Steve Jobs will call it quits
  • Chris says no way

We discuss Google porting Numbers

  • Rod says that it is too late for him
  • Chris says that he would not do it
  • Robb is wondering about Google Voice quality

We discuss if the Verizon iPhone

  • Rod says he will get one
  • Chris prays that it drops calls
  • Robb says that it probably won’t

Verizon Offering a Phone return deal (to help people get the iPhone)

  • Rod says this is a bad deal for customers
  • Robb says he has no sympathy for anyone who is stuck
  • Chris says this is a mob move for Verizon

Why were there no Windows Phone 7 devices at CES

PICKS OF THE WEEK

  • iGotYa / Photogram ( lost iPhone App / Windows Phone 7 Picture app) Chris Ashley (SimpleMobileReview)
  • Case Mate Pop Case / Spoon Feed (iPhone Case / App) Rod Simmons (SimpleMobileReview)
  • Read It Later (iPad App) Robb Dunewood (RIMarkable)

Opening Song

Simon Says Pharoahe Monch  – iTunes

Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Apple, BlackBerry PlayBook, Google, SMRPodcast, Verizon iPhone, Windows Phone 7

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, Takes Leave Of Absence

January 17, 2011 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

In an email sent out earlier today to Apple employees, Steve Jobs stated  that he would be taking a medical leave of absence…

Team,

At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple’s day to day operations. I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have in place for 2011.

I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, my family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.

Steve

[Source]

Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Apple, Leave of Absence, Steve Jobs

It’s Official… iPhone 4 Head To Verizon Feb. 10th

January 11, 2011 by Robb Dunewood 16 Comments

Update:  We just heard via a Verizon spokesperson that the Verizon iPhone will not come in white…

This should come as no secret to those that read blogs about cell phones…  Verizon has officially announced the iPhone 4 and that it will be available starting Feb. 10th.  The Verizon iPhone 4 will come in both white and black, starts at $199.99 for the 16 GB model, and, unlike AT&T, will support Wi-Fi tethering.

A lot of Verizon BlackBerry users have been saying that they are going to switch to the iPhone as soon as it comes out.  Now that it is here are you sticking to your guns and making the move?

Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone Wi-fi Tethering, Verizon, Verizon iPhone, White iPhone

Both Apple And RIM Soon To Be Overtaken By Android In U.S. Smartphone Market Share

January 3, 2011 by Robb Dunewood 7 Comments

It’s been just over a month since the iPhone overtook the BlackBerry in total U.S. market share and as we begin 2011, Apple still is in the top spot.  This may not be the case for to long, however, because Android is poised to overtake RIM and Apple with the ridiculous growth that the platform is experiencing.

According to November 2010 data, Apple holds 28.6 percent of the U.S. smartphone market up slightly from 27.9 percent in October. Meanwhile, BlackBerry OS slipped again in November to 26.1 percent, down from 27.4 percent in October and 33.9 percent in June. Android OS closed the distance on Apple and RIM reaching 25.8 percent in November, compared to 22.7 percent in October and 15 percent in June.

It’s pretty clear that Android will over take RIM relatively soon.  This would probably be true for Apple as well if it weren’t for the the fact that the iPhone is soon coming to Verizon.  My gut tells me that the Verizon iPhone will become the fast selling smartphone ever and will probably hold of Android for a bit longer, while increasing the speed of the BlackBerry’s decline as the churn of current Verizon BlackBerry users that switch to the iPhone will probably be at all time high levels.

[Via Gigaom]

Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Android, Apple, Google, iPhone, U.S. Smartphone Share, Verizon, Verizon iPhone

Rant: Jim Balsillie On RIM Is Going To Stat Competitive With Apple And Google

December 17, 2010 by Robb Dunewood 10 Comments

During yesterday’s third quarter fiscal 2011 earnings call, Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie had this to say when Rod Hall of JP Morgan essentially asked how RIM is going to stay competitive with Apple and Google getting people to believe that RIM isn’t just playing catch-up…

I think the PlayBook redefines what a tablet should do. I think we’ve articulated some elements of it, and I think this idea of a proprietary SDK and unnecessary apps — though there’s a huge role for apps — I think is going to shift in the market, and I think it’s going to shift very, very quickly. And I think there’s going to be a strong appetite for web fidelity and tool familiarity. And I think there’s going to be a rapid desire for high performance. And I think we’re way ahead on that. And I think CIO friendliness, we’re way ahead on that.

Now, how do you align or go over the top on carriers and content providers? Well, we have different strategies, and that’s fine, and there may be room for more than one model, who knows. And, you know, it’s a very dynamic market. Plus, there’s enormous growth and shifts happening around the world, you know.

How many fronts people want to take on contention, that’s a question you can ask. Do you want to go over the top of banks, do you want to go over the top on content, do you want to go over the top on carriers, do you want to go over the top on video content providers? I mean, who knows, you know? What part of it’s good strategy and what part of it’s a bridge too far? I mean, who knows?

The truth of it is, you really want a lot of it on your smartphone, and you really want a lot of it, we believe, on a tablet. And you fit with your content providers — who are really changing their strategies for mobility, because they want a sustained model — carriers are aggressively trying to change their models, banks are getting involved.

So, I think the PlayBook clearly sets the bar WAY higher on performance, and you’re going to see more. I think the enterprise stuff, we’re seriously extending. I think the BlackBerry is still number one in social collaboration. And I think with the PlayBook and that environment we’re going to set the new standard on performance and tools, very powerful tools. And we’re growing very very fast. So, that’s a lot.

Connected home? I think there’s ways to seamlessly extend what’s going on in the home, and you’re going to see a lot of how we’re doing that, rather than going over the top. But, you know, it may be a prerogative.

But you’re going into some pretty serious plays when you go in the connected home too hard. You have to pay attention to the fact: What’s the role of the satellite company or the cable company in that? The content vendors get fed paying through them. And also, how do you insert ads very well with these content vendors?

There’s a lot of moving parts, but I think we’re just well ahead on the PlayBook, well ahead internationally, and extending very very well. And so, people can have their views on sentiment, but when is it a good entry strategy, and when is it a bridge too far? Who knows? We have turbulent ecosystem right now. How do you work with banks, how do you work with carriers, how do you work with content, how do you work with enterprise ecosystem?

And I think these business models are highly shifting, and if people think there’s just a straight-ahead shot for everybody, and it’s all just predictably extended the way it’s going now, I think that’s a highly questionable assumption. These business models are highly in flux.

One thing I’ve always liked about Jim Balsillie is that if you ask him a question he usually will tell you what he is thinking.  He may wrap lot of other stuff on his mind around his answers that actually end being more interesting than his actual answers, but, answer your questions he will…

[Source]

Filed Under: RIM Tagged With: Apple, BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, Google, Jim Balsillie, Q3 Fiscal 2011 Earnings, RIM

BlackBerry Falls To Number 2 In U.S. Smartphone Market Share

December 1, 2010 by Robb Dunewood 9 Comments

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry no longer sits atop the U.S. smartphone market share hill as it has been knocked down a spot to number two by the iPhone according to Nielsen’s numbers for October 2010. The iPhone has moved up to 27.9% share while the BlackBerry has moved down to 27.5%. Both RIM and Apple, however, lost share to Android who moved up to 22.7% with no sign of slowing down.

Perhaps a bigger issue for Research in Motion and the BlackBerry than its statistical dead heat with the iPhone is that feature phone owners looking to upgrade to a smartphone don’t want BlackBerry devices. Only 11% plan to get a BlackBerry compared to 28% wanting Android devices and 25% wanting iPhones. What may even be more alarming for RIM is that existing BlackBerry users don’t even really want new BlackBerry devices with only 15% looking to get a new BlackBerry.

[Readne]

Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Android, Apple, BlackBerry, RIM, Smartphone market share

BlackBerry Below Average When It Comes To User Satisfaction

September 23, 2010 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

According to a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey the BlackBerry ranks below the industry average when it comes to user satisfaction.  Out of a possible score of 1000 points across 5 categories,  the BlackBerry scored 737 pts, 27 pts behind the industry average placing it 4th on the list behind HTC with 781 pts, Samsung with 791 pts, and Apple, first on the list with 800 pts.

Filed Under: BlackBerry Tagged With: Apple, BlackBerry, HTC, J.D. Power and Associates, RIM, Samsung

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