According to the results from a recent ChangeWave survey on Mobile Operating System Preferences of mostly North American respondents, the BlackBerry has hit its lowest level ever with just 4%of consumers planing to get a new smartphone within the next 90 days preferring to get a BlackBerry. Comparatively speaking, 48% of respondents planning to get a new smartphone in the next 90 days said they prefer to get an iPhone.
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Windows Phone 7
SMRpodcast #73: The Switch To Windows Phone
Episode #73 of the SMRpodcast: The Switch to Windows Phone, has been recorded and is now available online. We talk a lot about all the drama going on at RIM with the anonymous letter and RIM’s anonymous response. Rod gets a new Windows Phone 7 device that he absolutely loves, but, I still don’t think Microsoft is doing enough to give WP7 a real chance against Android and the iPhone, and, we’ve got our picks.
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SMRpodcast #52: Cannot Pocket My PlayBook In Skinny Jeans
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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
SMRpodcast #51 — BlackBerry Is About To Get Rolled
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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley,Brent Harman, Robb Dunewood
- Recorded: January 16th, 2011
- Published: January 17th, 2011
- Duration: 1hr 31min 31sec
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SHOW TOPICS
CES
- We cover some of the announcement from CES
- Rod talks about the Playbook as one of the best devices
- Brent said he has no interest in the Motorola Atrix
- Robb got an iPad
We discuss if the Verizon iPhone will impact Android sales
- Robb says no
- Brent says no
- Chris says yes
- Rod says yes
- hard discussion begins
We discuss Google
- Rod is wondering if anyone cares about Chrome OS
- Chris says no
- Robb isn’t sure where they will fit in
- Brent makes the case on how Chrome OS will work
BlackBerry Playbook
- Rod mentions that the Playbook is coming out on Sprint
- Robb clarifies that they are getting the 4G device everyone else can get the WIFI
Why were there no Windows Phone 7 devices at CES
- Chris says that the Mobile World Congress is more the venue for Microsoft and Phone 7
- Argument ensues
PICKS OF THE WEEK
- Nook Color (eReader) Brent Harman (SimpleMobileReview)
- Wireless Tether for Root Users ( tethering app for Android) Robb Dunewood (RIMarkable)
- The Passage by Justin Cronin / Vlingo for BlackBerry (eBook / App) Rod Simmons (SimpleMobileReview)
- momentum / Rise of Glory (BlackBerry Expense App / Windows Phone 7 Game) Chris Ashley (SimpleMobileReview)
Opening Song
Santa Clause Is Coming Town by Pleasure – Amazon
SMRpodcast #45: The Switch
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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley, Robb Dunewood
Recorded: November 16th, 2010
Published: November 17th, 2010
Duration: 1hr 22min 45sec
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BlackBerry To Maintain Top Spot Among Smartphones Until 2015
Despite the onslaught of rival smartphones like the iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone 7, Research in Motion will maintain the top spot when it comes to worldwide market share until 2015, according to a study from ABI Research.
The study found that RIM will lose market share by 2015. The research firm expects RIM’s BlackBerry to maintain 26% of the mobile operating system world market by 2015, matched by Google’s Android OS with 26%. Nokia’s Symbian OS will take 16%, Microsoft Windows OS 11% and Apple iOS 14%.
What do you think? If RIM continues to lose share as fast as they have for last two quarters they will lose their spot atop the smartphone market share hill much sooner than 2015. Can RIM do enough to hold their competitors off for the next 4 years or so? Time will certainly tell…
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Dell Dumps 25,000 BlackBerry Devices For Windows Phone 7
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Dell has announced that it plans to move its 25,000 employees off of the BlackBerry platform and on to its own device, the Dell Venue Pro, which runs Windows Phone 7 from Microsoft.
“Clearly in this decision we are competing with RIM, because we’re kicking them out,” the computer maker’s chief financial officer, Brian Gladden, said in an interview.
“We actually had a conversation last night around creating a site on eBay where we can actually sell these BlackBerry devices” that employees return, Mr. Gladden said. He added that he hasn’t told RIM of his plans, adding, “it’s not clear to them the scope of what we’re doing.”
Mark Guibert, RIM’s senior vice president of corporate marketing dismissed the move as a publicity stunt…
“We find it highly unlikely that they will actually save any money with this move and far more likely they were looking for a little free publicity…”
Personally I don’t think that there is any doubt that this is a publicity stunt… When’s the last time you heard of someone buying a phone from Dell? The problem for RIM, however, is that Dell isn’t the only manufacturer coming after the BlackBerry with Windows Phone 7 in the enterprise…
Simple Mobile Review Podcast #40: Did You Call Me Fat?
Episode #40 of the SMRPodcast is up and ready for download. This week we talk Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7, and Windows Phone 7…
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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley, Robb Dunewood
Recorded: October 12th, 2010
Published: October 13th, 2010
Duration: 1hr 16min 0sec
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Why Isn’t RIM Hyping Up The Next BlackBerry OS?
Two months ago today Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7, the all new Windows mobile operating system that will be a lot more like the Zune than it is the current version of Windows Mobile. Windows Phone 7 isn’t an upgrade, but, a completely new direction in mobile operating systems for Microsoft. Even though Windows Phone 7 isn’t due out until the latter part of this year, I know all this because, to put it mildly, Microsoft has been hyping Windows Phone 7 up beyond all belief…
I’m not sure if RIM has noticed, but, a lot of BlackBerry users are dissatisfied with the BlackBerry, particularly the BlackBerry OS and its lack of general “coolness” when compared to… well… pretty much everything else. A real problem this year for RIM will be customer churn, as long-time, die-hard, BlackBerry fanatics that automatically update to the latest and greatest BlackBerry every couple of years, are increasingly looking at alternatives like the iPhone, Android, and even Windows Phone 7.
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Guest Post: Is it Time for Blackberry Users to Ride the Windows Phone 7 Bus?
Chris Ashley from Simple Mobile Review shares his thoughts on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 and the BlackBerry
As I was watching all the news coming out of the Mobile World Congress about Windows Phone 7 I could not help but think about the rumors of Microsoft buying RIM. It would be hard and almost impossible to deny that a Blackberry is the most efficient messaging device on the market today. But, it suffers from many of the same problems of Windows Mobile. RIM and Microsoft are playing catchup to Apple and Google as it relates to consumer features on mobile phones. The announcements if, lived up to, will reestablish Microsoft as a player in the mobile phone market again.
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