Comments on: There Are Probably More BlackBerry Storm Users Than You Think

By: jackie

jackie — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:24:21 +0000

maybe you should check the real facts the blackberry is the #1 selling smartphone in the world, period. and the storm being out a lot less time than the cry phone. being number 4 is great, and the fact that att has little or no service in the us. i phone is the big loser. whats the use having a phone that doesnt work.

By: Mark Holle

Mark Holle — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:25:06 +0000

If I follow your form of logic, shouldn’t Apple just fold up their tent when it comes to comparing the Mac to PCs?

Being Number One in sales does not make you the best nor does being Number Four mean you are lame. And it especially doesn’t mean that you will always stay that way. Nothing ever stands still. Competition is good especially when it comes to smartphones. I love my Storm but I am glad there are devices like the Iphone, the Pre and the Droid that force RIM to innovate – Case in point is OS 5.0. You’ll be glad too when Apple has to add even more features to the Iphone when they start to feel a little threatened by Google.

By: Eddie Z.

Eddie Z. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:13 +0000

I agree… Globally, the iPhone will start to outpace RIM because it’s only now starting to show up in other countries like China (just went on sale this week). Domestically, the iPhone has a ways to go before outpacing RIM.

By: Eddie Z.

Eddie Z. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:25:35 +0000

Plus you have to suffer with AT&T… A co-worker of mine left Verizon for AT&T, to get an iPhone, and has regretted the decision ever since.

By: Eddie Z.

Eddie Z. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:21:13 +0000

Blackberry, as a whole, has about 10% more market share than Apple does… I’m sure RIM is happy with that position. And I’m sure that VZW is happy that 3 of the top 5 touchscreen phones are Verizon-exclusive (Dare, Voyager, and Storm).

The Storm was RIM’s first real attempt at a touchscreen phone. I’m not sure that 4th place is bad for a first time effort. I was a little surprised to see the LG Dare and Voyager took 2nd and 3rd place, but considering they are offered at a cheaper contract price, and do not require a data plan like the Storm and other smart phones, I can see why VZW moved a lot of them…

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:52:48 +0000

Apple will only outpace RIM this Quarter as it has released it on more networks, funnily just in time for Christmas when the more gadgety (toyish) iPhone will be bought as gifts.

It only out sells the Storm due to the foolish users that fall for Apple’s marketing and buy a new model each time they come out! where the Storm is a longer term investment like Ben says “Roll Royce” and like “Yugo” iPhone is more likely to go up in smoke.

But the way I am an Apple user and fan, but I have never been interested in the iPhone the firsta nd second models were incomplete as phones and the 3Gs is no better than the Storm or any othe touch screen phone.

I would think Apple iPhone users should worry more about Android devices, i would only ever giev my Storm up for an Android phone but they need some time to mature yet.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:46:31 +0000

The real diference is that the Apple phone is a “Yugo” the Blackberry is a “Rolls Royce”, you apple fanbois cant troll me, I had 2 iPhones. an original and a 3G S, I paid the ETF on the 3G S and bought a BlackBerry Bold and never looked back, it is much more than the iPhone could ever hope to be.

By: iPhone Addict

iPhone Addict — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:56:59 +0000

So what, you’ll be able to say RIM is number one for a few more weeks? Most analyst agree that Apple will outpace RIM this quarter. Your company with a small army of devices can’t outpace Apple which is really just selling the 3G S these days.

By: Patrick Dennison

Patrick Dennison — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:44:58 +0000

@iPhone Addict…

Just like Apple sells more than the iPhone 3G s, they still sell the 3G and you can even get an original iPhone if you look hard enough, RIM sells more than just the BlackBerry Storm.

I know that most iPhone addicts that troll BlackBerry blogs trying to create controversy when there really isn’t any don’t like to hear this, but, Apple and the iPhone are still number 2 when it comes to market share. RIM and the BlackBerry currently hold the number 1 spot. This fact may, and, probably will change at some point, but, for right now, RIM is No. 1….