Blackberry beats iPhone, my two cents worth
Tuesday 5th May, 2009I have been following the news articles around the Blackberry mobile device sales beating out the iphone in first quarter. First off I I really don't care what the results are honestly, it doesn't affect me either way. However, I am really getting tired of what I would consider is poor reporting. Here is a quote from the article:
"Verizon Wireless' aggressive marketing of the BlackBerry Storm, and its buy-one-get-one BlackBerry promotion to its large customer base, contributed to RIM capturing three of the top five positions (in U.S. smartphone sales)," NPD's Ross Rubin said in a statement. "The more familiar, and less expensive, Curve benefited from these giveaways and was able to leapfrog the iPhone, due to its broader availability on the four major U.S. national carriers."
The results reverse a trend that at one point last year had the iPhone outselling all Blackberries combined.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/tech_guide/2009/05/05/2009-05-05_blackberry_curve_outselling_iphone.html#ixzz0EgvTnkRN&B
How about a few facts about the iPhone. For instance, is there anyone out there that doesn't not know that Apple is getting ready to release a new model. I personally know of a handful of people that would buy an iPhone right now, if it weren't for the fact that the release dates is so close. Then there are the people that will never buy an iPhone from AT&T because of bad experiences with the company, meaning its doing amazingly well given the fact that one retailer has exclusive selling rights. Most have to wait or dump their contract to get one.
The Blackberry Storm and Curve are the most recent devices available, plus their apps store was released earlier this year, which created buzz.
In my opinion Blackberry had to do something, as there is a big shake up coming to the smart phone market this summer. The Palm Pre device is looming, with a lot marketing hype. (can you tell I am not convinced, not one report I have read has supplied a good reason as to why it is a better option to the other smartphones, just hype! Someone needs a head slap on the price too!) The Apple iPhone is poised for some major changes, new OS version, new hardware, and possible changes to the app store. Lastly there is the Android device from T-Moble, which is generating interest based on it open development platform.
RIM should be happy about Q1 as the only Quarter it will beat any other device this year in sales. The competition is about to heat up all summer long,
"Verizon Wireless' aggressive marketing of the BlackBerry Storm, and its buy-one-get-one BlackBerry promotion to its large customer base, contributed to RIM capturing three of the top five positions (in U.S. smartphone sales)," NPD's Ross Rubin said in a statement. "The more familiar, and less expensive, Curve benefited from these giveaways and was able to leapfrog the iPhone, due to its broader availability on the four major U.S. national carriers."
The results reverse a trend that at one point last year had the iPhone outselling all Blackberries combined.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/tech_guide/2009/05/05/2009-05-05_blackberry_curve_outselling_iphone.html#ixzz0EgvTnkRN&B
How about a few facts about the iPhone. For instance, is there anyone out there that doesn't not know that Apple is getting ready to release a new model. I personally know of a handful of people that would buy an iPhone right now, if it weren't for the fact that the release dates is so close. Then there are the people that will never buy an iPhone from AT&T because of bad experiences with the company, meaning its doing amazingly well given the fact that one retailer has exclusive selling rights. Most have to wait or dump their contract to get one.
The Blackberry Storm and Curve are the most recent devices available, plus their apps store was released earlier this year, which created buzz.
In my opinion Blackberry had to do something, as there is a big shake up coming to the smart phone market this summer. The Palm Pre device is looming, with a lot marketing hype. (can you tell I am not convinced, not one report I have read has supplied a good reason as to why it is a better option to the other smartphones, just hype! Someone needs a head slap on the price too!) The Apple iPhone is poised for some major changes, new OS version, new hardware, and possible changes to the app store. Lastly there is the Android device from T-Moble, which is generating interest based on it open development platform.
RIM should be happy about Q1 as the only Quarter it will beat any other device this year in sales. The competition is about to heat up all summer long,
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