BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B being sold on Ebay
So I was on eBay and I searched BlackBerry 10 for the heck of it, and i found this post. Apparently some guy is selling his Dev Alpha B for nearly 1000$
Heres the link if you guys want to check it out;
Unreleased Rim Demo Phone RARE Blackberry 10 Dev Alpha | eBay
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B being sold on Ebay
or better yet if RIM bought the device from the buyer.
whatever would happen to the developer and rim's relationship.
hopefully the seller does not attached to any big app dev company. this might get ugly.
I'd say he done a stupid unthinkable action.
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Re: BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B being sold on Ebay
Well he does list himself as being from Folsom, CA. Home of Folsom State Prison...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folsom_State_Prison
Re: BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B being sold on Ebay
So honestly, as a Blackberry fan, I would buy the Dev Alpha devices if they were affordable. I think it would be cool to own a prototype device. But I would probably buy it directly from RIM instead of someone else...
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B being sold on Ebay
You sure can! So long as you submit a "built for BlackBerry app" and do it within 10 days http://forums.crackberry.com/mobiquo/emoji/E105.png
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BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B being sold on Ebay
The Dev Alpha CANNOT be exchanged for a new BB10 phone, because each Dev Alpha is registered to a person who signed an agreement form with RIM, and they have all the contact info on you.
If a buyer of the Dev Alpha tries to trade it in to RIM, whether or not they make an app, their info WILL NOT match the RIM database and, as Ricky Ricardo would say, "you gots lots of esplaining to do". :-)
Not only that, but then RIM will also know the original dev who sold it, because as far as I know, the serial numbers are on the phone and RIM recorded who received all of the Dev Alphas.
Secondly...
Why would someone pay $1000 for a Dev Alpha, then work hard to make an app to submit, just to get a new BB10 phone? Even if it was possible using someone else's Dev Apha (which it is not, and sure to raise red flags)... Why not just spend $1000 directly and buy an unlocked new BB10 when it comes out???
I believe this eBay sale is an attempt by a "developer" (and in quotes meaning someone who is not seriously a developer, or has no honor professionally, or may even be a stolen device from someone) to cash in and run. Any normal decent human being and professional developer who signed an agreement with RIM would never do this for any amount of money.
RIM and eBay should be notified and the seller pinned down to verify whether it is a real developer who attended a Blackberry Jam or perhaps stole it from someone.
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