- If 2.0 is really just around the corner, why is RIM still slashing prices?
$149 for a 32GB at Telus, that is starting to sound like the end.
Think HP had the same price when they pulled out of the tablet game?
Surely it would have been better to wait a couple weeks for 2.0 to hit,
and then sell at a higher price with the new demand ...02-03-12 07:26 AMLike 0 - Sith_ApprenticeMod Team EmeritusRIM is slashing prices because 2.0 is around the corner lol.
Also the 3G/LTE versions should be in a couple months as well.02-03-12 07:27 AMLike 2 -
- So many things they do with the Playbook just leave you shaking your head.
At the end of November,
the $199,$299, $399 pricing was a massive success.
They were selling out instantly everywhere, big big demand.
What does RIM do... end the sale.
In the weeks since they have had to reduce prices even more.
Now this strange timing, $149 for a 32GB tablet,
when $199 / 32 I'm sure once 2.0 hit would have sold them all out anyhow?
Could 3G/LTE version be released along side 2.0 be the reason?02-03-12 07:36 AMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesSo many things they do with the Playbook just leave you shaking your head.
At the end of November,
the $199,$299, $399 pricing was a massive success.
They were selling out instantly everywhere, big big demand.
What does RIM do... end the sale.
In the weeks since they have had to reduce prices even more.
Now this strange timing, $149 for a 32GB tablet,
when $199 / 32 I'm sure once 2.0 hit would have sold them all out anyhow?
Could 3G/LTE version be released along side 2.0 be the reason?02-03-12 07:39 AMLike 0 - Sith_ApprenticeMod Team EmeritusSo many things they do with the Playbook just leave you shaking your head.
At the end of November,
the $199,$299, $399 pricing was a massive success.
They were selling out instantly everywhere, big big demand.
What does RIM do... end the sale.
In the weeks since they have had to reduce prices even more.
Now this strange timing, $149 for a 32GB tablet,
when $199 / 32 I'm sure once 2.0 hit would have sold them all out anyhow?
Could 3G/LTE version be released along side 2.0 be the reason?02-03-12 07:43 AMLike 0 -
- I would think it's because they want more people with Blackberry tablets so the developers take note and start pumping out more apps before the launch of their next tablet.02-03-12 07:47 AMLike 2
- Who knows, looks like a Telus/Rim venture, looking at the sale memo posted ?
Yes, the BlackBerry PlayBook will be dropped to $149.99 (16GB and 32GB) | MobileSyrup.comauto208562 likes this.02-03-12 07:53 AMLike 1 -
- Exactly, it has nothing to do with RIM, and everything to do with whatever Telus is thinking/planning...maybe Telus knows something about the purported 3G/4G/LTE PB the rest of us only speculate o, and just want to clear wi-fi only PB's to make room for the new model; who knows and who cares? Same with the latest Apple iPhone 4S...Apple didn't have a sale on Christmas day, but the local Best Buy had a Christmas day only sale of the iPhone 4S for $99.00 for the 16 GB phone with upgrade/new 2 year contract.
It's not the "end" for RIM or that they're dropping tablets.02-03-12 07:55 AMLike 0 - It's spreading Blacks.ca just dropped the 32GB to $149 as well,
dont think that is Telus sale
Update - Telus owns Blacks !
Black's - Product (Blackberry Playbook 32GB WiFi)Last edited by Sonic77; 02-03-12 at 08:10 AM.
02-03-12 07:59 AMLike 0 - Just got an email from Office Depot advertising 199/249/299 which are not as low as Telus but are available in store/online in US
Great deals on laptops and morepbnb likes this.02-03-12 08:04 AMLike 1 - It's spreading Blacks.ca just dropped the 32GB to $149 as well,
dont think that is Telus sale
Black's - Product (Blackberry Playbook 32GB WiFi)02-03-12 08:05 AMLike 0 - It's spreading Blacks.ca just dropped the 32GB to $149 as well,
dont think that is Telus sale
Black's - Product (Blackberry Playbook 32GB WiFi)
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20..._black_090908/
It makes sense that a cellular company wants to clear our wifi only units so they can sell PlayBooks with the cellular radios in them, along with a cellular contract.
Just got a 32gb at a local Telus store. Last and only one they had in stock. They would not or could not order more. For that price I wanted two. I took my receipt over to Walmart and they price matched and sold me a 32gb at the $149.Last edited by robsteve; 02-03-12 at 08:09 AM. Reason: url
02-03-12 08:06 AMLike 0 - Isn't Blacks owned by Telus?
Telus buys out Black's Photo for $28 million | CTV News
It makes sense that a cellular company wants to clear our wifi only units so they can sell PlayBooks with the cellular radios in them, along with a cellular contract.02-03-12 08:09 AMLike 0 - The old Radio Shack stores in Canada, later renamed to The Source, were bought by Bell at about the same time. The cellular companies probably found it was cheaper to buy a retailer with retail electronics distribution outlets/stores than to pay the costs of opening more phone stores.02-03-12 08:12 AMLike 0
- The old Radio Shack stores in Canada, later renamed to The Source, were bought by Bell at about the same time. The cellular companies probably found it was cheaper to buy a retailer with retail electronics distribution outlets/stores than to pay the costs of opening more phone stores.Tre Lawrence likes this.02-03-12 08:15 AMLike 1
- When I saw the USA Radio Shack stock plunge this week I was thinking RIM should buy them to create a retail experience in the USA.02-03-12 08:28 AMLike 0
- 2 more of my friends are buying playbooks because of this new sale. Now i officially know more people with playbooks than ipads.02-03-12 08:31 AMLike 3
- Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesI agree. They don't need to even start big... regional or per state. I would love that.02-03-12 08:32 AMLike 0
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