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- Yes!!! BlackBerry needs to move to desktop support.
BBM Is likely just a cross platform ad for BlackBerry for a couple of years. I figure that if you buy a BlackBerry phone then BBM should be free and clear of ads, and if you are on another platform then you either pay a couple of bucks, or you get ads.
Posted via CB10 on a Z10 root device!
Hi Bugmapper,
I believe the ads are already in place for bbm in the form of channels. If bbm goes cross platform, and establishes a large user base, would you as a company be interested in being on the recommended channels page to market your brand?
Not to mention if they can milk brand/account verification as well for companies and celebs.Last edited by spike12; 07-24-13 at 12:07 AM.
bungaboy likes this.07-23-13 11:46 PMLike 1 -
What you should be thankful for is a relatively inexpensive lesson about the stock market.
Dictated to my iPad Mini using Tapatalk07-24-13 12:51 AMLike 3 - Since Heins was predicting the Z10 to outsell the q5 and q10 3:1, we better hope Heins is wrong - I don't know about the Q10 but the Q5 has been priced wrong and I think there is a good chance that it will lead to a miss.07-24-13 03:38 AMLike 0
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I see the A10 as the next possible boost for Blackberry, the problem I do see is that most current Blackberry diehards will be the main customers for the A10. This means they will be dumping their Z and Q units for A units.
Blackberry's main problem is getting "new" users to bite and unless they come up with something really good to attract them, the A10 will not be enough.Robert Halloran likes this.07-24-13 04:59 AMLike 1 -
Sort of supply and demand. Right now there is not great demand so prices should be lower to get the devices in more hands and create a demand. Then prices of FUTURE devices can be higher once the demand is established.
Is economics 101. Why does BlackBerry not get this. I have feeling that they want to make BB10 devices seem like premium devices and as such price them as premium devices...... but that's not the right philosophy right now.
Posted via CB10m0de25 likes this.07-24-13 06:05 AMLike 1 -
- In university I was taught to either go for high price and lower sales expectations or lower price and higher sales expectations.
Sort of supply and demand. Right now there is not great demand so prices should be lower to get the devices in more hands and create a demand. Then prices of FUTURE devices can be higher once the demand is established.
Is economics 101. Why does BlackBerry not get this. I have feeling that they want to make BB10 devices seem like premium devices and as such price them as premium devices...... but that's not the right philosophy right now.
Posted via CB1007-24-13 06:08 AMLike 0 -
On another thread, someone commented that the way to think about it is the same sort of relationship between the SG4 and the Note - so if that is the case, given Z10 sales, I would think the answer is going to be "badly" - especially because it might well be that the pent-up demand from BBRY fans has been 'used up' on the Z10.
I just don't see what the secret sauce is.
Marketing and advertising has been called out but I think the timing of having to compete against MS/Nokia for the third spot with both customers and carriers has had an impact - or to put it another way - there might be a demand for a third player but if two challengers appear at the same time, they split the potential market between them allowing neither to dominate.Robert Halloran likes this.07-24-13 06:17 AMLike 1 -
Regarding the A10, I am hoping that it will be called Z11 or something like that to indicate an evolution of the Z10.
Posted via CB1007-24-13 06:27 AMLike 2 - I can not agree and think they need to separate it from the Z10 which is now FREE due to it's sales!07-24-13 06:31 AMLike 0
- Hi Bugmapper,
I believe the ads are already in place for bbm in the form of channels. If bbm goes cross platform, and establishes a large user base, would you as a company be interested in being on the recommended channels page to market your brand?
Not to mention if they can milk brand/account verification as well for companies and celebs.spike12 likes this.07-24-13 06:59 AMLike 1 - In university I was taught to either go for high price and lower sales expectations or lower price and higher sales expectations.
Sort of supply and demand. Right now there is not great demand so prices should be lower to get the devices in more hands and create a demand. Then prices of FUTURE devices can be higher once the demand is established.
Is economics 101. Why does BlackBerry not get this. I have feeling that they want to make BB10 devices seem like premium devices and as such price them as premium devices...... but that's not the right philosophy right now.
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Just as an FYI... the Z10 is $649 and the Q10 is $699 to government employees in Canada. I suspect many other organizations will also be paying that price. (Although they are not yet ready to distribute - the prices are posted)07-24-13 07:07 AMLike 3 - That is list price for outright purchase for anyone in Canada at present. Too bad they wouldn't offer Government employees a discount.07-24-13 07:20 AMLike 3
- Hopefully QNX is a piece of this?
Technology for cars to talk to each other urged
Associated Press
July-23-13 5:46 PM GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators are recommending the government set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other and then require the technology be installed in all new vehicles.
The National Transportation Safety Board made the recommendation Tuesday in response to fatal school bus accidents at intersections in New Jersey and Florida last year.
Vehicles equipped with the technology can continuously communicate over wireless networks, exchanging information on location, direction and speed 10 times a second. A computer analyzes the information and issues danger warnings to drivers, often before they can see the other vehicle.
NTSB officials said the technology holds great promise to reduce deaths and injuries caused by crashes at intersections.plasmid_boy likes this.07-24-13 07:22 AMLike 1 -
Posted via CB1007-24-13 07:31 AMLike 0 -
- Ok... lets not get confused with giving a product away for free and getting a product free with contract. I know you know the difference but man, you're not relaying it.07-24-13 07:48 AMLike 6
- No... just pending as of 8 am today. But prices are listed. Just letting everyone remember that GoC does not pay fire sale prices.07-24-13 08:05 AMLike 3
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Posted via CB1007-24-13 08:05 AMLike 0 - No no no... gov employees are not using their own money so they should pay full price. They get a free blackberry that they can use 24 hours a day so lets soak them for full retail price. - As are all other agencies. No discounts for brand new, top of the line, best in security equipment.07-24-13 08:10 AMLike 4
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