OT....sort of. My research is not expansive, and could be borderline anecdotal, but I'm sharing with you lads non the less.
In light of BGR's report of slight Market Share increases with BBRY. I quizzed some folks in the know, regarding device availability for employees at the internal BB store (I've discovered this is a good gauge to how well they are selling). For what it's worth, stock on any devices (save for the white Q10) is difficult to come by, the employee store is sold out daily...to the point I am lead to understand, of frustration.
Part in parcel is the fact pricing through BB employee's is so cheap ($99: Z10, Q5, $199: Q10 and $250: Z30), so employee's are snatching them up in droves and selling to friends (to the tune of 25 allowable per employee), the other thou is stock is required for external first, and the limited influx of devices available. It's the fact that BB is having difficulty feeding external first, leaving internal dry is what interests me (The same held true for the first month of the Z10 launch where the device actually sold well for a short period of time). I think it's clear BB does not churn out devices at the rate of their competitors, but potentially having stocking issues is interesting non the less, and lends credibility to the report BB is seeing some slight increases. In essence, BB is buying a bit of share back with some of the amazing deals on their devices.
The argument has been made on here for a long time, that the turn around takes time, and if it holds true that BB this past quarter is able to put more BB10 in the hands of people that appreciate them (even thou it is at reduced prices), this bodes well, as we all know market share is momentum based.
Time will tell, but I thought I should share this