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vsharm01 Ok so after reading 13 pages of this thread i must educate everuone about some stuff:
1) RIM DOESN'T SET THE PRICES OF THE PHONES, THE CARRIERS DO. This has never been any different and wont change any time soon.
2) WHAT DO PAST DEVICES HAVE TO DO WITH THESE ONES?! Do not bring short comings of an older device and say it will happen on the newer ones. This new lineup of bb's put all past devices to shame with its hardware. Its simple, if you haven't used them or read enough about them, then do not compare to previous devices as these are in another league.
3) YOU CANNOT HAVE ALL FEATURES OF EVERY PHONE! Just as how the iPhones and Androids dont have a good battery life and any decent qwerty keyboards, bb's also have their flaws (such as allocated app storage). If every phone was made with 2g processor and 4" touch screen running os over9000 then the manufactures would have to top that device the next year and so on, and users wouldnt buy a new phone every year or 2. Look at the first iPhone and compare it to the current iPhone and see how they added features slowly over time to build a foundation.
4) WHAT THE HECK DOES MARKET SHARE HAVE TO DO WITH THE PHONES?! When i saw these new devices i was like "OMG SHINEY BBZZZZZZZ!!!" and then proceeded to YouTube/Google search images and videos of the phone and its features. I didn't go on Google and search their market share or their stock prices!!! Buy a phone that works for you, not the most popular one on the market with the fastest processor! **** guys get real! When people see your phone they just ask u "which model it is and how much u get it for?" Thats it! If you think RIM is dead, that's good for you, here's a cookie, but i fail to understand what that has to do with the phone being a good upgrade or not.
5) STAY ON TOPIC PEOPLE! The title for this topic is "is anybody else dissapointed with the 9900 price point?" No where do i see "hey guys, just wanted to make this post so we can insult each other about our opinions." Please this is a forum and its every members right and privilege to post, but its also a responsibility to keep on topic. All other discussions can be done in another topic or PM.
6) LOVE HOW YOU GUYS ARE MAKING FUN OF THE POOR, REAL CLASSY. Seriously, really? If a guy doesn't wanna buy a case it makes him poor? I dont even wanna talk about this because its just ignorant of these people to say that. Be ashamed of yourself.
Please guys, calm down and stay on topic.