Right.... Again things are taken out of context..... The only announcement was BB fan night to enter a contest.........
Wrong� Although I�m confident you�re aware of the details, you appear unable or unwilling to grasp why so many people are upset with today�s �big announcement��
July 25, 1:25p PST � RIM tweets
BlackBerry Research In Motion
You got it! New #BlackBerry devices are coming w/ our new OS, BlackBerry 7! Check back tmrw 4 deets on #BB7FanNight. ^CH
July 25, 7:55p PST � post on CrackBerry �9900 on Verizon.com�
July 26, around noon PST � RIM announces win a new BB7 smartphone contest
My guess is not many people knew what BlackBerry Fan Night was and after reading the tweet were expecting �deets� of the coming devices, not a contest. In addition for some, coupled with Verizon spiking the punch with their video slip, a lot of excitement was generated. The letdown experienced by many on this site was inevitable, if not warranted when the only thing announced was a contest to win a phone.
What a joke! Whats shiny new and social... facebook 2.0 was that announcement? What a joke! Shame on you RIM, shame on you.
Shouldn't we expect this from a companyt that doesn't care about their customers and has a very bad CEO imo?
Us Blackberry owners honor our products more than the company mass producing 2 year old technology and passing them off as new products that never seem to come out in a timely manner.
Blow more funds on the squandered Playbook. Good idea Rim ***** management, jmo.
Again, where is there a CONFIRMED date by RIM saying August 3? There is none!
Here is the August 3rd confirmation, via BB Twitter and Facebook feeds:
Welcome to round 1 of #BB7FanNight! Win a NEW #BB7 #smartphone + an invite to the #Toronto Fan Night on 8/3! How? Well�
Ready? Set? Go, Team BlackBerry! Visit @BlackBerry on Twitter now to enter #BB7FanNight for your chance to win a new BlackBerry 7 smartphone of your choice. That's not all! Winners will receive an invitation to welcome our new BlackBerry smartphones at Fan Night in Toronto on August 3! http://tlk.tc/7c7
Again, where is there a CONFIRMED date by RIM saying August 3? There is none!
Here is some more info for you.
BLACKBERRY� #BB7FANNIGHT CONTEST (“CONTEST”) IS SPONSORED BY RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED (“SPONSOR”) AND IS ADMINISTERED BY DANIEL J. EDELMAN, INC. (“CONTEST ADMINISTRATOR”). CONTEST BEGINS ON JULY 26, 2011 AT 12:01 A.M. EASTERN TIME (“ET”) AND ENDS ON JULY 28, 2011 AT 5:00 P.M. ET (“CONTEST PERIOD”). THE #BB7FANNIGHT FAN EVENT WILL BE HELD IN TORONTO, ONTARIO ON AUGUST 3, 2011 (“EVENT”).
There are forty (40) prize packs available to be won (each a “Prize”). Each Prize includes: (i) one (1) BlackBerry� OS 7 smartphone device to be selected at the Event by the Winner and shipped to the Winner once available for sale in Canada;