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I was really looking forward to RIM's rise in the smartphone world and the new Storm with QNX, but after this last interview with Mike, I am really bummed out. He should be a politician, because he has the "artful dodger" down pat. He was directly asked several times about the new OS for phones and when me may see it; he almost seemed insulted that we were questioning their current OS. It seems as long as they are selling phones to 3rd world countries that look at the current BB as a "godsend" and they can still tap into that market and make money, the h$ll with the US.
You can say he can't divulge company secrets/strategy, but he could certainly have been more forth coming and answer the question directly, especially if they really have these devices coming soon. My NE2 is up in June and I am sad to say I doubt that we'll see ANY QNX/LTE phones by then. I am worried about a company that has his attitude about the smartphone/tablet business; he pretty much said they would charge more for their 7" PB than an a 10" iPad because it can do so much more? By the time PB comes out, the second generation of iPad will be out; does Mike not think ahead??
12-11-10 06:41 AM - And now WES is May instead of March. So by then all the 4G androids will be out and we will probably know if the iPhone will be on VZW.So much for a new device at CES huh? Unless they tease it.
This is like the rocky strategy against clubber lang. Let the competition get tired by pinding you into a pulp. RIM will be making thru road back very long indeed if they don't drop something at new CES. And I don't count the playbook as that has been circulating for months now.
Not that RIM can't come back and in 2 or 3 years this will just be a bump in the road for them, but they really are coming back to the table at the last possible minute.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com12-14-10 07:28 AM
