BGR interviewed Verizon Wireless CMO Marni Walden.
Of course, the question about RIM was last but she said we can hope for three new devices!
Where does that leave you guys with RIM? If I�m not mistaken, Verizon Wireless was at one point the largest seller of BlackBerry devices in the U.S. Maybe I�m wrong about that, but you were a very, very large partner. With the company going through a transition period, do you see Research In Motion being a strong part of your lineup in the future?
I do. RIM is still very, very important in the enterprise space. It does resonate in some of the consumer space as well, particularly with BBM. We�ll have three devices this year that we will bring to market with RIM. We�ll continue our partnership and it�ll be important for now going forward.
As much as I like my Storm 2, I'm looking forward to once again using a "traditional" BlackBerry and I can't wait for the Bold-Touch to show up at Verizon.
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I think the third device (after the Bold Touch & Full Touch/Storm 3) will be the new Curve/Sedona. That phone has already been seen with Verizon markings and is a much more logical 'low price compliment' to the Bold series.