Since Apple has a good partnership with Fedex, therefore the assumption is that all other electronics company *MUST* have the same level of efficiency such as with Fedex, right?
You're praising Apple. What I'm pointing out was, how does a delivery fault becomes BlackBerry's fault, when clearly, as per OP's statement:
Fedex has a reputation in my country that goes "next day delivery", even on the most ridiculous terrains. But if they can't make it in one day, they won't allow you to purchase the "next day delivery" ticket/patch.
But let's really look into the issue. I can't really give 2 hoots about how Apple goes all the way to treat its customers. Wonderful service, so you say so... *clap clap clap*. *gapes in amazement* *closes mouth* Okay. So?
What am I supposed to do here? What does it help the OP? My post on that at the very least pointed out the "captain obvious" part of it, that if you're going to blame BlackBerry for a delivery fault (hey, BlackBerry is NO FEDEX), then it might not seem outrageous to even claim that BlackBerry is the reason why the USA's government shutdown since BlackBerry devices have some parts in the communication, and since they are shut down as well, the folks up and down the senate and house can't communicate with each other, bla bla bla bla. Throw in the global warming for the icing on top too shall we not? Since BlackBerry does create devices that uses rare metal, bla bla bla. The extremes goes on.
BlackBerry sells, but the partner that delivers it didn't perform. I'm surprised that Fedex that supposedly thrives on "super fast to on-time delivery", actually takes nearly a month to deliver to the OP. And the thing is, somehow its BlackBerry's fault? I mean, really? BlackBerry's fault that Fedex couldn't deliver? Really?
Let me suggest you an alternative theory. Why not we say Fedex wants Apple's business, that its willing to really screw BlackBerry deliveries so that they get 5 star ratings from Apple's customers (hey, what's wrong with losing out a 'potentially soon to be out of business' business anyway, as long as we keep and retain a really big customer, Apple?) I think that's more plausible, since I'm sure that with all your wordings, Apple had all figured it out, and paid a really good sum to Fedex for the "wow delivery experience" you're saying.
Here's the one kicker here:
I googled something and this came up.
Flexible FedEx Home Delivery� Service
Then I re-read the OP's posts, then OP mentioned FEDEX SMART POST. I'm assuming this is it, at face value:
FedEx SmartPost� Shipping & Tracking for Low Weight Packages
then it says this:
Transit Times typically 2 to 7 business days within the contiguous U.S., based on the final destination ZIP code. Longer transit times to destinations outside the contiguous U.S.
Now my point is this: There is always a "guaranteed delivery", or in the case of Fedex there ought to be a "maximum time limit". In this case they worded it so that some parts of US (I have no idea what contiguous and outside the contiguous U.S means, care to clarify people?) will make 2-7 days, and some others longer. I don't know the term properly, probably Americans call it the "bottomline", deliver, or fail spectacularly. In the case of the postal service its reputation lives and dies by how it is delivered.
But there's a guarantee. That it will be delivered. Or the deliver agent bears the responsibility to reimburse. Not always honored though.
Does BlackBerry becomes responsible while in transit? No. Because it is the responsibility of the delivery entity to be able to deliver. That's why there is a postal service, be it governmental or private.
I mean, all this while talking about the postal services, how the heck did BlackBerry get dragged into this? I can imagine the possibility IF the guy doing the delivery was a BlackBerry agent that followed the parcel all the way through from whichever warehouse it was taken from right to the intended doorstep of the reciepient... But... Wasn't it Fedex that picks and delivers?
So what it has to do with BlackBerry again other than picking a bad partner / deal? I mean, its those Fedex folks that run to deliver, no?