Not happy with USA drop date
Well, that IS the point, exactly. Irregardless how, even if US of A did have a 24 hour launch window, or immediate, the American customers will still whine. Over hardware, over netflix and other apps (the biggest LOL I had from this side of the earth)
If I am neutral (obviously I'm not) I'll still have America as "last launched" segment for very good reasons.
1) There are plenty of markets where users want BlackBerries, and BBRY does not need to invest in heavy marketting. A launch, and a little push. These include India, Indoenesia, S.Africa, etc. Low maintenance, easily happy customers. Low expenditure high gains. If I was BBRY I would have bombed these markets with everything I have. increase and solidify the bases.
2) High expenditure low returns: the consumer (not enterprise) user base falls into this. Especially customers who frown upon BIS. Even in SEA markets there are plenty of this. Trend-followers, especially markets like Thailand (they follow Korean influences), are best kept later. Because right now there's quick money to be grabbed. How Americans fall into this category? Because American customers are more fickle than your average consumer.
3) Penetrate into markets (ioS, android users, WP installed base users) ultra hard to convince, and even higher maintenance and upkeep to keep them happy. Why bother?
Did I **** a lot of Americans in my previous post? Yes, admittedly. But when the past 3 months BBRY was doing most of it stuffs outside of even Canada and USA, I saw it coming, and it happened. And F.B of BBRY did once say America will get it much later than other markets because BBRY wanted to repay the markets that have been VERY LOYAL to the brand.
Cue the "omg BBRY hates USA" trolls amongst CB-ers and "non BB-trotting" trolls.
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Not happy with USA drop date
Originally Posted by
sigint99 The USA is not the center of the world.
No we are not, but then neither are you and what ever country your in.
But I bet the US, as a whole have and use more smartphones then most.
Geesh,,,
Tim
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