With the release of the iphone 4 today, does RIM feel the pressure?
- Does the release of a new Blackberry device and OS6 become that much more critical? I'm no fan of the iphone by any stretch. But in a way I'm glad that apple, along with HTC, are pushing the envelope. It forces a healthy competition where the consumer wins. I'm sure RIM has something up their proverbial sleeve. These next few months will be very interesting among the mobile community.06-24-10 09:10 AMLike 0
- I thought at first rim was not keeping up with the other devices but now it seems that they don't care for whatever reason. I had the incredible for a while but came back to BB. The android devices are nice but not for me. Look at the new iphone already having issues with the built in antenna and yellow marks on the screen. It seems all devices have their flaws anymore. What blows my mind is simple things the manufacturers don't put on phones like no flash on the new curve or no ability to enlarge fonts on a android device these things are no brainers! If you look at any phone forum there are issues with all devices. Let's see how rims results are in the next quarter.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-24-10 09:51 AMLike 0 - I completely agree, while I'm no fan of the iPhone I still like what they have done. The iphone coming out has spurred so much competition from other manufacturers. If it wasn't for the iPhone would the EVO exist? Hopefully we will see RIM surprise us. And a good new phone for sprint in the future that will have os6. I love Sprint (maybe one of the few) and won't give them up. We will have to see.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-24-10 09:53 AMLike 0 -
- No matter what RIM does, people will still buy their iphones... And RIM will always have their customer base. So I don't get the purpose of these threads, at all.06-24-10 10:25 AMLike 0
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- Keep in mind that not everyone, especially not a lot of people that frequent these forums, tirelessly examine specs and compare phones. Most people that I know go to the retail store of the carrier of their choice and pick a phone that they like the feel of or that looks good. A lot of people aren't going to know how fast the processor is or how much internal/external memory the device has. That being said, Apple will sell a ton of iPhones simply because EVERYONE knows what an iPhone is and thinks that it is the newest most cutting edge phone even though most of the new things added to the iPhone 4 are things that Blackberry and Android devices have been able to do for quite some time now.06-24-10 11:44 AMLike 0
- Pete6Retired ModeratorI do not think so. In fact, I would think that RIM are quiely laughing at Apple right now.
Here's one from the Crackberry iPhone section http://forums.crackberry.com/f99/iph...failed-487422/06-24-10 11:47 AMLike 0 -
Sort of like RIM's 9700 Bold is different from the 9000 Bold... about that much of a difference. With about the same level of feature updates as well.
Everyone bashes RIM for minor updates to their model lines ("RIM keeps releasing the same phone - epic fail"), and yet Apple does the same thing and people line up at stores over several days waiting on the new model to be released ("Oh My God, it's the second coming... and third... and now fourth...".
I don't get the double standard.06-24-10 11:53 AMLike 0 - I do not think so. In fact, I would think that RIM are quiely laughing at Apple right now.
Here's one from the Crackberry iPhone section http://forums.crackberry.com/f99/iph...failed-487422/06-24-10 12:16 PMLike 0 - I completely agree, while I'm no fan of the iPhone I still like what they have done. The iphone coming out has spurred so much competition from other manufacturers. If it wasn't for the iPhone would the EVO exist? Hopefully we will see RIM surprise us. And a good new phone for sprint in the future that will have os6. I love Sprint (maybe one of the few) and won't give them up. We will have to see.
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Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-24-10 12:19 PMLike 0 -
the issue thankfully. But we'll see how it all pans out. This just came up on BGR
That iOS 4 reception issue is looking more and more like a software bug � Boy Genius Report06-24-10 12:37 PMLike 0 - Ive said it once and i will say it again, rim apple two very different companies with two very different plans and out looks, is there any pressure for rim to feel, not at all. If rim put all of its resources into one device they would be unstoppable. They choose to market several, they have nothing to worry about.06-24-10 03:02 PMLike 0
- Yeah in response the iphone coming out they have revamped the blackberry market, you can now select a category and sort by most popular, instead of breaking it down into more sub categories
They added about 100 new and useful apps today, and finally fixed the youtube app
we got a webkit browser too, sure is nice
except none of this has happened, rim doesn't care, and likes to see apple win. Steve Jobs should send a memo " Thanks rim for not careing about your customers, we will take care of them" The same can be said for nokia
In fact, I think nokia might even be better than rim, lots more apps for sure06-24-10 03:19 PMLike 0 -
- So you're saying RIM is aiming towards the iphone crowd? Yeah, ok... have fun beating a dead horse....
People that buy iphones will buy iphones, regardless of what RIM does... Same goes for droid...
Its called business evolution... They're growing, so obviously they're gonna market different people, but to think they're trying to compete with the iphone is foolish.Last edited by Pi Guy 3.14; 06-24-10 at 03:48 PM. Reason: typo
06-24-10 03:39 PMLike 0 - So you're saying RIM is aiming towards the iphone crowd? Yeah, ok... have fun beating a dead horse....
People that buy iphones will buy iphones, regardless of what RIM does... Same goes for droid...
Its called business evolution... They're growing, so obviously their gonna market different people, but to think they're trying to compete with the iphone is foolish.06-24-10 03:45 PMLike 0 - So you're saying RIM is aiming towards the iphone crowd? Yeah, ok... have fun beating a dead horse....
People that buy iphones will buy iphones, regardless of what RIM does... Same goes for droid...
Its called business evolution... They're growing, so obviously their gonna market different people, but to think they're trying to compete with the iphone is foolish.06-24-10 03:47 PMLike 0 -
Iphone > storm.... and I know you know this.. so why are you saying that was their answer to the iphone?06-24-10 03:51 PMLike 0 - So you're saying RIM is aiming towards the iphone crowd? Yeah, ok... have fun beating a dead horse....
People that buy iphones will buy iphones, regardless of what RIM does... Same goes for droid...
Its called business evolution... They're growing, so obviously they're gonna market different people, but to think they're trying to compete with the iphone is foolish.
Keep making up your theories and ignoring market trends. Good stuff.06-24-10 03:52 PMLike 0 - 06-24-10 03:54 PMLike 0
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