BlackBerry Storm 2 up to something 'this week,' socially promiscuous in November
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 14th 2009 5:26AM
posted Oct 14th 2009 5:26AM
"This week, Verizon and R.I.M. are trying again with a Storm do-over, the Storm 2."What that means, isn't exactly clear but it would seem to point to an official Storm 2 announcement this week, possibly today. Mike Lazaridis, RIM's co-CEO was also paraphrased as saying that RIM was "about to release" version 5.0 of its BlackBerry software. Meanwhile, RIM's other CEO, Jim Balsillie, boasted of plans to "shake up the market" in November when it opens it private communication network to social network updates and entertainment content from outside sources. A move that could swiftly bring an end to the BlackBerry's "for suits only" reputation, like, totally forever.
[Via Phonescoop]
Is the phone going to be shipped with beta quality software like they did with Storm1? :)
The Question is, is it coming to Canada? Preferably Rogers...
According to a rep at the Carphone Warehouse (UK) today, it'll be out 'soon', and almost certainly by the end of the month but no date confirmed.
That's nice for the Storm 2 and all, but I'm more interested in the line about the October Sholes launch,
Am I the only one to spot motorola's A8SS-sholes device? :D Looks a bit rude, no? Sorry, very puerile :(
yes, because all i see up there is the Motorola A855 Sholes ;)
10/14 retail? Does that mean it'll be in stores today?
I don't care for the Blackberry OS, so I'm not excited by the Storm... but by what metric do people decide that the iPhone dominated the market?
Because it has an "ecosystem" where Apple and others continue to milk you for your funds?
Because every schmuck on the planet has an Apple approved iPhone accessory?
I mean the phone sold maybe 30 million units in all of its incarnations. Other phones have sold more.
So what metric... do you mean the mind numbing drumming and brain washing that's been incessant since the release of the rumors of the phone?
The iPhone is not the dominant device on the market... it is the most dominantly marketed device!
Frankly, even if no other device outsold the iPhone in direct numbers, there's no reason to dismiss the RIM or Nokia products because they use the same OS for various devices, and in the real world, people prefer choice of form factors. 5:1 it seems. Not even counting the WinMo / HTC Samsung LG phones which would likely make it 6:1 or 7:1.
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1126812
Just sayin...
The GROWTH RATE! Nokia and HTC are losing market share while iPhone is growing
by leaps and bounds. No smartphone has the growth rate that iPhone has. Not even
RIM can come close to iPhone's growth rate. That's the story.
@Andy
Actually that's not really true for two reasons.
Firstly, growth has been good but not spectacular. Remember you need to look at the total trend rather than, say, looking at two quarters a year apart which had significantly different market conditions.
Secondly, Nokia's share has decreased bcause the increase in the size if the overall market has been driven by the US. Nokia, as you may know has no real presence in the US. This is relevant because Nokia still dominate every other market where it competes with the iPhone - the last Q v Q comparison showed Nokia increasing sales by another three million units which is more than the iPhone sold ex-US in total.
I'm not sure it's worth arguing metrics with someone who cites brainwashing as a factor.
Blackberry FTL!
For the Loss Planning Agency? Awesome.
Faster Than Light
That's the correct usage of "than" right? Rather than "then".
I would say shenanigans as wouldn't someone have known if it went b2b at the end of September.
I have to drop my wife off at the mall for work today, maybe I'll pop in the Verizon store and ask if they've heard anything. Maybe they won't be able to tell me anything, but they're pretty cool there.