http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/ Engadget Comments for BlackBerry shipments break record in Q3, RIM profits jump 59 percent http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/the screens are too small on anything but the storm. and the storm sucks rocks. (or at least it tries to before it runs out of memory.)]]>Dec 18th 2009 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
BlackBerry's aren't made to be media machines, they're made to be life organisers and phones.]]>Dec 18th 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Maybe because the OS doesn't look like Command Prompt.]]>Dec 18th 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
If i could get an AfroBerry and keep my ancient-arsed-cheap-as-hell Sprint Vision data plan from 2002 (when it used to cost $10 for unltd data, AND NO, I AM NOT ON SERO!!!) then i would, but as of now, only Win Mobile phones don't require you to change to a no-vaseline-butt-stuffing-bend-you-over Sprint everything plan which would literally DOUBLE my bill, and for the exact same features. So for me i use a Win Mobile Treo Pro and keep my bill HALF of $70 bucks a month.

Right now if i shoot for an AfroBerry on Sprint, i'm looking at minimum $70 + taxes. Too much. Choice is simple for me...]]>Dec 18th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Bigger screen, faster processor, more storage space, more applications, better browsing experience, soft keyboard, etc...
Different strokes...]]>Dec 18th 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
I totally get the corporate crowd and have to agree there is no better device for corporate email than blackberry

But other than that I fail to understand why a regular customer is impressed by a blackberry.

Not just the iphone , but any android device , palm pre will easily outclass a blackberry in everything else.]]>Dec 18th 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Historically... "common folk" got Blackberries because of the keyboard... and if you wanted a little more than a feature phone like the enV.

I work in dance studios, and I can't tell you how many teenagers have Blackberries... mostly as a result of the buy-one-get-one Family Plans from Verizon, etc.

Plus, if a lot of your friends have Blackberries... BB Messenger is one hell of an IM application. And, Blackberries have real web browsers... something that a feature phone's "mobile web" can't touch. Then add Facebook, Twitter, GPS, etc... and Blackberries can do a lot.

There are "apps" for feature phones like the enV3... but unless you object to the $30 data plan... I don't know why anyone would get a feature phone instead of a Blackberry.

Android is nice... but the Droid only came out last month on Verizon. There are tons of people on Verizon... so those people probably have a Blackberry already. It will be interesting to see how many people adopt Android phones over the next couple of years.]]>Dec 18th 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Other than that, RIM defend thee throne !!! DO NOT let Apple steal the crown from you!

Also, kudos for the implementation of WebKit on the next BB browser and for joining the Open Screen Project. ]]>Dec 18th 2009 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Your thumbs are huge!]]>Dec 18th 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Which BB device is it that has the landscape hardware kb?]]>Dec 18th 2009 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
I've just got BlackBerry Tour 9630, and after trying so many phones, I can say: "Finally, that's the mobile OS done right!"

Of course, my opinion is subjective, I use phone for business (including emails, instant messaging and tethering), so all touch-screen-keyboard phones don't work for me (I tried both Samsung Omnia and iPhone for 2 years). I need a physical keyboard.

I played with Droid... well it has the keyboard, but it's impossible to use it with one hand for a quick shortcuts. Plus it's clogged with icons, you need to dig out the phone application, and so on... Not for me.

I tried HTC Touch Pro. The idea of the phone is nice, but implementation... It is unresponsive and Opera browser is really hard to use.

Samsung had a great phone - BlackJack (I owned BlackJack II). Unfortunately they turned it into Samsung Saga, which is a slow, huge behemoth.

Bottom line: if you are a liberal-consumer type, then you might prefer Droid, iPhone, Omnia, etc. If you work on the road and need a USABLE physical keyboard - then I would wholeheartedly recommend BlackBerry!]]>Dec 18th 2009 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Same thing over here. All of a sudden, EVERYONE has a BB over here... And I don't mean a town, I mean a whole country (we're not that big, anyway, but still!). BB Messenger is THE THING right now.

Kind feel bad for my S60. But what can I do if the only BB I would like is Bold 9700 and it costs approx. $600?

Crazy rich kids.]]>Dec 18th 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
And that is also why the iphone crowd, capacitive screen crowds simply don't understand what a smartphone is supposed to be. touchscreen devices have been around before and people still went back to hardkeys and devices that actually function in a true mobile use-case.

The worst thing about the iphone was it made every user an "expert" and those same "experts" said that both BB and Nokia were doomed. Some analysts went so far as to recommend against buying BB stocks as they, essentially,"couldn't compete with the iPhone" and will likely go under. This was despite the fact that BB was growing both marketshare and revenue. And here we are today with this news.

For people who weren't so caught up in being reality distorted by Stevo, they would have easily seen that RIM was doing extremely well over the last few years. And lo and behold, Apple still hasn't beaten them despite having "the best phone evar".]]>Dec 18th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
BlackBerrys also have a real OS that can do more than one thing at a time (unlike the iPhone) and it is real easy to use.]]>Dec 18th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
As with all things driven by fashion, it'll come to an end and the consumer division will implode.]]>Dec 18th 2009 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Upon re-reading my post may be incorrect for you. It was based upon my experience in the UK. Until about 18 months ago you didn't really get BBs on personal contracts, so the only people with them were corps. BBs became styled on this basis. They're only just becoming common for personal use.

It isn't really a 'fashion' statement I'd say, just people trying to inflate their own feeling of self importance.]]>Dec 18th 2009 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Verizon's website so far has been pretty useless in terms of making it clear what data is included in the cheapo BB data plan, and what incurs extra fees.

thx.]]>Dec 18th 2009 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
They block just some parts of the data access. Verizon has a tiered / pay as you go data plan which you can get instead of the BB Data plan (Which is just the BIS).

So, to answer your question, you probably will see some charge, but it won't be anything near the $30 per month you normally see.]]>Dec 18th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
From a personal perspective (B.I.S); There are two points of failure, first being the actual phone network, and two being the blackberry service itself, meaning these things have twice the probability of going offline.

Unreliable rubbish. The "trendy" stuff usually is....]]>Dec 18th 2009 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Ya, from an IT standpoint it really sucks to have all the devices in your company centrally managed -- you obviously have no idea what you're talking about...

P.S. You can backup a blackberry and restore messages with a couple of clicks. There's also message pre population to push the last couple hundred emails back to your device.

P.P.S. RIM is 25 years old this year and BlackBerry is 10 years old....how is that trendy?]]>Dec 18th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
I've never had a problem from our BES Server, nor have I heard of many complaints (from actual IT personnel) either.

And those I did see/hear about have been either user error or poor implementation.]]>Dec 18th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/
Alot of my friends have it purely for the BBM aspect and that novely of having a BB. It's the socialites choice of phone right now]]>Dec 18th 2009 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/If you don't need a voice plan it's really the cheapest way to go. Sure I'd love an iPod or Android phone, but not at $70+ per month! I just can't justify/afford that much per month when I make 2 - 3 minutes of calls per month. Voice calls are 45¢ per minute, so only a deal if you don't make calls. But I have calls forwarded to my work or home phone using the 500 min call forwarding bucket.]]>Dec 18th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 18th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 19th 2009 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/blackberry-shipments-break-record-in-q3-rim-profits-jump-59-per/Dec 22nd 2009 2:33AM