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I don't about that but one reasonable guess is that large firms that were contracted with RIM may have been hesitant to end their contract when the iPhone/Andro
by Zaheer 13y ago
I don't about that but one reasonable guess is that large firms that were contracted with RIM may have been hesitant to end their contract when the iPhone/Android initially came out and after it was a bit proved actually switched away causing massive drop-offs. This may especially be true since most RIM customers likely were businesses.
- derekp7 13y agoYes, very few people I know of would buy a Blackberry for their personal device. Also, back then people that needed to be in business contact carried a business-provided device -- very seldom would they use a personal device (and many cases wouldn't even have a personal device). Now it has become almost universal that everyone has family plans, and has their own device -- and not wanting to carry two devices, they use their personal (non-Blackberry) device for work (and get reimbursed). This was almost unthinkable in at least the jobs I used to work at (large fortune 50 companies, financial, etc).
- stevekemp 13y agoIt's funny I've been considering a blackberry for myself for the past few weeks - solely because they're one of the few current-phones that have hardware keyboards. I've been waiting to see how things would turn out for them and deciding if I pull the trigger, or wait for a new android device to come out. I guess I wait now. (I used to own a palm-pre, were they still current I'd take one in a shot.)