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BlackBerry, Beloved Gadget, Continues to Thrive
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 06:41:23 -0400
But they did not give it instant mail delivery -- at least not for t-mobile djf
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: October 5, 2004 1:07:26 AM EDT To: undisclosed-recipient:; Subject: BlackBerry, Beloved Gadget, Continues to Thrive NEW ECONOMY BlackBerry, Beloved Gadget, Continues to Thrive By IAN AUSTEN October 4, 2004 ABOUT a year ago, PalmOne was poised to challenge the dominance of the BlackBerry, the wireless e-mail device made by Research in Motion that has become the gadget of choice among celebrities and politicians. PalmOne seemed to have all the advantages. It had a customer base in the millions while BlackBerry users numbered in the hundreds of thousands. When it acquired Handspring, PalmOne acquired the Treo, a device that combined a BlackBerry-like e-mail device with a Palm-based hand-held computer, giving it all the extras that the Blackberry lacked, like games, cameras and music players. But somehow, the message did not make it through to BlackBerry's loyal fan base. Not only have sales of PalmOne's Treo lagged behind those of the BlackBerry, things have never been better for R.I.M. Last week R.I.M., based in Waterloo, Ontario, reported a 147 percent in second-quarter revenues, compared with the same period last year. After reaching a million BlackBerry subscribers in February, R.I.M. anticipates having two million by the end of the year. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/04/technology/04newcon.html ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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