BlackBerry CEO Disappointed by Late U.S. BB Z10 Launch

[zakislam]

Device now available in Canada and UK

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[classzero]

I will try the Blackberry, my contract is up in April on my android and I am not impressed with android.

 

[MarioJP]

This article made my day. Rare that you see companies are in it for the people. I also not impressed with Android. It is fugly

 

[ta152h]

[citation][nom]MarioJP[/nom]This article made my day. Rare that you see companies are in it for the people. I also not impressed with Android. It is fugly[/citation]

Companies are always in it for people, their stockholders.

 

[robochump]

Bah, was hoping the BB CEO sent the memo via iPhone. lol. Besides that the BB 10 will be slow to adopt since it requires enterprises to upgrade the BES server. Currently for my company it is not cost effective to do so unless free upgrade which I will be shocked if the BES upgrade is not offered at a significantly reduced price or indeed free.

 

[MarioJP]

[citation][nom]ta152h[/nom]Companies are always in it for people, their stockholders.[/citation]

Just the way he said it as a CEO.

 

[dalethepcman]

Or they could have released a non carrier branded model and sold it directly to the consumer, or to smaller cell providers. I live in Alaska, and one of our cell providers was the first company to launch the Galaxy S2 in the united states. How you ask, because they sold the unlocked international version.

Its not "testing" that has to be done on the big carrier phones, its ensuring their spyware works and you can't use a competitors sim card.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-now-shipping-for-100-in-america-on-alask/

 

[icemunk]

[citation][nom]dalethepcman[/nom]Or they could have released a non carrier branded model and sold it directly to the consumer, or to smaller cell providers. I live in Alaska, and one of our cell providers was the first company to launch the Galaxy S2 in the united states. How you ask, because they sold the unlocked international version.Its not "testing" that has to be done on the big carrier phones, its ensuring their spyware works and you can't use a competitors sim card.http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09 [...] -on-alask/[/citation]
It's too bad unlocked are illegal in the USA now.

 

[halcyon]

...or they could have gotten the device to US carriers sooner.

 

[frank_drebin]

meh

 

[cjl]

[citation][nom]icemunk[/nom]It's too bad unlocked are illegal in the USA now.[/citation]
Except that they aren't. The act of unlocking is illegal, but purchasing a phone which is unlocked from the start is perfectly legal.

 

[sykozis]

You can still legally have the carrier unlock your phone as well.

 

[jla0]

[citation][nom]robochump[/nom]Bah, was hoping the BB CEO sent the memo via iPhone. lol. Besides that the BB 10 will be slow to adopt since it requires enterprises to upgrade the BES server. Currently for my company it is not cost effective to do so unless free upgrade which I will be shocked if the BES upgrade is not offered at a significantly reduced price or indeed free.[/citation]

Huh it is free to upgrade to BES 10. Or ditch it and use ActiveSync if you want with Exchange.

 

[g-unit1111]

My contract is up in March - I like Android way more than iOS but I'm always looking for alternatives. I'll be checking out the Blackberry Z10 and the Nokia Lumia 920 (Windows Phone 7) when my contract is up.

 

[shqtth]

I would get this phone but FIDO here in Canada only offers 2 year contract and wants $350 🙁 on the other hand other companies offer this phone for $140 to $150 with 3 year. So how could the 3rd year take over $200 off?