RIMM wtf happened?

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Please, the only business people you know are wanna bees. As I have said, this is 2009 not 2006.

A smartphone is just a phone with a gimped contact list, organizer, email & Internet access. The top line PDAs were able to do some basic document work as well, although gimped. If you're serious, you don't need gimped access. Your average middle class worker does not NEED a smartphone.

This is what any REAL traveling business person actually needs, IF he/she actually needs something : http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10240622-94.html. Not a toy that pretends to be a computer.

The primary demographic for RIMM has always been the finance industry. Those are the high profit margin PDA phones. And those were paid for by the companies, not individuals. Those days are over.

You keep imagining that there is some secret hidden demand for these toys. The reality is that any individuals & companies that truly need them already have them. I know people who have high end Blackberrys, they have had them for years and they do not pay retail price for the new RIMM products. The Blackberry Curve 8900 is getting around, because mobile carriers are practically giving them away with a contract.
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Gimped contact list, organize, email & internet?! Have you not been to the Apple or RIMM app store? These smartphones can literally do just about anything a computer can do! I recently downloaded an app on my Blackberry that allows me to get yardage information etc. on THOUSANDS of golf courses. This is one example. Consider also GPS (essential for roadtrips), the ability to TRADE on your smartphone, the list goes on and on. Not to mention consumer oriented apps that deal with music, video, etc. etc.

The primary demographic for smartphones <b>used to be</b> the finance industry. Consumers are now the primary demographic, which is a huge demographic. Every single high school kid will bug mommy and daddy for a smartphone in the very near future, if it's not happening already.
 
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You paid a hooker by giving her your Iphone? Ahh, I get it, can't have her charge on your mommy's credit card
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I think he's implying that they are one and the same. Like we didn't already know.
 
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You paid a hooker by giving her your Iphone? Ahh, I get it, can't have her charge on your mommy's credit card or else you will get kicked out of the basement. It's ok loser, maybe someday you will actually be able to have cash on hand to pay for such services.
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ha, ha, that was really funny, dane.
 
Quote from Kassz007:

Gimped contact list, organize, email & internet?! Have you not been to the Apple or RIMM app store? These smartphones can literally do just about anything a computer can do! I recently downloaded an app on my Blackberry that allows me to get yardage information etc. on THOUSANDS of golf courses. This is one example. Consider also GPS (essential for roadtrips), the ability to TRADE on your smartphone, the list goes on and on. Not to mention consumer oriented apps that deal with music, video, etc. etc.

The primary demographic for smartphones <b>used to be</b> the finance industry. Consumers are now the primary demographic, which is a huge demographic. Every single high school kid will bug mommy and daddy for a smartphone in the very near future, if it's not happening already.
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AND THUS, BUY AAPL.
 
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Have you not been to the Apple or RIMM app store? These smartphones can literally do just about anything a computer can do!
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LOL, that's funny. The funniest part is that you actually paid for those gimped apps.
 
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LOL, that's funny. The funniest part is that you actually paid for those gimped apps.
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You pay only for premium apps like the golf GPS I mentioned. Many apps come standard with the smartphones and many more are free to download. Prediction - you are 50+ years old and don't know how to work this new technology. Am I right?
 
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You pay only for premium apps like the golf GPS I mentioned. Many apps come standard with the smartphones and many more are free to download. Prediction - you are 50+ years old and don't know how to work this new technology. Am I right?
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LOL I build my own computers, kiddo. And when I need to use MS Office apps, it's significantly more serious than making myself an itinerary or a contact list to make myself feel important.

Why don't go play some BrickBreaker on the 8900 and marvel some more at its astounding features.
 
Quote from Anaconda:

LOL I build my own computers, kiddo. And when I need to use MS Office apps, it's significantly more serious than making myself an itinerary or a contact list to make myself feel important.

Why don't go play some BrickBreaker on the 8900 and marvel some more at its astounding features.
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LOL I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one. How is the computer business anways? Sales are great I'm sure...

Why don't we come back to this thread in a year and you can tell me how great your Blackberry is and how you can't do without it. We'll also chat about how many millions of units of smartphones have been sold between now and then.
 
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LOL I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one. How is the computer business anways? Sales are great I'm sure...

Why don't we come back to this thread in a year and you can tell me how great your Blackberry is and how you can't do without it. We'll also chat about how many millions of units of smartphones have been sold between now and then.
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I'm convinced Anaconda lives in Detriot Michigan. :D
 
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