I personally think BBs beat iPhones as it is, with or without a touchscreen, but then I'm more of a browser than a music man anyway. But a touchscreen BB I could easily see doing well against the iPhone and I think the sometimes understated RIM have a realistic chance of putting up a good fight, if it wanted to in the first place!
... that the iPhone is causing other vendors to up their game ... so should be good for customers, better specs, better GUIs and hopefully better prices all round!
Ok, I really don't care about touchscreen ... but this one means the BB can fight on even ground with the iPhone! w00t!!!
Even if I dislike the Jobsphere and the current state of Apple, I do agree that the iPhone seems to have sent handset manufacturers into an innovation spree. I just hope that the 9000's will be available when my contract finishes.... which will be 'till July 2009. Plenty of time! :)
Touchscreen BlackBerry 'Thunder' to storm to market in Q3?
Anonymous Coward
Hurray!!! #
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 11:55 GMT
My contract finishes in October - I wanted BlackBerry anyway so that's like a godsend!
Come on RIM can you release earlier so prices can go down a little before October ;)
Gary Littlemore
Re: Hurray #
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 13:08 GMT
My contract ends in September, so I will be looking for this too.
Anonymous Coward
IMO #
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 13:08 GMT
I personally think BBs beat iPhones as it is, with or without a touchscreen, but then I'm more of a browser than a music man anyway. But a touchscreen BB I could easily see doing well against the iPhone and I think the sometimes understated RIM have a realistic chance of putting up a good fight, if it wanted to in the first place!
Richard
Good to see ... #
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 13:08 GMT
... that the iPhone is causing other vendors to up their game ... so should be good for customers, better specs, better GUIs and hopefully better prices all round!
Daniel B.
Wahoo!!! #
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 14:41 GMT
Ok, I really don't care about touchscreen ... but this one means the BB can fight on even ground with the iPhone! w00t!!!
Even if I dislike the Jobsphere and the current state of Apple, I do agree that the iPhone seems to have sent handset manufacturers into an innovation spree. I just hope that the 9000's will be available when my contract finishes.... which will be 'till July 2009. Plenty of time! :)