The BOGO for the BB prolly also had something to do with the wait. I am a BB guy though so don't mind. I think VZW is trying to align themselves to be RIM fav. carrier, even if it cost them a few WinMo sales. Prolly worth it in my estimation. If they can get the newest BB more times than not, and if the LTE Nokia rumor holds true, VZW haters (right or wrong) won't be able to say they have a weak phone lineup. Heres hoping, eh?
Yes, I hope you're right. I'm tired of seeing all the best hardware going to other carriers. Verizon does have the best network, but much of it goes to waste because of the last-gen and/or crippled hardware. I agree that a favored position with RIM would be worth losing favor with Microsoft or WinMo phone manufacturers, at least until we see what WinMo 7 is like. It seems like all the WinMo handsets Verizon gets are watered down anyway, so what's the point? The only problem I see with this theory is that LG has committed pretty heavily to WinMo and Verizon seems pretty heavily committed to LG. Smartphones aside, I am a fan of LG, but I think I would choose RIM over them for smartphones any day. I hope LG's new WinMo phones go to another carrier and Verizon sticks with HTC and the new Omnia HD for WinMo, then works on getting more Blackberries from RIM.
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The BOGO for the BB prolly also had something to do with the wait. I am a BB guy though so don't mind. I think VZW is trying to align themselves to be RIM fav. carrier, even if it cost them a few WinMo sales. Prolly worth it in my estimation.
If they can get the newest BB more times than not, and if the LTE Nokia rumor holds true, VZW haters (right or wrong) won't be able to say they have a weak phone lineup. Heres hoping, eh?
Yes, I hope you're right. I'm tired of seeing all the best hardware going to other carriers. Verizon does have the best network, but much of it goes to waste because of the last-gen and/or crippled hardware. I agree that a favored position with RIM would be worth losing favor with Microsoft or WinMo phone manufacturers, at least until we see what WinMo 7 is like. It seems like all the WinMo handsets Verizon gets are watered down anyway, so what's the point? The only problem I see with this theory is that LG has committed pretty heavily to WinMo and Verizon seems pretty heavily committed to LG. Smartphones aside, I am a fan of LG, but I think I would choose RIM over them for smartphones any day. I hope LG's new WinMo phones go to another carrier and Verizon sticks with HTC and the new Omnia HD for WinMo, then works on getting more Blackberries from RIM.