RIM sells its 50 millionth BlackBerry, surprises even itself with earnings
By Donald Melanson 
posted Apr 3rd 2009 2:02PM
posted Apr 3rd 2009 2:02PM
Other devices may have made it to the mark a bit quicker but, any way you shake it, selling 50 million of any consumer electronics device is pretty darn impressive, especially when the device in question is often laden with contracts and hefty monthly bills. What's more, in addition to announcing that milestone, RIM also confirmed that it's current user base now totals a whopping 25 million, 3.9 million of which were added in the last quarter alone. Those new users also look to have helped push RIM past even its own best earnings forecasts, with the company reporting fourth quarter revenue of $3.46 billion, or about a 24.5% jump from $2.78 billion of the previous quarter -- which should be almost enough to make RIM's top execs forget about all those pesky problems they've been facing over the past year.
[Via TG Daily]
[Via TG Daily]
Apple will easily shatter that record.
What record? There is no record in this article. There's earnings that beat projections. They sold 50 million devices but they weren't the first or the fastest to do it.
I'm sure apple will break this mysterious record.
Please try and read an article before posting.
"Other devices may have made it to the mark a bit quicker but, any way you shake it, selling 50 million of any consumer electronics device is pretty darn impressive, especially when the device in question is often laden with contracts and hefty monthly bills."
Wow...even the first line of the article tells you they were just reaching a benchmark...
that guys a effing apple fanboy toy.. and an idiot
I remember that device...
What is even funnier is I remember a prototype of the first BB with a phone built in.
You needed a headphone mike to use it
good times living in Waterloo
Would really like to what device(s) made that significant difference. Was it the Bold? Was it the Storm?
Re RIM's future marketing plans from the Globe and Mail
http://tinyurl.com/c7fa9s