Actually.....it isnt a bad idea to offer a 3rd color of a phone. Especially considering that the "Outdated" phone is one that you can get for a measily $50..or $40 at bestbuy. Want a Blackberry but dont have $200 and dont like red or gray..try orange. I just think Orange was a bad choice....black or a blue maybe.
Anybody who pays attention to RIM devices knew this was coming out....since other carriers offer this same phone its really a matter of carrier preference.
the Curve is $50, the Tour is $200. I'm fairly certain Blackberry doesn't mind the market share from selling tons of curves and I'm also pretty certain that Sprint doesn't mind the recurring data revenue they're getting from all of these devices being eaten up at such a cheap price. Carriers really don't make much, if anything, off of the actual device. It's the monthly charges where they'll make it, chances are if someone is carrying a blackberry that they'll have a data plan and a higher monthly charge to go along with it.
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This is a perfect example, of why Sprint is absolutely irrelevant in the mobile world.
You're releasing a phone, the Tour, that's the next generation of this type of phone.
But instead of promoting the hell out of it, you release an orange version of an outdated phone?! Congrats Sprint.
Actually.....it isnt a bad idea to offer a 3rd color of a phone. Especially considering that the "Outdated" phone is one that you can get for a measily $50..or $40 at bestbuy. Want a Blackberry but dont have $200 and dont like red or gray..try orange. I just think Orange was a bad choice....black or a blue maybe.
Anybody who pays attention to RIM devices knew this was coming out....since other carriers offer this same phone its really a matter of carrier preference.
the Curve is $50, the Tour is $200. I'm fairly certain Blackberry doesn't mind the market share from selling tons of curves and I'm also pretty certain that Sprint doesn't mind the recurring data revenue they're getting from all of these devices being eaten up at such a cheap price. Carriers really don't make much, if anything, off of the actual device. It's the monthly charges where they'll make it, chances are if someone is carrying a blackberry that they'll have a data plan and a higher monthly charge to go along with it.