Comments on: This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, June 28th Edition http://www.imore.com/2008/06/28/this-week-in-smartphone-schadenfreude-june-28th-edition/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Fri, 25 May 2012 20:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rene Ritchie http://www.imore.com/2008/06/28/this-week-in-smartphone-schadenfreude-june-28th-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9148 Rene Ritchie Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:38:47 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=2944#comment-9148 <p>@Kevin: Thanks, though while I suppose they may think that makes sense from a marketing point of view, I'm still not convinced RIM and Apple hit a huge overlap -- one's a business device that wants to be entertaining and the other is a consumer device that wants to be taken seriously. I'm sure both would fly off the shelves, and could be marketed without any impact -- or could even get some faux rivalry going on.</p> <p>Unless, of course, it's part of RIM's plan that everyone who can't grok a virtual keyboard brings the iPhone back in time for the Bold launch...</p> <p>Evil!</p> @Kevin: Thanks, though while I suppose they may think that makes sense from a marketing point of view, I'm still not convinced RIM and Apple hit a huge overlap -- one's a business device that wants to be entertaining and the other is a consumer device that wants to be taken seriously. I'm sure both would fly off the shelves, and could be marketed without any impact -- or could even get some faux rivalry going on.

Unless, of course, it's part of RIM's plan that everyone who can't grok a virtual keyboard brings the iPhone back in time for the Bold launch...

Evil!

]]> By: Kevin Michaluk http://www.imore.com/2008/06/28/this-week-in-smartphone-schadenfreude-june-28th-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9096 Kevin Michaluk Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:08:00 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=2944#comment-9096 <p>Re: the Bold being pushed back on AT&T. According to the RIM Investors call this week, coCEO said the Bold flew passed carrier testing with flying colors.</p> <p>Real reason the Bold is getting pushed back on AT&T? Well..seems they don't want two 3G phones hitting the market the same month. iPhone 3G gets the 11th. Bold will come in August. But the BOLD could be available on AT&T in July...it just won't be.</p> Re: the Bold being pushed back on AT&T. According to the RIM Investors call this week, coCEO said the Bold flew passed carrier testing with flying colors.

Real reason the Bold is getting pushed back on AT&T? Well..seems they don't want two 3G phones hitting the market the same month. iPhone 3G gets the 11th. Bold will come in August. But the BOLD could be available on AT&T in July...it just won't be.

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