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What is RIM's Jim Balsillie thinking?

Posted on August 22, 2008

Blackberry Bold launched yesterday in Canada in a low-key affair, compared to all the hoopla that surrounded iPhone. Why?As many commentors have noted, the price point is corporate, at $599 without a contract, and $399 with one of Roger's punitive 3 year contracts.RIM themselves aren't explicitly positioning Bold against iPhone. It's widely known that Thunder and Kickstart will be coming soon, which have more consumer friendly form factors.It's a theme that seems to be propagating throughout the industry. Citigroup's Jim Suva wrote this week that Blackberry Bold is a strong product, but ...

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