RIM: We "don't fret" new competition; reports solid Q1, outlook

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Time will tell...

...how the smartphone market plays out. Is there room for multiple
players making a decent profit? There should be. No one company has
to lose for others to win. There are plenty of companies that compete
in multiple product categories and yet still make a decent living off it.

The latest news on Palm's Pre is that it is not attracting users from
outside of Sprint. That, along with the cracked screens that are being
reported, and a price that is twice that of an iPhone, could prove
troublesome for them. They don't have the money to keep going, they
need a hit that keeps on selling.

RIM reported some good numbers. How long can they sustain their
'buy one get one free' offer before it starts to affect margins? And
how many will they sell once that promotion stops? How many would
they have sold if that promotion didn't exist?

The iPhone 3G S is generating good reviews and Apple is slowly
adding more and more features that businesses demand. In a year or
so, they might have a competent entry in the business market and
then it will really get interesting between RIM and Apple.

We're lucky to be watching all this smartphone competition in its
infancy, years from now some of these players might not be around.
Heck, I still remember as a child all the great toy companies I loved;
Ideal, Aurora, Marx...thought they'd be there forever!

Posted by: ShazAmerica   Posted on: 06/18/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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