Telecom & Wireless
Good, Bad, Or Irrelevant: New BlackBerry Tablet Three Times Faster Than iPad
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Verdict: Irrelevant
The CEO of Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) told the Web 2.0 conference that his firm’s new tablet PC is “three to four times faster” than the iPad. Jim Balsillie said “Go to YouTube and see it. It’s fast. It’s self-evident when shown,” according to Bloomberg
The new RIMM “Playbook” has not sold a single unit, and it is not clear that anyone cares about whether one PC is faster than another if it meets the minimum expectations of consumers.
What is clear is that Apple has the “hot” brand, and that RIMM’s smartphone market share has begun to dwindle as Apple’s has risen. RIMM also has no software application store to match the Apple App Store. Apps are one of the critical tethers Apple has to its customers. RIMM has no reason to believe that it has any tethers at all.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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