Blackberry is still going strong against apple in sales

So I don't know about this. One day an article showing falling numbers and predicting the demise of the blackberry and another day another article showing excellent sales numbers and predicting...well, nothing really.

It's only logical that the blackberry will reach a market limit within the already mature markets but will expand in international ones where its presence is relatively new.

Blackberry does have the money and R&D chops to innovate before its demise(if that will ever happen). People have been saying the same thing about Microsoft for the past 15 years.

Anecdotally, here in Colombia, the Blackberry is very, very popular, even with schoolkids etc. It's much cheaper than an iPhone (the plan is much cheaper too), and it still has some brand power that the LG's etc. don't have.

The main features people look for are not so much apps and stuff, it's more: is there an affordable prepaid plan for this, and can I get on Facebook/Twitter/email?

I am a ex-blackberry user and now have an android phone. The nay sayers were predicting the demise of the blackberry (er.. including me), but looks like that is not anytime too soon. Good for RIM.

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