The World that Forgot About BlackBerry
In the midst of the new tablet rush, I completely forgot about RIM and when I came home today to see that they had released a tablet, I was stunned. Let me just start off by saying that I am completely blown away by the Blackberry Playbook. When I read the specs, I found out that this thing was a monster. A tablet packing a dual-core processor? Jeez. Two HD cameras, HDMI out, and much more. I think RIM made the right choice by waiting to enter the tablet market, because they just took features everyone wanted in the iPad, and put it in their product. And that new Blackberry Tablet OS, it looks great.
For people like me who don't want the size of the iPad, but also do not want a horrible Android tablet, this product is going to be a huge hit. I personally decided that if it is affordable for me, I will purchase one. I hope RIM releases more hands-on videos with the Playbook soon, and that when the SDK comes out in a couple weeks, developers flood in and create some high-quality applications that will be ready come launch in early 2011. So do you think that this could be an iPad killer? I personally do not think it will "kill" the iPad, but it will add some good competition in the tablet market. Let me know what you think.
Ryan Ayers Sep 27, 2010 at 10:13 PM in BlackBerry, Tablet tagged Android, Apple, RIM, blackberry, in, ipad, killer, motion, os, playbook, research, tablet
Reader Comments (3)
I can't wait to see more videos on the Playbook. However, there is one issue: the iPad is available in a WiFi version. Chances are that the Playbook is only 3G with either AT&T or Verizon. In this case, people would go for the iPad if they want to keep it at home and not commit to a 2-year contract.
Wrong, it's the opposite. Wifi only for now but they do plan on making a 3g/4g version down the line.
While I admit the specs are impressive, IMO it does not matter. Blackberry will go the way of Blockbuster. Despite being the best for email, no one likes their phones anymore and their hold on corporate marketshare is slowing slipping. Why is someone going to buy this as opposed to an iPad or Android tablet. Sure they'll sell some, but trust me almost no iPhone, EVO or Droid user will buy this.
On the bright an excellent way to make money continues to be to short RIMM stock and use the proceeds to buy AAPL!