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BlackBerry will not sell $50 smartphones

article published on 10 March, 2013

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has said this weekend that while the company is creating less expensive devices to compete in the emerging markets, it will not challenge Asian rivals that are pricing phones as low as $50. "Understand where you are playing and resist being talked into segments that you know will not serve your purpose and will not result in shareholder value," said the exec. ... [ read the full article ]

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xrandomx
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10. March 2013 @ 23:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has said this weekend that while the company is creating less expensive devices to compete in the emerging markets, it will not challenge Asian rivals that are pricing phones as low as $50"

Hmm? So your're not going to sell cellphones in the $50 to at most $60 dollar range? Then stop lying. Your're not going to be making 'less expensive devices.' That price point that you said that you 'won't sell at' is what 'less expensive' is..anything over $70 is just expensive, not 'less expensive.'

$300 to $600 is what I'd call a ripoff for a phone, way too expensive. $200 dollar range is a bit better, but not by much. $100 range is the most that I'd shell out for a cellphone, which is still a bit expensive, and $50 and under is alright pricing I'd say.

-Random, from Canada.
buddyleem
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12. March 2013 @ 12:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why would they sell a phone for 50 ? To go bankrupt ?

Hack a bit, invest a bit, work a bit, jerk a bit
bdaleypsu
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15. March 2013 @ 17:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by xrandomx:

"BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has said this weekend that while the company is creating less expensive devices to compete in the emerging markets, it will not challenge Asian rivals that are pricing phones as low as $50"

Hmm? So your're not going to sell cellphones in the $50 to at most $60 dollar range? Then stop lying. Your're not going to be making 'less expensive devices.' That price point that you said that you 'won't sell at' is what 'less expensive' is..anything over $70 is just expensive, not 'less expensive.'

$300 to $600 is what I'd call a ripoff for a phone, way too expensive. $200 dollar range is a bit better, but not by much. $100 range is the most that I'd shell out for a cellphone, which is still a bit expensive, and $50 and under is alright pricing I'd say.

-Random, from Canada.
Enjoy your $70 flip phone Granpa.
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