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Old 05-09-2006, 04:00 PM
Ed Hansberry
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Default HTC Stealing Thunder From RIM BlackBerry 8700

http://www.forbes.com/markets/economy/2006/05/08/rim-t-mobile-0508markets17.html

"Despite high hopes for Research In Motion's BlackBerry devices, sales have been disappointing and competition in the smartphone market has been fierce...But despite strong sales of the 8700 at T-Mobile, Research in Motion's gains were offset by strong sales of Taiwan-based High Tech Computer's MDA pocket computer."

The T-Mobile MDA is the HTC Wizard, known by a variety of names around the world. Mine is called the K-Jam, and most blackberry users that I come in contact with are blown away by what the device does. Part of it stems from the ultra-lame "attachment viewing" the BlackBerry does. Spreadsheets are opened with fixed width columns that can't be altered - at least by the users I am working with, and again, they are just viewers. I wouldn't do a ton of work on my K-Jam, but it is nice knowing I can create or change a spreadsheet and save or send it on to someone else in my department. For users wanting to go beyond basic text email, HTC devices armed with Windows Mobile offer a compelling option. Of course, having Voice Command installed doesn't hurt either. I love it when a call comes in and the name of the caller is announced. :wink: Cingular stores are also seeing strong sales of the 8125, a sibling in the HTC Wizard lineup, and Verizon is showing strong sales of the Treo 700w, another HTC device. Do you think Microsoft and HTC have finally figured out a formula that will stem the growth of RIM?
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