PDiddy
09-06-2008, 01:40 PM
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The BG just posted (http://crackberry.com/node/add/it%20just%20went%20into%20technical%20acceptance%2 0at%20Verizon%20which%20usually%20takes%20around%2 03-4%20weeks,%20and%20the%20device%20has%20been%20del ayed%20internally%20by%20around%203-4%20weeks%20while%20they%20work%20out%20the%20kink s%20%28read:%20buggy%20and%20unresponsive%29%20and %20polish%20it%20up.%20That%20puts%20us%20around%2 0a%20mid-November%20launch%20on%20Verizon.%20We%E2%80%99ve% 20double%20confirmed%20that%20information,%20so%20 it%20should%20be%20pretty%20accurate.%20Additional ly,%20we%20heard%20from%20someone%20else%20that%20 they%E2%80%99ve%20increased%20the%20marketing%20bu dget%20for%20the%20BlackBerry%20Storm%20just%20to% 20give%20AT&T%20a%20little%20kick%20in%20the%20nuts%20for%20de laying%20the%20Bold%20so%20much.) an update on the Verizon BlackBerry Storm based on his latest intel. Here's the scoop, straight from BG's mouth:
it just went into technical acceptance at Verizon which usually takes around 3-4 weeks, and the device has been delayed internally by around 3-4 weeks while they work out the kinks (read: buggy and unresponsive) and polish it up. That puts us around a mid-November launch on Verizon. We've double confirmed that information, so it should be pretty accurate. Additionally, we heard from someone else that they've increased the marketing budget for the BlackBerry Storm just to give AT&T a little kick in the nuts for delaying the Bold so much.
So there ya have it. The fact that it's now in T.A. is a good thing. The fact that it's delayed... well.. that's something we are all starting to get a bit used to with BlackBerry stuff. Let's hope the kinks get worked out fast. I know there are a LOT of people wanting this device!
Gotta say RIM is really pushing back release dates on their newwest handsets. Its almost starting to become a ritual for them. But i guess as along as we get them sometime this century we will al be happy about it. Seeing that rumors about the 9000 were popping up almost more than a year ago. The Storm rumors havne't been out that long. So hopefully its not next year for a release for one.
The BG just posted (http://crackberry.com/node/add/it%20just%20went%20into%20technical%20acceptance%2 0at%20Verizon%20which%20usually%20takes%20around%2 03-4%20weeks,%20and%20the%20device%20has%20been%20del ayed%20internally%20by%20around%203-4%20weeks%20while%20they%20work%20out%20the%20kink s%20%28read:%20buggy%20and%20unresponsive%29%20and %20polish%20it%20up.%20That%20puts%20us%20around%2 0a%20mid-November%20launch%20on%20Verizon.%20We%E2%80%99ve% 20double%20confirmed%20that%20information,%20so%20 it%20should%20be%20pretty%20accurate.%20Additional ly,%20we%20heard%20from%20someone%20else%20that%20 they%E2%80%99ve%20increased%20the%20marketing%20bu dget%20for%20the%20BlackBerry%20Storm%20just%20to% 20give%20AT&T%20a%20little%20kick%20in%20the%20nuts%20for%20de laying%20the%20Bold%20so%20much.) an update on the Verizon BlackBerry Storm based on his latest intel. Here's the scoop, straight from BG's mouth:
it just went into technical acceptance at Verizon which usually takes around 3-4 weeks, and the device has been delayed internally by around 3-4 weeks while they work out the kinks (read: buggy and unresponsive) and polish it up. That puts us around a mid-November launch on Verizon. We've double confirmed that information, so it should be pretty accurate. Additionally, we heard from someone else that they've increased the marketing budget for the BlackBerry Storm just to give AT&T a little kick in the nuts for delaying the Bold so much.
So there ya have it. The fact that it's now in T.A. is a good thing. The fact that it's delayed... well.. that's something we are all starting to get a bit used to with BlackBerry stuff. Let's hope the kinks get worked out fast. I know there are a LOT of people wanting this device!
Gotta say RIM is really pushing back release dates on their newwest handsets. Its almost starting to become a ritual for them. But i guess as along as we get them sometime this century we will al be happy about it. Seeing that rumors about the 9000 were popping up almost more than a year ago. The Storm rumors havne't been out that long. So hopefully its not next year for a release for one.