will be first out of the box on 3/15 with T-Mobile and Verizon next, then a partial from Sprint [Q10 only, because of APPLE?].
Reports from overseas haved been mixed. But after some confusion, have started leaning to the strong side for the UK and Canadian launch. From a newsletter/blog:
"Analysts at Pacific Crest formerly stated that BlackBerry 10 would sell only a small portion of the amount of phones that Wall Street expects. They pegged an estimate at 300,000 sales compared to one Street estimate of ~1 million. Pacific Crest has continued to evaluate the sales of the flagship smartphones, and they have decided that the phones are selling well after all. According to the report: "...the Z10 has grabbed about 10% to 15% of the high-end smartphone market and around 5% to 8% of the total market in the U.K. ...in Canada ...15% to 20% of the high-end smartphone market. " The firm also stated that inventory pileup is huge in the UK, with several phone distributors offering discounted prices. Crest expressed concern for BlackBerry's gross margin with these discounts, but said that such high inventory indicates a healthy demand for the Z10 smartphone."
There are currently 165,000,000 smartphones used in the US everyday. I don't know the current turnover, but BBRY is down, way down, and if you like the brand [I love it!] ...check out the security feature [BB10 affords a Corp IT mgr. complete control of corp data without interferring with personal...one handset, two SAFE applications], and you have some Peter Lynch investing strategy in your blood, a flyer on BBRY in the next few business days could be a smart idea.
Best,
Bob
"The world is a dangerous place to live�not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." �Albert Einstein
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