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RIM Faces a Critical Month As Apple Gets Tough

If the storm is going to be so good then why not show it. The Verizon ad does not show the phone do anything. All the videos that show the browser loading all have an edit in the video which most likely means the browser is very slow or has problems loading. Apple does a great job on their commercials showing the phone being used. No one else does this. Why, the phones don't work properly.

When the iPhone came out, people said too expensive, not 3g, version one, closed system, no applications. Now the phone is cheap at $199, 3g, version 2, tons of applications and anyone can write software not just apple.

The storm will be expensive if not $199 or less, is not a world 3g phone, version one, closed system (no wifi - have fun using your phone in other countries which have wifi) , and no apps (apps coming in March???)

The G1 is cheaper than the iphone, only works 3g in 20 cities, open system (already a hack and virus problems may come soon), and apps are limited, version one.

So the previous poster is right. You can buy a great phone or you can buy a beta phone. That is why the iphone sold more phones than Rimm at an average of $600+ with subsidies and Rimm sold 800,000 less phones at an average of $350.

Lastly, looks like the flip is going to price at $150 with no 3g, the Bold will price around $300 - $350 and the Storm will price at ????. Appears at least in the US that the carriers do not see a need to provide as much subsidies on RImm. Guess that says it all. Not that big of a deal to their sales.