Research In Motion Ltd(NASDAQ:BBRY) released its Z10 smartphone in India today, priced at Rs. 43,990. The Canadian company is facing a lot of criticism for pricing the smartphone so high.
If the company is planning on commanding a premium price for its flagship device, the BlackBerry Z10, it will have to make sure that it offers a good operating system to its users. BlackBerry had declared that it has 70,000 apps at the time it launched BB 10. It turned out later that most of the apps were ported from other top platforms.
There were reports a few days earlier that said that Instagram would not be offering a native app for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Whatsapp, on the other hand, is willing to join the BlackBerry 10 bandwagon. Whatsapp’s Neeraj Arora has tweeted that the app will be available on BlackBerry 10 by March of this year.
Even when BlackBerry 10 was launched, Whatsapp had hinted that it will be releasing a native app for BlackBerry’s new operating system and the company is now living up to its undertaking.
It is to be noted that Whatsapp is a substitute to the most popular BlackBerry Messenger App. BBM can function only between BlackBerry devices and it has nothing to do with what version of BlackBerry platform a phone is running on. In BB 10 devices, BBM will function on Wi-Fi also.
Whatsapp happens to be an immensely popular cross platform application that broke all records by exchanging a total of 10 billion messages in one day in August of 2012. The record took into account 4 billion inbound messages and 6 billion outbound messages. This app is currently available on dual-SIM Asha phones as well. The Whatsapp app meant for Symbian 40 platform is deeply embedded with the operating system.
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Seems the BBRY Z10 is well received in Canada and Europe. With roll out for US in mid March. With a first class look feel and operating system. look for BBRY to be Number 3. By years end.
whatsapp experience is bad. Not even in the ballpark of bbm but it is a necessary evil because so many different brands.
an OEM should really just buy them so they own this and can hold this eco-system
“The Canadian company is facing a lot of criticism for pricing the smartphone so high.” what is this comment based on? I have been following the media since it launch, why I don’t see any? I do see UK store hike the price because it sells good.
“BlackBerry had declared that it has 70,000 apps at the time it launched BB 10. It turned out later that most of the apps were ported from other top platforms.” how much % is ported? Hard data please? Isn’t it a advantage if the os run ported apps without a glitch?
Another junk article without real fact.
“is facing criticism” …
yeah, right, from whom?!?
the price went up from launch by some 10-15%
Facing criticism from who? Canadians? Who cares? What do we know about the Indian market? It’s still cheaper than the iphone there. I hate the media, back up your claims instead of going for max shock value all the time!!!
“The record took into account 4 billion inbound messages and 6 billion outbound messages. ”
Surely outbound has to equal inbound / inbound equal outbound?!?