The Industry Standard - RIM's 3G BlackBerry for AT&T delayed - Comments

I am curious how that got

Douglas W. Goodall — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:08:00 -0700

I am curious how that got decided. The BB and the iPhone should both be good sellers and some competition would have been ok for the public.

I am wondering what the impact will be where the iPhone gets shipped and then a lrge amount of BB comes on line. What will the performance impact be on the iPhone users?

ATT will likely NOT launch

MANUEL CANTORIA — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:37:58 -0700

ATT will likely NOT launch their two hot 3G phones in the same month.
If 3G iPhone launches in June, BB-Bold gets pushed out - likely to late July or August.

k, thanks.

Bradley Baker — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:50:26 -0700

k, thanks.

If they actually ship

Eric Hill812251 — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:17:36 -0700

If they actually ship (launch) the 3G product in May, then I would assume we'd be closing this at 0%, and closing it a good month early.

Sounds good to me. Just

Bradley Baker — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:35:36 -0700

Sounds good to me. Just wanted it clearer.

So "launch" means ship. If they start shipping in the next 3 weeks (ie still in May) do we close at 0% or 100%?

Shipping the product

Eric Hill812251 — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:53:00 -0700

Shipping the product constitutes the launch of that product. As for the Bold, which you link to, "RIM said that it expects the Bold to be shipping worldwide this summer." The 3G Blackberry was supposed to be launched in June. This is a prediction that it will not. And, to your point, the Bold is now scheduled for "the summer," which would seem to indicate that August could be a viable time frame. I'm not surprised to see this prediction tank.

Further, announcing a product does not imply a launch. How, then, could one have a delayed launch? If company X announced the upcoming launch of product Y on Z date, and they missed Z date, that would be a delayed launch. Agree?

http://www.thestandard.com/ne

Bradley Baker — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:56:06 -0700

http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/05/12/rims-blackberry-bold-beats-ap...

Can we get some definitions?

What constitutes a "launch"? Actually shipping product, or an unveiling such as todays?

If the launch comes in May, does this prediction close at 0% (certainly not a delay) or 100% (didn't launch in June 2008)?

RIM's 3G BlackBerry for AT&T delayed

The Standard — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:36:36 -0700

Judgment on July 1, 2008:

As the community correctly predicted, the 3G Blackberry was not available for purchase on the AT&T Wireless online store by the end of June, 2008. Judged at S$100. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

As reported by Fortune, the "iPhone killer" 3G Blackberry could have a delayed launch from June to August.

"Research in Motion (RIMM) is facing a delay with the introduction of its new hotly anticipated 3G BlackBerry phone for AT&T (ATT ). The release of the phone, apparently named Meteor, has been pushed to as late as August, from the planned June launch, say people close to the companies."

As noted by Henry Blodget over at Silicon Alley Insider, "Fortune said the delay has been attributed to call quality, but speculates that this is just a cover story: AT&T doesn't want to hurt the launch of the 3G iPhone." (See related Prediction.)

This is a prediction that the 3G Blackberry will not launch in June, 2008. Bets will be halted on June 24, unless the phone is released earlier. Judgment will be made on July 1st, 2008.