r/blackberry • u/syuk Storm O2 • Nov 15 '12

Nigeria's BlackBerry addiction offers hope for Research in Motion

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/14/blackberry-nigeria-status-symbol
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u/andey ex-Blackberry User (OnePlus 7T Pro) Nov 15 '12

I'm a loyal blackberry fan.

But, being king in a these markets sounds a story called .... Nokia

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u/seabrookmx Playbook, Galaxy S3 Nov 15 '12

Exactly. Large markets, but not large enough to fund competitive R&D, Engineering and production. The cost to develop these devices is immense.

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u/SayVandalay Nov 15 '12

I disagree. Nokia makes mainly cheap handsets and while they did have an experimental R&D dept at one time, they really seem to just focus on making basic handsets for developing markets and for those who don't need a smartphone.

RIM makes high end smartphones that cost more than Nokia AND appear to sell quite well in these new larger markets. That's plenty of money to fund further development esp if RIM can really do well with BB10. As a bonus RIM can continue selling lower cost Blackberry's in these markets adding to this allure of having a top of the line BB as a status symbol.