Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The Blackberry Torch Flop

Karen Triggiani got a chortle out of this:

The latest flagship device from Research In Motion (RIM), the BlackBerry Torch, has sold only 150,000 devices over the launch weekend, according to an analyst quoted by The Wall Street Journal. RIM also halved the price of the Torch this week, signaling the new smartphone is indeed not hot enough.

RIM heralded the BlackBerry Torch as the best BlackBerry yet, with its sliding keyboard design and touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, and revamped BlackBerry OS6. However, since it became available on AT&T for $199 with a two-year contract, the Torch hasn't made a killing in sales.

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