Will iPhone steal market share from BlackBerry? - The musings of an IT Consultant

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Oct 6 2009   6:59PM GMT

Will iPhone steal market share from BlackBerry?



Posted by: Raj Perumal
iPhone, BlackBerry, CAnada, Telus, Bell, Rogers, major carriers, Cell phones, smartphones, cellphones

Hi folks! As per my previous blog post, iPhone will soon be available at the major carriers across Canada. What does this mean to us?

Well obviously some might think this will foster competition but unfortunately the carriers haven’t been one to really compete with each other. They typically have prices that are in lock step with one another. One would almost think that they get together in the background and have meetings on setting their pricing the same. :)

No, I think the big thing here isn’t going to be a major shift in pricing, but a major shift in marketshare. What we will see is with the iPhone more readily available it will start to encroach on BlackBerry’s territory. Of Course the BlackBerry is still scene as the corporate smartphone leader but I think with this increased availability it will be hard for corporate types to resist taking a small peak at what else is out there.

-RP

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Mdavid  |   Oct 10 2009   4:52PM GMT

Raj,

I think so… I mean coke is the most popular beverage largely due to its availability.