State of mobile play: Nokia Lumia & Blackberry Playbook
October 26, 2011So, does Blackberry think this is what enterprises want?
RIM has delayed the 2.0 release of its tablet’s Playbook OS until 2012, and admitted it won’t have the BlackBerry email app. PlayBook users will only be able to do BlackBerry email on their tablets by linking with a BlackBerry phone
They included HDMI video but not email or calendar because they’re enterprise experts.
So, Nokia thinks that after $400 carrier subsidy, folks are going to pony up $185 when they can get an iPhone 4S for $199 or an iPhone 4 for $99? What’s the value proposition? Metro? Ok, then
“If the Lumia 800 appears like a well rounded phone with a nice and fairly distinctive design (similar to the N9), I see the launch price point as a deal breaker. I don’t think Nokia can regain anything in the $580 price band, in which Android and iOS probably have over 95% market share. This phone [is] condemned to be either anecdotic or go through massive price cuts in the next 6 months.
I see a TouchPad like price cut in the future.
