BlackBerry Storm spurs bidding war between Bell and Telus
By Simon Sage on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 at 6:38 AM PST In Bell Mobility, BlackBerry, Telus
The other week some rumors surfaced regarding a Bell Canadian exclusive for RIM’s upcoming touch device, the BlackBerry Storm, which conflicted directly with earlier info on Telus availability. Well, it turns out all the confusion is over an ongoing bidding war between Canada’s two major CDMA carriers for exclusivity of the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) 9530. Bell apparently has the top bid right now, after jumping into the fray following Telus (NYSE: TU)’ initial claim. The latest rumors put a BlackBerry Storm release date at November 2nd., meaning this auction can only go on for so long.
[via Engadget]
[gazing into crystal ball] Whomever ends up with this fugly handset will see hugley disappointing sales, as the Storm is ultimately nothing more than RIM kowtowing to an irrational market demand for touch-screen phones…