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Hah, just joshin’, not really, but Unconfirmed Sources paints a pretty hilarious picture of a situation where Obama is taking cash from BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion to promote the device. Let’s face it, that is one hell of a celebrity endorsement, one that not even money could buy.
“I love my Blackberry. I never leave home without it”, Obama told a reporter. “I encourage every American to buy a Blackberry. And you can buy one now for only $99.99 with a two year activation plan from Sprint” … Executives from Apple, Inc., maker of the Blackberry competitor iPhone, say they will offer Obama $40 million if he just shuts up about the Blackberry.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
