An interview with RIM's Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, Stephen Bates
While Ewan was busy checking out the new BlackBerry 7 devices today in the UK, he took some time out to sit down with RIM's Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, Stephen Bates. Mr. Bates talked on the new devices, the BlackBerry 7 OS, Liquid Graphics and the international reach of the BlackBerry platform. He goes on to say that this is the biggest global launch for RIM to date and more devices are certainly on the way. Sit back, relax and check out the full interview above (make sure you stick it out til the end!) then read more on the upcoming BlackBerry smartphones.
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con4n007 Aug 3, 2011 at 2:00 pm
woot!!! First!
jenks5150 Aug 3, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Unreal that he acknowledged the CB community directly!
Coffee Addict Aug 3, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Acknowledging CB community is great. What a change....
dadathepanda Aug 3, 2011 at 2:14 pm
bb fans won't be disappointed, he said...WE ARE ALREADY DISAPPOINTED, 5 months since announcing the 9930 and still no release date
StaticFX Aug 3, 2011 at 2:46 pm
AND NO LOVE FOR VZW!?????
newcollector Aug 3, 2011 at 2:24 pm
So Rim does listen to Crackberry and I am really stoked about getting the new Torch 2! Unfortunately my early upgrade time is the middle of October, but I can wait. In the meantime, when the Torch 2 hits ATT, I am going to be stopping by the store to do some test runs!!
estarno Aug 3, 2011 at 2:28 pm
What would I want to hear someone talk about obsolete devices for?
shebmiller Aug 3, 2011 at 2:31 pm
why would I want to read the rants of a troll? go back to you cavern! (your mothers basement)
estarno Aug 3, 2011 at 2:56 pm
I'm not the fool who's going to be wasting my money on a device that is completely subpar to the competition out there today. Spend/consume/shop smartly, if you want to continue being RIM's b*tch, by all means... obviously a stupid consumer.
shebmiller Aug 3, 2011 at 3:06 pm
That's your opinion. Besides, if RIM is such a waste of time in your eyes, why are you even here in the first place?
mnhockeycoach99 Aug 3, 2011 at 3:17 pm
My guess is that he is 1. an Android user and is waiting for his phone to charge for the 2nd time today.. or 2. an iPhone user and lost his phone condom so he can't get a signal.
estarno Aug 3, 2011 at 4:36 pm
So now a "rant" is an "opinion"? Interesting.
And I've got a Tour, no iphone (yet).
mnhockeycoach99 Aug 3, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Go wait in line for the new iPhone 5 and stop wasting our time with your BS.. You iPhone/Android users are so sophisticated and technologically advanced.. what would the world be without you??
southlander Aug 3, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Classy post. Thanks.
ratchetjaw#AC Aug 3, 2011 at 3:31 pm
This is good, I believe RIM will change things around, even invested in their stock yesterday :). I hope Rogers announces theres tonight for the 9th. Clove is getting theirs but no at&t 3g bands :(
Matt J Aug 3, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Way to go CrackBerry!
icloudious Aug 3, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Oh brother, everything is so "iconic."
Translation: "We haven't had an original thought in 7 years so, pretty much everything is as it was."
pkcable Aug 3, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Shout out to CB!!!!!! I'm impressed!!!!!!!! I can't WAIT to get my hands on a 99XX (Yea I say XX cause I MIGHT just be switching to TMobile if I have to, IF VZW drags their feet too much, and/or because I like the idea of the HSPA+ network, and possible hotspot)
AutoPilot2020 Aug 3, 2011 at 5:30 pm
if he had a servant, his servant would call him Master Bates
birdman_36 Aug 3, 2011 at 5:48 pm
"Final stages of technical acceptance" and "hopefully later this month".
Yeahhhh.........
Mwanahabari Aug 4, 2011 at 8:00 am
If the UK is such an important market, why do RIM keep discriminating against non North American users by disabling apps like the podcast one or the news feed? I know a lot of people who that has caused resentment with and the fact that RIM steadfastly refuse to explain why is showing great apathy towards it's non American user base.
rims123456 Aug 5, 2011 at 3:18 am
when I think about this, it isn’t all the time that you are correct and it’s really definitely not each day that any of us see your specific model of the world… however , this amazing posting has been quite electrifying… thanks a lot
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