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blogs.barrons.com - 11/24/2008
Research In Motion: Taken By A Storm
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Research In Motion (RIMM) shares this morning continue to levitate on early consumer enthusiasm for the BlackBerry Storm; the market seems to be ignoring some cautionary comments this morning from Citigroup . Here is a rundown of some of the Street commentary on the new phone’s debut ...

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Betanews:  BlackBerry Storm drives up RIM shares amid sellouts

Silicon Alley Insider:  No BlackBerry Storm Software Glitch. So Why No Storms For Sale? (RIMM)

The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS?
boygeniusreport.com - 11/22/2008
The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS?
— boygeniusreport.com — I want to preface this by saying that the following statements are my opinions and hypotheses, and have not be confirmed nor denied by any of sources of mine or official contacts at either corporation. It should serve as a nice little ... (more) The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS?

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The Last Word on the BlackBerry Storm: It’s Not So Hot
technologizer.com - 11/24/2008
The Last Word on the BlackBerry Storm: It’s Not So Hot
— technologizer.com — I haven’t laid eyes on a BlackBerry Storm in person yet. More to the point, I haven’t laid fingers on one–so I have no first-hand impressions of hiw the first touch-screen BlackBerry compares to traditional BlackBerries, the iPhone, ... (more) The Last Word on the BlackBerry Storm: It’s Not So Hot

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The real story behind the Verizon Storm OS? Part 2
boygeniusreport.com - 11/24/2008
The real story behind the Verizon Storm OS? Part 2
— boygeniusreport.com — So here’s the deal… by now, you’ve no doubt seen our theory on why the OS that shipped with the Verizon BlackBerry Storm was so low. We had all along thought that this OS was never actually intended to be released. While we ran ... (more) The real story behind the Verizon Storm OS? Part 2

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BlackBerry Storm drives up RIM shares amid sellouts
Betanews — ... that anywhere from 100,000 to 120,000 Storms were sold over the weekend, while Research Capital analysts suppose that between 250,000 and 400,000 were sold on Friday alone. Verizon's online ordering portal for the device succumbed to overwhelming traffic on its Friday launch. However, BlackBerry enthusiasts are attributing the widespread Storm sell-outs to a Boy Genius Report that speculates at reduced stock numbers due to an OS downgrade that RIM initiated before launch. Users walked home with an old version of the OS (4.7.0.65), even though several newer iterations are ...

No BlackBerry Storm Software Glitch. So Why No Storms For Sale? (RIMM)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... , but nothing like iPhone day.) Research Capital analyst Nick Agostino estimates that Verizon sold 250,000-400,000 Storms on Friday, according to Barron's. ...

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