In today’s Q3 Conference Call, Verizon stated that the Blackberry Storm has been their top seller over the last month, attracting new BB converts in droves.
https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-storm-review-verdict-not-quite-a-perfect-s-5093715
RIM wouldn’t release specific numbers, according to Alley Insider, but did say that the Storm launch brought in the highest number of new RIM subscribers for a single day. Following that trend, over 75% of Storm buyers have been new Blackberry users, as opposed to former Pearl/Curve/8800 users (they’re all buying the Bold).
https://gizmodo.com/at-t-blackberry-bold-review-best-blackberry-yet-5075236
And either they had low expectations or sales are actually great, but Verizon is having trouble meeting demands at the moment. Take THAT, David Pogue! [Alley Insider]
