BlackBerry lays low on Priv sales figures

[aitt]

http://m.therecord.com/news-story/6200202-blackberry-lays-low-on-priv-sales-figures

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[ahmedhanif911]

They said they sold 700,000 devices in November over the few weeks it was released and they will announce the December and further months in the next Earnings Call.

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[randall2580]

IMHO companies brag about the numbers when they want you to be impressed and refuse to report when they think it will not. In any case it was only 21 days of sales the next quarter will be the more important one. Can they get back over 1 million devices sold in a quarter?

What was more disappointing if you are BlackBerry from the call was that most of the Privs are being bought by current BlackBerry owners. That has to change.

 

[freedomx20a]

IMHO companies brag about the numbers when they want you to be impressed and refuse to report when they think it will not. In any case it was only 21 days of sales the next quarter will be the more important one. Can they get back over 1 million devices sold in a quarter?

What was more disappointing if you are BlackBerry from the call was that most of the Privs are being bought by current BlackBerry owners. That has to change.

That should change when priv 2 comes out and priv one drops to 99 bucks on contract!

One thing is clear though now to everyone the company is not going away. We have known this for 4 yrs but now even sheep I meet are admitting it. I would play dumb and say BlackBerry is dead and they would say nahh ppl been saying that forever! Etc! And ill just nod.

So there is an awakening happening with the average non BlackBerry buyer!

BlackBerry will be maybe 5--10% market in 5-10 years is my prediction. 1 % of that will be bb10 if it stays in maintenance mode.

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[xsibleyx03]

Long time blackberry fan but I was positive it was all over but the crying for them. Don't get me wrong, I love the priv and it has been a great phone so far aside from the MMS issue and the lack of being able to find accessories for it. But there is still a long road ahead of them if they want to make it out alive and it will take a lot to make it back to anywhere near the top.

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[anon(6038817)]

Honestly, I don't think it's selling anywhere near what they need to break even.

It needed to launch on all 4 major U.S. carriers simultaneously with a lot bigger marketing push to sell in any respectable quantity. I just looked at the ATT website and there is no sign of the Priv anywhere. Not in any splash page slide show, and not front and center when you shop for cell phones. BlackBerry is buried. Again

 

[freedomx20a]

Hope it's doing well. I don't ever wanna go back to Samsung

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[WeAreAllUnique]

I would like to see BlackBerry do well again. I hope they release another Android device soon.

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[Jamescunni]

Long time blackberry fan but I was positive it was all over but the crying for them. Don't get me wrong, I love the priv and it has been a great phone so far aside from the MMS issue and the lack of being able to find accessories for it. But there is still a long road ahead of them if they want to make it out alive and it will take a lot to make it back to anywhere near the top.

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Don't think they will ever make it back to top but is can they sell enough to keep hardware viable I hope so I love the Priv first ever Android device and never thought I would be enjoying it so much

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[freedomx20a]

I think Blackberry is doing the right thing. Sticking with the niche keyboard angle.

They need to be know as the slider phone.

Like if you want a slab get a Samsung or iPhone. Slider get Blackberry.

Or keyboard hybrid like their next android device. Sticking to this keyboard alt and being known as a slider company can be great.

By priv 3 if they established enough they can make a 'me too' slab and might get sales.

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[outside_the_box]

They said they sold 700,000 devices in November over the few weeks it was released and they will announce the December and further months in the next Earnings Call.

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The 700,000 was for all devices for that fiscal quarter (BB10 devices and the Priv), not just for the Priv. Next quarterly report may have specific Priv numbers, but no way of knowing for sure.

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[maclancer]

BlackBerry will be in a better position if they have made a mid range Android phone around the $300 - $350 dollars cost. But at $700, the priv is a hard to sell phone.