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A comment on The BlackBerry PlayBook Review.

Re:The BlackBerry PlayBook Review by kin on Thursday April 14, 2011 @08:03PM (#2448961)
Many people say RIM has an odd shipping model but I just think they're slow. When you look at how Apple ships a product, they announce the product, the details, show off the apps, and then BAM! It's available in two weeks and sells millions.

RIM on the other hand announces something and then every few months teases you with more and more details and then releases some half baked product with bi-monthly updates. By the time the product becomes what they intended it to be I already want something new.

As a Blackberry user, I can't give it up. I love my Blackberry's form factor. At the same time, it's an incredibly frustrating experience.

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Re:The BlackBerry PlayBook Review by lotusleaf1987 on Thursday April 14, 2011 @09:32PM (#2449147)
Underpromise & over-deliver vs over-promise & under-deliver. When you over-promise you're raising expectations that you can't possibly meet, but when people have nothing to compare the product to, e.g. the first iPhone/iPad and it's launching in days/weeks, not some ethereal date subject to change a year or more away. Remember that HP-Windows 7 "iSlate" Ballmer showed off? Vaporware. Why even bother telling lies if it's only going to inevitably disappoint? Maybe they are just naive?
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