BlackBerry PlayBook Will Be Released Next Year
RIM said the 7-inch tablet BlackBerry PlayBook of the company will on sale at prices starting at less than 500 dollars on the first quarter in 2011. In other words, the price of Starter Edition will lower than Apple iPad.
RIM CEO Jim Balsillie in an interview in Seoul, said: “This product will be a very competitive price.” While refusing to disclose further details, but said in September of this year’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet the first quarter of next year in the U.S. market, in the second quarter to the global market.
It is reported that the pure WiFi early models of PlayBook will not built-in 3G networking capabilities, so the starting price of less than $ 500 does not include operator subsidies. However, WiFi Edition PlayBook will be online with the BlackBerry, with BlackBerry’s 3G data networks for network browsing. However, 3G and even 4G version of PlayBook have been planned.
In order to distinguish with Apple iPad tablet PCs and othe tablet PCs, PlayBook Tablet PC will be able to run Flash.
Said Jim Balsillie, RIM and Apple will adopt a similar strategy, with the cooperation of large retail chains to promote PlayBook sales. The aircraft will include Target and Best Buy stores to sell, it will have long-term relationship with mobile operators of RIM sales.
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