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Old 03-21-2009, 12:40 PM   #1
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I was just wondering what the main users are for blackberries. I am attending a business school and it seems that almsot everyone has one. But I am thinking there are a lot out there in actual business?

What is the main demographic blackberry users?
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Old 03-21-2009, 12:42 PM   #2
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BlackBerries started out in the business arena. So no surprise that a lot of BB users are involved with business. I would say this still holds true today, but with the Pearl there was a real shift toward the normal consumer end, with regular people.
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Yea, I don't think you will limit BlackBerries to a single age group or type of people, not anymoe anyway.

It did start out for Business and that way it.. but now with the Pearl/Curve/Pearl Flip they have been pushing the normal consumer market.

o yea.. If you check the Social Users forum on CB.com you will find a Pin sharing thread for almost every age group, gender type, and interest.
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I agree with Steve. Especially after the BIS fees dropped in half a year or two ago.
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We actually had a large poll on this but I can't seem to find it! Argh!
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I would think a publication would have posted it. This may be a job for Blackberry News
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If you take public transit you'll see 5-10 people with a Blackberry these days.. (High school / College Students, the Unemployed loafers and just regular blue collar worker and the white collar workers too).

Blackberry is now a CONSUMER device, just like a regular cell phone.
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If you take public transit you'll see 5-10 people with a Blackberry these days.. (High school / College Students, the Unemployed loafers and just regular blue collar worker and the white collar workers too).

Blackberry is now a CONSUMER device, just like a regular cell phone.
I'm train conductor and blackberry is winning with commuters but the iphone isn't far behind
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I saw two 4 year old twins with 's the other day.

Their mom said they love to do the ABC's and play the asteroids game on it.

Guess it is for anyone now a days

If you own one, your knot so special anymore.
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I'm train conductor and blackberry is winning with commuters but the iphone isn't far behind
try to type fast on an iPhone. knot easy.
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try to type fast on an iPhone. knot easy.
I agree im not a fan of the whole touch screen craze going on now and i seen someone drop an iphone on the platform and the glass on it shattered
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I am an airplane frequent flier, often in business class.

I see an explosion of BB... the iPhone as all over the place about six months ago, but I see less of them.

I think that RIM is doing a good job throwing phones at the market that address the very segmented market, whereas there are only one or two iPhones...

To me it is really interesting how many users of BB there are out there. My personal opinion is that business users get the most out of the system - without BES synchronizing everything, it is a sub-optimal process.

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In Ottawa Canada, I see allot more BB than any other phone. I take a bus allot too and it surprises me how many girls I see using the BB. At work, a company of 8 employees there is two of us with BB's.
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The business I work for has 7500 BB's and growing. Last time I looked everyone was at least 18 to 65.
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