Thread: Article: Gazelle Online Reports An 80% Increase In BlackBerry Trade-Ins Over The Last Month

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The article fails to mention whether they are trading their Blackberries in for a NEWER Blackberry. It leaves the reader to assume they were going to another platform which isn't fair.

The 6-8 month mark of a new flagship phone (Bold 9900) is usually when the 'normal' people jump on. We've had 6 people here upgrade their 2 year old Blackberries in the last month to the new model. Technically those are "trade in's"

We have been trading ours in but getting BB 7 devices on 1 year contracts. They have the 100.00 trade in rebate going until June so the devices are not too expensive that way. I don't think everyone is abandoning RIM just yet. However if BB 10 devices don't keep Corporate customers from leaving we will need to find an alternative. I hope that doesn't happen.

Yep, trading in an old berry for a new one constitutes a trade in, doesn't it?

Originally Posted by Strider

The article fails to mention whether they are trading their Blackberries in for a NEWER Blackberry. It leaves the reader to assume they were going to another platform which isn't fair.

The 6-8 month mark of a new flagship phone (Bold 9900) is usually when the 'normal' people jump on. We've had 6 people here upgrade their 2 year old Blackberries in the last month to the new model. Technically those are "trade in's"

Its pretty clear from the CEO's quote that users are tuning in their BlackBerry devices for other Platforms.