Déjà vu for RIM
Oct 8th, 2012 by asfvinpugunisparam
RIM’s newly playbook is anticipated to act as a lifeline or a support until the release of their new smartphone in 2013. However, does it prove to be a worthy gadget? The new playbook has certainly new characteristics that are appealing and is certainly better than the previous playbook. One of the prominent feature would be the 4G LTE. With the use of 4G LTE, potential consumers would be able to download in speeds as high as 40 mb a second. With the added features, It is clear that RIM has taken measures to improve their previous flaws by using a method of distinguish problems such as The Ishikawa diagram to improve their product. Nevertheless, similar to the first playbook the price of the new playbook is steep. It is sold at 549 CAD $. The high price would definitely be the factor that affects the sales of the playbook due to the high competitive nature of tablets nowadays. With Google releasing tablet such as nexus 7 for 250 CAD $, and with other tablets prices (except for Apple’s iPad) that are below 400 CAD $. It would be hard for it to compete with the other brands. It looks like RIM has made the same mistake as before.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/08/08/f-rim-playbook-review.html