This post on Electronista.com illustrates one of the problems RIM has, and I don’t mean upgrading it users to a new OS. It s their connection to the corporate world, and, the fact that their devices are only really good at one thing, email.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/28/rim.to.focus.on.upgrading.current.blackberry.users/
Without thinking too deeply about the issue, it is their corporate world clients that prize the apparent security of the device and the the limited budgets allowable for handheld devices. after all email is email. Personally I voted for the iPhone 4S, I send email and text messages heavily through it every day. Friends who have a corporate BlackBerry do the same, even with BBM, which is of no use to them when they communicate with me, the result, an email message or text message is the same.
I use the iPhone 4S simply because I also use many of the other apps and features, but for a corporate buyer, why would they provide all the extras when all they expect is their employees to send email and BBM/text messages??? And, so why would that corporate buyer upgrade to the latest Blackberry, there really is no reason, especially when the next generation of devices will only be around for a couple of years because QNX is coming.
If the user of an old Blackberry has not upgraded it is because there is no compelling reason to the device probably still does all the user wants it to. Now that there is some much chatter about the iPhones and Androids the user who Blackberry is trying to upgrade might just as well opt for one of those than take a new Blackberry. when comparing the Blackberry Bold 9900 which is mentioned in the article with the iPhone and Android, even that reviewer has to admit that it would appeal to an existing Blackberry user, not an iPhone and Android user.
What seems apparent though is that any reported sales are likely to be existing Blackberry users not to new users which is what Blackberry has to do otherwise their market share will stagnate or go down. the fact that the new CEO says the deals are already done I am wondering why they have not been implemented, what is holding up the release of the upgrades and the plan announcements? Get on with it!
M
Chris Holt takes a look at the games being shown off at Macworld | iWorld this week -- some of which are already in the App Store and some which will arrive soon.
Sanho had its 
The iPad-only Babiis, which debuted at Macworld | iWorld, delivers video messages to the under-two set, while using the iPad 2's front-facing camera to record their reactions to recorded greetings and stories from family members.
WillowTree Apps wants to tap into your Facebook network to help you discover new places, movies, bands, and books with its latest Likes app.
The Rhythm Touch is a small rectangular box the size of half a deck of cards, and it uses electric stimulator pads to ease muscle pain.
Boost the volume of your iPad 2's speaker with a simple and inexpensive add-on. Alexandra Chang demos the SoundJaw on the Macworld | iWorld show floor.
Don't believe it when folks say that the Macworld | iWorld show floor is primarily filled with iOS accessories -- the community of document scanner makers is quite well represented too. At least seven different companies have scanners on display at this week's event.
Techmeme