Comments on: The "Q" is Cool http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/05/30/the-q-is-cool/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:14:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Anonymous http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/05/30/the-q-is-cool/#comment-1505 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:28:09 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1543#comment-1505 Looks like it's being priced very competitively ($199 with a two-year contract), and is surprisingly rich in both enterprise and consumer functionality. I don't see how either Motorola or Verizon could be making much money with this, but it wouldn't surprise me if they have some kind of strategic agreement to seek sustainable market share over short term profit. If they can get the Q popular, then launch a few subsequent models in the future (with even more built-in entertainment features), Motorola could easily go where no BlackBerry has gone before, and pull the wireless email industry out from under RIM. Looks like it's being priced very competitively ($199 with a two-year contract), and is surprisingly rich in both enterprise and consumer functionality.
I don't see how either Motorola or Verizon could be making much money with this, but it wouldn't surprise me if they have some kind of strategic agreement to seek sustainable market share over short term profit.
If they can get the Q popular, then launch a few subsequent models in the future (with even more built-in entertainment features), Motorola could easily go where no BlackBerry has gone before, and pull the wireless email industry out from under RIM.

]]> By: Stephen Hayward http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/05/30/the-q-is-cool/#comment-1504 Stephen Hayward Wed, 31 May 2006 00:57:05 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1543#comment-1504 Very interesting post. Do you have any idea about the length of the battery. The challenge I have found with most integrated devices like this, the battery does not have a good charge life. Very interesting post. Do you have any idea about the length of the battery. The challenge I have found with most integrated devices like this, the battery does not have a good charge life.

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