Huge Ad on WSJ for Blackberry Storm
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Filed in BlackBerry, CDMA, EV-DO, Exclusives, Features, Handsets, News, RIM, Verizon
We’ve known for a while that it was coming, but nothing says it’s going to be here soon like, well, the words “Coming soon.” This ad has just appeared on the Wall Street Journal as well as other newspapers this morning. Other carriers (Vodafone) have made their official announcements for Blackberry’s first-ever touch screen and it’s been rearing its head on VZW’s site, but nothing says “official” like a full page ad on one of the most widely read publications out there. Expect a flood coming along with the Storm as this is likely just the beginning of a slew of ads to come from Verizon!
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Tags: 9500, BlackBerry, CDMA, evdo, storm, Storm ads, Verizon, VZW
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Enough with the “Coming Soon” crap, we have all known about it for a year, Just realese the damn thing already…
BG, you da man…get us a drop date so I can take the day off from work and get in line first…
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Boner, Boner, Boner….can’t wait for this one!!
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This ad is posted all over my neighborhood (Logan Square in Chicago).
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It felt kind of papery when I touched the ad, and it left ink all over my fingers. I’m not very excited anymore.
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I’m really looking foreward to the Storm, but I want to read some reviews first. I hope the interface isn’t as convoluted as blackberries tend to be.
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What! A touchscreen Blackberry?!?! Must just be some kid that is good with photoshop…can’t be real.
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@DubYa Easy there buddy! Sorry to startle you like that. Are you sitting down right now? I hope so because I don’t know how to tell you this… man has landed on the moon. Crazy, huh?! :p
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Soo I was all set on the BB Storm and then we got an e-mail today with VZW’s new rebate forms and it has the Samsung Omnia(That’s right, the Omnia is headed to VZW in the next month!!!)…
Now I don’t know what to do? It’s like being a kid in a candy shop. I suppose I’ll have to play around with both of ‘em before making my final decision.
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^^^ Oops. Correction on that question mark.
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Whats a Blackberry?
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So WTF is up with the Bold? Is the Bold RIM’s newest bastard child? The Bold has yet to be released in the US and I already feel like it’s old news and old technology. Way to go RIM/at&t.
And carrier exclusives can suck a big ole cock!
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the omnia was WAY disappointing in the flesh - at least the GSM version
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Did ya’ll see the Verizon commercial on TV on Sunday night football?! It SUCKED! I am psyched for this device but man what a horrible commercial. A 5 sec clip of a lifeless Blackberry coming to Verizon; whoopie. Meanwhile 5 minutes later the iphone commercial comes out and they show a real demo, you know install app, touch this, touch that… and oh I got a call!
not sure if its RIM or verizon, but they seriously needs to tune up on that marketing strategy.
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well, maybe it’s just me, but the iPhone print ads are WAY more responsive. I think they have a more stable ink. it’s just another iPhone print ad knock off, if you ask me.
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Um, Greg, ever heard of building buzz? It got you all fired up. The new iPhone has been out for over 3 months now.
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nothing says official like wsj ad?
nothing says official like a google ad on BGR for the storm:
http://www.produceme.com/bgrcap.jpg
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Just too bad we can’t have one in US with 3G for Att. Only Iphone that I hate and want, but first I need to get my hands on a Bold.
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this was in LA Times this morning as well.
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I received an e-mail this this in it today…
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You are cordially invited to attend an event on the launch of the Blackberry Storm.
This event is for you as well as your customers and will be held from 2:00-4:00 pm.
November 18-
Stonegate
2401 Higgins Rd Hoffman Estates
November 20
Harley Davidson Museum
401 W Canal Street Milwaukee
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I’m def gonna be there!!!
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^^^ *with this in it today.
-Sorry, I got excited!
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YEA ill just show up outside that place good old Illinois
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I have a raging erection for this phone and will be selling my iphone for it. 175 dollar early termination fee? Oh well… I’ll finally have a phone that can do things like copy/paste, send and receive pictures without memorizing stupidass username/passwords (on a site that never works I might add), and on a more consistent network. BOIIIIINGGGGGGGG
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I will SERIOUSLY be in the store launch day for this. Already got the tent ready!!!! A touchscreen blackberry, seriously there a NO words!! (Now if we could JUST get better integration with MAC!!!)
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Why ‘Coming soon’ then? Why don’t state the release date? Sounds like ‘please don’t forget us but you will need to wait’.
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