RIM Delays Bold Touch 9900/9930 Until 'Late August'

People would always complain about Verizon not getting phones fast enough, and yet people still stayed with them. Why? Because the wait was worth the quality.

Same situation here. I've had a Bold for over a year, and I'm happy with it. In fact, I probably won't upgrade until a QNX device comes out.

I was really looking forward to this phone, always loved the Bold and with the touchscreen it was always what I wished for, but... looks like RIM is really getting to the point where it is time to consider a different phone (and I have been a blackberry fan for many, many years). Hate to say it but the iphone would be where I would go. I have the ipod and have to admit the programs (and there are so many more) are better but it is the lack of a keypad that has always kept me away from it. Maybe this old guy can get used to it, its spell checker is so good that it somewhat makes up for the lack of a keypad but I have never loved it when using the ipod. Would wait for the iphone 5 to switch (which is coming out close to the same time - big...
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Maybe we will see RIMM and Nokia merge then get bought by MS. This would be the best way to clean this all up - kinda like tying 3 bricks together, throw them in the deep end, and see how they swim...

Well I was looking forward to this phone. But delay's, layoffs, wonder how quality control will be on this new device? 😕
Perhaps RIM truly is dead.
I think if RIM just pushed this device out now and upgraded to OS 7 later when it's ready, they may keep more consumers. The longer they wait the more they get trounced by the competition.

RIM was taken down by the App Store if nothing else this was one RIM never saw coming till it was to late same as Nokia. Apple makes phones that work well with apps like a kid in a candy store. RIM had the best phone but what about apps.

How is this possible?? They've been making the same phone for 15 years!