[Macworld]

Post your comments for RIM posts rare drop in BlackBerry subscriber growth here

[Another_Dave]

They are going to experience more - I'm switching to an iPhone....
Frankly, their mac support is pathetic and they can expect defections from not only the mac faithful but to others switching to the mac platform - after their first experience with PocketMac...

[bastion]

Slowing growth could just mean that they're approaching saturation. At some point the number of people who value one of these devices and don't yet have one is going to be negligible.

[MichaelBelisle]

Or it could mean nothing. It's just one quarter and there is this little recession thing going on in the economy right know.

Growth didn't stall, despite Mr. Nystedt's assertion to the contrary. If they signed up 3.8 million new customers, they're still growing. The growth rate may be slowing, but who bases such a pessimistic and alarmist article on a one quarter drop in the growth rate?

We'll have a better idea what's happening next quarter.

[John__B]

bastion said:

Slowing growth could just mean that they're approaching saturation. At some point the number of people who value one of these devices and don't yet have one is going to be negligible.

There are a lot of companies that just aren't picking up the tab for these types of expenses right now, whether that's in the form of a corporate account or a monthly reimbursement to employees. While I'm sure that the smartphone market for C level executives is pretty well saturated, I doubt that every employee in the corporate world who wants a smartphone is getting those costs reimbursed in this economy.

If employees are deciding to pick up the tab themselves, a Blackberry might be a harder sell vs. an iPhone, Pre, etc., given that the other platforms have made gains in Exchange connectivity (which is really the bread-and-butter of a BlackBerry) and offer other features that most BlackBerry's don't support.