Study: Blackberry Users Suffer iPhone Envy
Could the BlackBerry boom be nearing an end? According to a new study by Crowd Science, some 40 percent of BlackBerry users would switch to an Apple iPhone if given the chance.
Crowd Science looked at, among other things, smartphone brand loyalty, and it wasn't just the allure of the iPhone that BlackBerry users found intriguing. Google's Nexus One also left an impression, with a third of the BlackBerry users polled saying they'd be willing to switch their device for Google's smartphone.
"BlackBerry as a brand just isn't garnering the loyalty seen with other mobile operating systems," said Crowd Science CEO John Martin.
What's interesting about this is that BlackBerry devices are known for having good keyboards, while both the iPhone and Nexus One only come with on-screen virtual keyboards.

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zaternine
March 18, 2010 at 11:25pm
Um wow, i live off of my blackberry for everything, i have no iphone envy. sounds like a very one sided study since the iphone is loosing ground to all the other smarth phones rolling out.
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Muerte
March 18, 2010 at 12:01pm
Kind of one sided I'd like to hear how I-phone users like theirs and if any would like to switch.
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Grapeman
March 17, 2010 at 12:22pm
My wife has a Blackberry and is counting down the days till our contracts are ready for renewal. Well, mine already is, but how dare I get the iPhone before the wife.
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LGA1156
March 17, 2010 at 11:09am
The storm 2 I think has a really nice feel to it, I think it also has many nice features for the future of blackberry
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Why A Duck
March 17, 2010 at 4:59am
I work at a place where cell phones with cameras are not allowed, so when my latest contract was up I looked at all the options available. My choices seemed to be the bare bones dumb phone with absolutley no features or a Blackberry Tour (non-camera version). I ended up with the Tour mainly because I wanted a smart(er) phone with a data plan (with email also blocked at work I needed the outside contact).
I could have got an iPhone and then disabled the camera by epoxying over it, but I didn't want to be living without a warranty for two years. It turns out I like my Tour more than I thought I would. The OS has a lot of features that just work, and work like I want them too. Having said that I'd still love to have an iPhone. I've had an iPod Touch for over a year now and love it. If I could add a phone and data plan to that I would switch in a contractually-allowed heartbeat.
















