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It's Official: Blackberry Storm Is No iPhone Killer (PC World)

 

Published 1/27/2009 at Yahoo! News: Personal Technology

PC World - The gales of the Blackberry Storm just weren't strong enough to wash away Apple's iPhone success. Between its average reviews and customer complaints over bugs and OS stability, the Storm seems to have severely underperformed in customer satisfaction. And now, the latest figures from Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) show that it has underperformed in sales, too. (link)

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