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<h1 style="text-align: center;">dear john - part 2 re:</h1>
 ] Apologies in advance for sounding demanding john BUT
you (aka Blackberry) HAS TO make FULL TOUCH, CURRENT SPEC devices - ASAP
] Hey "I get it", i get that your going after "your niche" and that these devices are NOT your niche - BUT
these types of devices are currently "the market"
] In 2013 approx. 1B smartphones shipped, ##
over 70% were full touch devices, between 4 and 5 inches display size
] This survey at the #1 Blackberry fan site indicate over 74% still want a full touch device,
that's almost 3 out 4 of the most hardcore loyal blackberry users want this type of device, ASKING for this type of device
 ] Another interesting survey says 38% choosing z30 over all contenders
the blackberry z30 is the device of choice
 - ASIDE if the marketing people from Apple or Samsung had this type of buzz going on, they would be all over it like flys on you know what
] It's important to note that ...
-- these are NOT small sample sizes, both surveys had in the neighborhood of 10K responses. That's about 5x what most pollster's requre to make the survey 'statistically relevant' so to speak. It's not just a handful of enthusiasts on a few small
]
] what troubles me now about blackberry and its devices is that ... 
-- "your not emotionally attached to devices" which boils down to if device's dont make you money, you don't need to make devices.&nbsp; 
-- your current device focus ( passport, classic, bold) 
-- ] blackberry new devices 2015 
- "z10 2015" $399, "z30 2015" $599 - - 4.5 , 5.5
] spec them up ....
- - 2.3g quad, 2.3 octa core - - ] give them some Gwhiz
- sapphire display,&nbsp; solar charge, 4k display, dual sim
] price them aggressively
- your not Apple, ] PRE_ORDERS - GOAL - 100k , UNIT SALES FIRST YEAR 600k/400k - i dont know the economics of mfg a smartphone, - dont think were&nbsp; - BUT IF SMALL companies like One plus One and xiamio are bringing these types of phones to market and selling them at $300-400 a pop, there is no reason in hades that you shouldnt be able to do so !!! - there are ## of this class of devices available for android, apple will be bringing there's to market in sept(at their price point), its not that this spec is not available, its that you cant get one with bb 10, they dont do what you do, - MORE IMPORTANTLY these are the devices that people and the press/media are talking about, the ones that bloggers blog about, that generate social media shares, that your fanboys brag about and that other fanboys bash and argue about, AKA the devices that keep people interested in your product, that keep people talking about your product &nbsp;

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