Neuter or neuter the BlackBerry 8820 is NOT the iPhone Killer

Neuter or neuter the BlackBerry 8820 is NOT the iPhone Killer

Exactly one month and a day ago, I said the iPhone killer is not the BlackBerry 8820 and today I am still convinced that it is not the iPhone killer. It has been reported that at&t has requested RIM to disable the GPS feature in its BlackBerry 8820. (Please read my reference at http://blackberrycool.com ) If this is true then it is a huge blow to competition between BlackBerry and iPhone. Moreover, competition is healthy, we the consumer always gain.

This is not a great lost for at&t business customers since the GPS feature is neat but it is one of those options which will be rarely used while on the go.

The sad news is that at&t action (if it is true) is a huge blow to at&t and other carriers. It demonstrates that carriers are the power behind the consumer market and not the handset manufacturers. Over the last seven years carriers has been leveraging their control of the consumer market at the detriment of handset manufacturers. This is another bit analysis which I will take-up in the near future.

In closing, the lesson learnt from this action is that one should never give life to an old name because those old recessive genes will one day rear its head. This is what has happened to Cingular, by changing its name, the at&t recessive DNA in monopolizing and suppressing freedom to talk for a fare price has re-surface.

Remember Jurassic park!