The Z10 Has Arrived In The U.S.

 

 

After several delays, broken promises, and doomsday prognostications, BlackBerry’s next-generation smartphone, the BlackBerry Z10, hits U.S. stores tomorrow.
For a company still eyeing a comeback in the brutally competitive smartphone business, the U.S. launch of the device represents a particularly critical turning point. Despite the BlackBerry falling from grace here, the U.S. is still the device’s largest market, representing 20 percent of total subscribers, according to an analyst. A successful launch that attracts old and new users alike could provide BlackBerry with the fuel to turn itself around. But should the Z10 come out cold, BlackBerry could be looking for a buyer within a year.
Yes, the stakes are that high for a company that once reigned over the smartphone world, its trademark Qwerty keyboard phone holstered to many belts in corporate America. Since then, BlackBerry has fallen on extremely hard times, its market share and stock price withered from their prime just five years ago


 The day has finally come. The new Blackberry Z10 has been released on AT&T for $199 with a two year contract. If you are a Blackberry fan and on T-Mobile or Verizon, you are going to have to wait a few more days. If you are with Sprint — like me — you will not get the chance to purchase this phone. Sprint has announced that they will only be carrying the Blackberry Q10. Now for me, it’s is worth the wait for the Q10. I love that QWERTY keyboard.