Remember when the Storm2 9550 and the Curve 8530 were released? It was not that long ago, was it? Yet Verizon seems to be giving those two an End of Life after not even a year. It would only seem logical to EOL these two if there were some replacements on the way. The Curve 9300 series should replace the 8530, and the Storm2 is getting a refresh for OS 6 (maybe this is the Odin refresh we read about?).
The exact details of the EOL notices are the following:
BlackBerry Curve 8530:
The Curve2 is end of life – Final Shipments August
Refer to the “Stock Check” tool in POS for on hand availability
Device will retire on 8/1, replacement coming in Q3/Q4BlackBerry Storm2 (9550):
The Storm2 is end of life – Final Shipments August
Refer to the “Stock Check” tool in POS for on hand availability
Device will retire on 8/15, replacement coming in Q3/Q4
When I first read this I was speechles. Since the Storm2 hit the German market, I wanted to have one and now that I have one, it will be replaced? I was so excited when I heard that OS 6 is finally on its way to the users and now – looking at my “old” Storm2 – my excitement just hit the basement and is hiding far beyond zero. It’s cool to have an Odin Refresh, really, yet I don’t want to spend so much money, just so I can have a Storm2 “refresh” that is capable of running OS 6.
Do you think it’s worth it? Feel free to express your thoughts in the comments.
via: BlackBerryCool
To be honest…with my Storm 2 being less than a year old. This isn’t the news that I was waiting to here. For this RIM may not see anymore of my money. I have seen the iphone and droid and both are better than RIM…but since I am a BB fan, I said let me hang on. I knew for sure they would make a move and we would all be happy about it. Turns out they did..but it was more money for them and a disgruntled consumer. SMH
This is why I am calling blackberry bullshit…. I don’t care what they say. The storm and storm2 still have life left…