RIM Will Combat Lackluster PlayBook Sales With New Software and Pricing
Tricia Duryee, On Thursday September 15, 2011, 6:28 pm EDT Poor sales performance of the BlackBerry PlayBook only managed to drag down the company’s second-quarter results, which came in at the low end of forecasts.But Research in Motion said during the investor call this afternoon that it will try a combination of offering new features and a lower price to spur new sales and reinvigorate interest in the device.The 64 GB model currently sells for $700 and a 16 GB costs $500, but it lacks standard applications such as native email, contacts and calendar and other common entertainment features. Not to... Read full post here