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Is RIM set to Kickstart a push into cellphones?

MATT HARTLEY

Globe and Mail Update

Latest comment posted at 10:15 AM EDT 03/05/08

Boy Genius blog says company will release new product, dubbed Kickstart, by end of year ...Read the full article

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  1. Ross H from Muskoka, Canada writes: Who DIDN't see this coming?

    RIM practically has first dibs on University of Waterloo students - an invaluable, replenishing resource.
  2. Chris Lalonde from Singapore writes: I'm cheering for RIM but to be frank the design doesn't of Kickstart doesn't look that appealing. It looks a little bulky too. They'll have to do better to compete against the likes of Nokia or LG...
  3. Jimmy K from Toronto, Canada writes: Ew. I hope they put some lipstick on that pig before it hits the market.

    And yes, it probably was the Waterloo Co-op's, as usual, who leaked this. Looks like the pics were taken in the bathroom :)
  4. Comments are Closed from Toronto, Canada writes: Must be real, note he the typically ugly Dell type ID (Industrial Design). Like a bad silver plastic model kit.

    Gee, a phone. Does this mean my city councillors will get some work done now instead of typing on their RIM toys all day in meetings?
  5. John Smith from Ottawa, Canada writes: Canadian designed? No wonder it looks like crap.
  6. D K from Canada writes: "Comments are Closed from Toronto, Canada writes: Must be real, note he the typically ugly Dell type ID (Industrial Design). Like a bad silver plastic model kit.

    Gee, a phone. Does this mean my city councillors will get some work done now instead of typing on their RIM toys all day in meetings? "

    Gee bashing a great Cdn company in typical Cdn style, didn't take long.
    And of course they won't be doing any work, they are busy making their next appointment with the local hooker.
  7. Gordon Murray from Canada writes: Those that were using "Hey, kickstart your Blackberry" just have to shop around for a new phrase or toy, that's all.
    Some say that 'cutting' any of the many references to powering up a Blackberry is dangerous:
    "My Blackberry says I have money and I'm busy and I'm important.
    If RIM decides to finally adopt an underprivileged kid they decide to call 'Kickstart', to complain like that would be to suggest my memory is less than perfect and/or that I would miss the enjoyment of the kiddings."
  8. NotASpoiledAthelete - from Canada writes: A more appropriate headline would read "RIM designs prettier leash - employers rejoice"
  9. Richard Hawrelak from Sarnia, Canada writes: Jimmy K from Toronto, Canada writes: Ew. I hope they put some lipstick on that pig before it hits the market.

    Ya, you betcha! Trying to make a silk purse out of a pig's ear ... the cell phone business, that is ...
  10. Michael Richardson from Montreal, Canada writes: I'm in, I was waiting for a flip phone, so my pearl would stop dialing out while i was sitting down, or going into all these weird function screens. Where can I sign up?
    BTW, anyone looking at a cellphone as some great cultural or aesthetic moniker has really got to get out more...

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