BlackBerry has some serious catching up to do. The world is drooling over the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. In an effort to bring users over to BlackBerry, the company's CEO says their new Passport phone will sell for $599 off contract. That puts BlackBerry just under the iPhone 6 off contract price.
In an interview Monday, Blackberry CEO John Chen said the Passport smartphone will be priced differently in some other countries, but the price for the US is $599. Mr. Chen also said the Passport should cost $700, "But I figure that to try to get the market interested, we're going to start a little lower than that."
Is a $50 savings over the iPhone enough to get people interested in the Passport? That's a tough sell if you ask me.
In an interview Monday, Blackberry CEO John Chen said the Passport smartphone will be priced differently in some other countries, but the price for the US is $599. Mr. Chen also said the Passport should cost $700, "But I figure that to try to get the market interested, we're going to start a little lower than that."
Is a $50 savings over the iPhone enough to get people interested in the Passport? That's a tough sell if you ask me.