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It’s another one of those weeks. You know, the kind where nothing much exciting comes along. But the show must go on. So we sit down and chat about the newest BlackBerry offering from Nextel. And then we talk capitalism.

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Highlights include:

Nextel launched the first camera-less BlackBerry since the 88xx series. It’s the Curve 8350i, which they launched in December. Now it has more appeal to lawyers and those in the financial services industry — industries which can’t tote around camera phones. Good for them. It’s the exact same device, with the exact same price.

The other major point was RIM’s foray into cost-cutting. They’ve set the market price for their devices, and its’ going to be tough to go above that. I think the Storm kind of solidified $199.99 as the target price. The only way to increase profits, then, is to cut costs. RIM is looking at different parts supplies who can give them a better deal. The only issue at that point is of quality. Is RIM going to get what they pay for?

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