RIM RESPONDS TO DELL DITCHING BLACKBERRIES

Yesterday we reported that Dell would be ditching RIM's Blackberry mobile devices in favor of its own Venue. Dell stated they would save a lot of money by making the switch. RIM has released a statement on the issue "We find it highly unlikely that they will actually save any money with this move and far more likely they were looking for a little free publicity" RIM’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing Mark Guibert told Dow Jones Newswires in an email.

The company’s response is short and to the point, though it doesn’t really address the fact that BlackBerry devices often require more expensive data plans than other smartphones. Businesses that use BlackBerry handsets also incur additional costs associated with BlackBerry Enterprise Servers which can dramatically increase the overall cost of using Blackberries. [BGR]