RIM Suffers ‘Awful’ Timing for Snag as IPhone 4S Makes Debut
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Research In Motion Ltd., struggling to recover from one of its worst BlackBerry service disruptions, may see more defections as the snag gives users another reason to turn to Apple Inc.’s new iPhone, which hit stores today.
The disruptions will trigger some BlackBerry customers to switch to Apple, particularly as the Cupertino, California-based company begins cutting the price of older iPhone models, said Matt Thornton, an analyst at Avian Securities LLC in Boston.