Blackberry User Shift to Other Platforms : IpTV EVANGELIST: Mobile

With Prognostications coming from every side about the potential for the Apple iPad to be a disruptive platform in the mobile marketplace, some concrete numbers from Crowd Science indicate some Blackberry users are or may shift to other platforms, namely the iPhone and Google Nexus One.

According to the study 39% of BlackBerry owners said they "definitely or probably would" get an iPhone. Additionally about one-third of the participants claimed they'd get an Android phone.

"Nearly 40% of Blackberry users continue to prefer Apple's iPhone as their next smartphone purchase, but a third of them would also switch to the Android operating system"

"These results show that the restlessness of Blackberry users with their current brand hasn't just been driven by the allure of iPhone," said John Martin, CEO of Crowd Science. "Rather, Blackberry as a brand just isn't garnering the loyalty seen with other mobile operating systems."