Nickname: Sudarshan

Review: This comes down to the age old question. Is it really worth entering China, especially when high tech devices are often reverse engineered? And what is appalling is the govenment's support in all this. I guess it is much safer in the Indian market, where 150,000 mobile connections are sold every day. Yeah we are behind China, but we respect IPR and have our own original designs on everything. The next decade is one of innovation, and the best innovators will survive. Could the China bubble burst then?

Date reviewed: Apr 30, 2006 6:22 AM

Nickname: China Law Blog

Review: This whole Redberry vs. BlackBerry issue is weird. Something just doesn't feel right about it. It is almost as though the whole thing was a well thought out publicity stunt by all parties and by the time Blackberry comes out the "Redberry" service will be called something else. www.chinalawblog.com

Date reviewed: Apr 27, 2006 5:49 AM

Nickname: China Dreams

Review: It's the same old strategy of holding off foreign entry and at the same time taking advantage of other people's brand power.

Date reviewed: Apr 26, 2006 3:38 AM

Nickname: Kate Mood

Review: Unfortunately, this isn't quite true: "IP is IP, a trademark is a trademark, copyright is copyright. Whether or not it is more famous is not revelant." RIM only has trademark rights in countries where it has registered or used the trademark. If it wants to assert its rights in China, it needs to show that either it was using its mark there before Redberry or that its mark is so famous that it became known in China before the Redberry mark. Establishing fame in this case is crucial.

Date reviewed: Apr 20, 2006 1:40 PM

Nickname: Mike Gauba

Review: Redberry or BlackBerry--At the end of the day are both technologies and not services, if they cannot excite users to adopt them. The real "berry" is the one that can win the market.

Date reviewed: Apr 17, 2006 11:09 AM

Nickname: Berry Crack

Review: But remember the underlying issues -- IP is IP, a trademark is a trademark, copyright is copyright. Whether or not it is more famous is not revelant.

Date reviewed: Apr 16, 2006 6:26 PM

Nickname: Calvin

Review: The Blackberry was a breakthrough, when it came out several years ago (being the first push e-mail product with a powerful design). It was the rage amongst executives. Now, RIM has lots of competitors, and unless it provides something really different it will struggle.

Date reviewed: Apr 16, 2006 6:18 PM

Nickname: Steven

Review: Another thought is that China Unicom is using the case as a marketing tactic for this new product and service. BlackBerry is not a famous brand in China. But Redberry used the tactic to make a big hit in the world and get big free coverage by world famous media. China Unicom does not pay one cent, but many in the world know: 1. China Unicom has a similar product as BlackBerry 2. China Unicom's product and service are much cheaper then BlackBerry 3. China Unicom's service does not require an expensive RIM phone. I think China Unicom will drop the Redberry name soon. After this case, more people will remember China Unicom and its cost-efficient service.

Date reviewed: Apr 16, 2006 12:06 PM

Nickname: Steven

Review: Blackberry is not a famous brand in China as it claims since it does not even provide any service in China today. Charge $8 per month and require a new phone for only e-mail service. It sounds like robbery. If Redberry can provide the similar service at much lower cost, it is more sound business. Redberry can be more famous in China. Before Redberry, Blackberry was a white elephant. Chinese can again make the product cheap by improving the technology. That's the most important point I get from this article.

Date reviewed: Apr 16, 2006 10:54 AM

Nickname: Kris, Sydney

Review: It's sad to see people fall for the Blackberry sales crap, when all it is is a PDA-phone with e-mail access. The people of North America are really backward. There are hundreds of PDAs in Europe and Asia running on the GSM phone system (which North America has all but ignored). So maybe this is just a wake up call for RIM (and all North Americans). Good for you, Redberry!!

Date reviewed: Apr 16, 2006 4:30 AM