Tuesday, May 1, 2012

It was us: BlackBerry-maker RIM admits panned Apple flashmob was a marketing stunt

RIM would do well to just work on their phones -- and try to get them to have enough memory so they don't continuously crash:

The stunt saw dozens of black-clothed people arrive outside the Sydney Apple store in a coach. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has admitted their role in organizing an anti-Apple flashmob outside a Sydney, Australia Apple Store last week. The stunt, which saw dozens of black-clothed people arrive outside the Sydney store in a coach bus and wave “Wake up” signs at Apple customers inside the shop, drew criticism in the blogosphere as an “embarrassing” marketing attempt.

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