Henry Blodget must be short RIMM. What other explanation can there be for his grossly distorted take on WSJ’s glowing review of the new BlackBerry Bold.
Blodget sifted every negative fleck from Katherine Boehret’s review in order to concoct a blog post that would neatly fit his sensationalist, deceptive headline: “Mossberg Pees On BlackBerry Bold: Bulky, Heavy, Expensive”
First, Blodget chooses to ignore the critical point made by Boehret that the Bold was not intended to be an iPhone competitor (that’s left to RIMM’s forthcoming Storm, which will almost certainly be reviewed by Mossberg himself), and instead is designed to be an evolution of the BlackBerry 8800 series devices, which are popular with corporations because they focus on functionality over style. This point, made by Boehert in paragraph two, places the entire review in a proper context.
Blodget, as any good yellow journalist would do, takes everything out of context.
Now, here are my takeways from Boehret’s review:
“The BlackBerry Bold has a bright, beautiful screen and one of the most comfortable keyboards I’ve used on a mobile device. It has a speedy processor that handles email, Web browsing and video playback with ease.”
“The Bold’s large size affords mobile extravagances like a keyboard I could use without looking down.”
“Emailing on the BlackBerry Bold was a breeze. I grew so fond of its keyboard…that I found myself touch typing without looking down after only three days of use.”
“The Bold opened Web addresses and videos with no problem, whether I was on AT&T’s 3G network or Wi-Fi in my home or office.”
“I found the BlackBerry Bold to be a huge asset for on-the-go productivity”
“Users won’t mind this mobile device’s large build and higher price because of its luxuriously comfortable features.”
“The Bold is definitely worth a look.”
