If you have been following the latest rumors for upcoming RIM smartphones you may have noticed that RIM is getting close to crossing a boundary. Currently the model numbers go as high as the Torch 9800 but the latest rumors have a 9900 Bold Touch or Torch 2 model which makes me wonder where RIM’s numbering scheme will go next. They could simply increment the versions slightly like a 9800 to 9805 or 9890 but that would screw up their current numbering logic. My big question is if RIM will bust out with a BlackBerry 10000. 🙂
I think going into 5 digits would be a bit of a stretch but RIM has done weirder things before. What I think would be cooler is if RIM started converting the models to alphanumeric titles. For example we could have the QNX100 for the first QNX powered BlackBerry smartphone. Alternatively RIM could just go with models and call it the BlackBerry Torch 2, Storm 3, etc but I am sure they would need a model number to at least differentiate between GSM and CDMA variants.
So I thought I would throw the question out there. What do you think will be the next model line after the rumored 9900? Its not like it is deathly important but I am curious…
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