The BlackBerry PlayBook is hitting fire sale status just in time for the holidays, with a $300 price cut across the board and additional discounts for RIM employees. With Best Buy already having trouble filling orders, the big question is what's to come of the price — and the device itself — in the new year.
Analyst: BlackBerry Playbook is an 'albatross'
Bloomberg Businessweek profiled RIM and the BlackBerry Playbook just days after the company announced a $485m loss on the poorly-received tablet.
RIM to take a $485 million loss in Q3 earnings due to unsold PlayBooks
RIM has just come out with a sobering statement ahead of its December 15th earnings report to tell the world that it'll be "recording a pre-tax provision" of $485 million in relation to unsold inventory of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. In simpler terms, that means the company is writing nearly half a billion dollars off the value of its inventory, simply because it doesn't believe it can recoup it in sales.
Best Buy confirms it is sold out of BlackBerry PlayBooks
Best Buy has confirmed that it is out of stock on the BlackBerry PlayBook following a sale of the tablet at a deep discount. Though more stock is arriving, it's not clear when.
RIM kicks off employee-only $99 BlackBerry PlayBook fire sale
RIM has slashed Playbook prices to $99 for employees only
Best Buy allegedly canceling Black Friday PlayBook orders
Shoppers that took advantage of Best Buy's Black Friday sale on the BlackBerry PlayBook are now complaining that the big box retailer has canceled their orders outright.
$199 BlackBerry PlayBook deal is official — 'for limited time,' says RIM
A $199 BlackBerry PlayBook can indeed be yours this holiday season. Research in Motion made it official today via Twitter, although it didn't provide any more details beyond "select US and Canadian retailers."
BlackBerry PlayBook $199 on Black Friday, discounted in Canada this month (update)
The PlayBook will be discounted to $199 at Staples on Black Friday, while its price is dropping in Canada through December 1st.
