Canadian carrier TELUS is getting geared up to sell the BlackBerry Priv on November 6th, which confirms the rumors about a November release for the device. We could recount the events that have led up to now, including the sightings of the BlackBerry Priv in Toronto, the video leaks, even BlackBerry CEO John Chen\u2019s mini announcement about the device as well as BlackBerry\u2019s own pre-order launch that took place this past week. Now, the Canadian manufacturer looks to release the device in its home country.<\/p>\n
The question still remains, though: Will the BlackBerry Priv be released in the US, Canada\u2019s Southern \u201csibling,\u201d around the same time? We don\u2019t know at this point, as we\u2019ve seen little promotion about the BlackBerry Priv from any carrier. Motorola is soon to unveil the shatter-resistant Droid Turbo 2 and the \u201cenergizer battery\u201d Droid Maxx 2, so we assume that only TELUS will offer the device at this time. What it shows, though, is that BlackBerry is right on schedule with the events that rumors have stated.<\/p>\n
One of the most shocking things about the Priv\u2019s launch is that BlackBerry simply didn\u2019t give the device the usual \u201cpomp and circumstance\u201d that all manufacturers give a flagship smartphone. We don\u2019t know the reason behind this, other than the fact that BlackBerry may have decided to forgo the financial loss of an announcement, release the device, and hope for the best. BlackBerry could have very well toned down the announcement as part of the marketing scheme: the BlackBerry Priv (\u201cPriv\u201d short for \u201cprivacy\u201d) would make sense in something of a \u201cprivate\u201d announcement about the device \u2013 with BlackBerry\u2019s investors, for example.<\/p>\n
At the same time, no matter how \u201cprivate\u201d the announcement, or how \u201cprivate\u201d your data on the device, the BlackBerry Priv can only become \u201cpublic\u201d in order to sell it to consumers. BlackBerry is a nostalgic company in the eyes of consumers, so maybe BlackBerry has decided to play the nostalgia card with its worldwide fame while saving a few dollars.<\/p>\n