BlackBerry outage causing a mass exodus to Windows Mobile?

A popular Australian blog is claiming that last week’s BlackBerry outage is causing thousands of RIM subscribers to consider other options for their mobile data needs, with Windows Mobile topping the list of preferred alternatives. Quoting an unnamed source at T-Mobile USA, the article cits customer frustration and a lack of upfront information from RIM as the main causes for the switch over. RIM has been notably vague about the cause(s) of the massive system failure, cryptically stating that an "untested system upgrade" caused the entire North American BlackBerry infrastructure to fall on its face. That being said, Windows Mobile is certainly known for a certain level of unreliability, and it’s hard to imagine a majority of BlackBerry users, most of whom favor the devices due to OS reliability and a "it just works" reputation, actually leaving due to a single, albeit sizable, system glitch. With the recent news of RIM’s new effort to bring the BlackBerry OS to Windows Mobile 6 devices are any of you considering such a change? Let the discussion begin!

[Via Smarthouse]

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