BlackBerry Passport had a good start, with 200,000 sold/back ordered on the first two days. I guess based on the previous sales, this sales volume definitely exceeded the expected demand for the BlackBerry Passport. This is especially so since BlackBerry Classic is also round the corner, and many are holding out to see the classic before deciding between the Passport or the Classic.
Nonetheless, according to BlackBerry CEO John Chen:
It’s a good thing that some people can’t buy BlackBerry Ltd.’s Passport phone. That means it’s popular.
I’m glad to have inventory issues. It shows that people want the phone.
However, he added:
We took a very conservative approach and didn’t order too many.
I’m sure many of us here are anticipating to buy it, but the shortage is starting to put people off the device. With three shipments here in Singapore already and it is still being sold out, it does seem like there is demand for BlackBerry after all!
