BlackBerry (BBRY) Z10 Selling Out at Some U.K. Retailers, App Store Growing by Bounds
According to Stephen Bates, BlackBerry's managing director in the U.K., demand has exceeded expectations with some U.K. retailers selling out of the full-touch Z10 device just days following launch [emphasis ours].
The U.K. was the first market to get the Z10 following the debut of BlackBerry 10 last week. The device is expected to launch in Canada today.
Bates also commented, "The partners’ call centres [sic] are also flooded with calls, as people phone to ask for more information about the device, and also where and how to buy it."
Alec Saunders, VP Developer Relations, BlackBerry, also noted that, while there were 70,000 apps at launch, the BlackBerry store is adding new apps at the rate of 1,000 per day.
Comments come from the BlackBerry Jam event in Amsterdam on Monday. BlackBerry shares are up over 6 percent early.