Will Blackberry Storm Cost Nothing?

The only detail Verizon and Research In Motion (RIM) "forgot" to mention yesterday when it officially announced (finally) the Blackberry Storm is the price of the device. But the Storm available at no initial cost in other countries, the question is: will U.S. follow?

Vodafone UK is trying to aggressively market Storm as the iPhone's biggest competitor, and price would be one of the easiest selling points when it comes to persuading someone out of Apple products. And as Vodafone holds a major stake (45 percent) in Verizon, the likeliness that this strategy would be adopted in the US as well gets even higher.

If you would be in the UK, you could get a brand new Blackberry Storm for free if you subscribe to a 18 month contract with Vodafone, and that will cost you $70 a month. Compared with the US prices, you can get an iPhone for $200 plus $65 per month, making Storm a bit of a bargain. That is only, of course, if the same pricing scheme will be adopted in the U.S. as well.

Now, the next question is why not? Verzion has supposedly the best 3G coverage in the country, so the removal of the initial pricey cost of the device itself could be a major hit. Besides that, the touchscreen Blackberry could pull a major business oriented following as well, especially in these credit crunch times, when a bargain is always welcomed.

Meanwhile, we have to wait for the holidays to see how much it will cost us to get a Blackberry Storm.

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