The smack-talking is not over. The co-CEOs of RIM had this to say:
Apple's attempt to draw RIM into Apple's self-made debacle is unacceptable. […]
CrackBerry is hosting a poll which they say refutes Jobs's claims:
Update: Well, after a few thousand quick votes it seems some 86% of us BlackBerry Bold 9700 users think El Jobso's evidence is a big pile of BS. As for the 14% who think it may hold water, well, I'm sure some of those must be legit… but the numbers speak for themselves. Sorry Steve – it seems you became part of the media you like to beat up on with this one… making a story where one doesn't actually exist.
Let me see if I understand this paragraph correctly.
If a vast majority of users don't have a problem with your phone, there is no real problem and it's irresponsible to drag that phone into a media circus. More importantly, this logic doesn't apply to the iPhone, only to BlackBerry phones.
If a minority doesn't agree with your predicted poll result, they're probably lying, but the majority voters in your self-selected audience are, it goes without saying, beyond suspicion.
Got it.
(Via Gruber.)