Congratulations are due for RIM, who have not only beaten their original but their renewed Q4 2007 performance predictions, as well as posting healthy end-of-year financial results. The BlackBerry maker increased expectations of subscriber growth in Q4 from 1.8m to 2.1m; in fact, 2.18m new customers signed up. Similarly, Q4 revenue was estimated at $1.80-1.87bn, but actually clocked in at $1.88bn.
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4.4 million devices shipped in Q4
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14 million devices shipped during fiscal year
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2.18 million new BlackBerry subscribers added in Q4
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14 million total active BlackBerry subscribers
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Subscriber growth up 32% from Q3
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Q4 revenue at $1.88 billion (up 102% from $930.4 million)
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Fiscal revenue at $6.01 billion (up 98% from $3.04 billion last year)
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81% revenue in Q4 attributed to device sales
