RIM's plans to discount the BlackBerry PlayBook to spur sales has taken effect almost immediately after separate leaks showed that Rogers was now dropping the price for its employees. The Canadian carrier has cut the tablet's base price in half to $249 for a 16GB version while the 32GB and 64GB versions also got $250 and $300 discounts to $349 and $399 each. The deal was identified by BGR and CrackBerry as a "back-to-school" sale for employees that would last until December 1.
