It's not just the BlackBerry faithful signing up for the BlackBerry Z10.

More than half of the customers snapping up a Z10 -- 55 percent -- are coming from a different platform, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said during a conference call today.

Heins wouldn't go into detail about the breakdown of where these customers were coming from, but it's an encouraging sign that the Z10 was enticing enough that people were willing to switch over to the new device. It's one sign of progress for a company badly in need of a home run.

"We're pretty excited by the stats we're getting from the market," Heins said. "It's a strong testament to the strength of the product and differentiating elements."

Looking at the different operating systems out there, it's tough to see where the market share is coming from. Given the early launch in the U.K., Symbian might be the loser here, as its market presence continues to rapidly deteriorate. With Android and iOS still gaining share, it's tough to see consumers jumping from that platform to BlackBerry 10. Windows Phone is another candidate, but its presence is too small to really cede meaningful market share at this point. Users could be upgrading from basic phones, which run rudimentary operating systems.

Regardless, it marks a good start for BlackBerry. The company will likely see the mix of BlackBerry 10 customers shift back to its own base once the BlackBerry Q10 arrives. The Q10, which comes with a physical keyboard more in the vein of the BlackBerry Bold, is expected to attract hardcore BlackBerry users addicted to physical keys.

"We look forward to launching that globally," he said. "It will yield another good opportunity to increase units and revenue."

I was set to get a new Samsung Galaxy and after using it back to back with the Z10, the Z10 was the better phone for me.

I think if you give it to people to try and get it in their hands, they'll fall in love.

Its nice to see that ppl are switching to a Canadian product

They employ more Americans in Texas then they do in all of Canada and manufacture their products in Mexico and Asia.

They employ more Americans in Texas then they do in all of Canada and manufacture their products in Mexico and Asia.

I thought you got banned, shithead.

Somebody needs a time out.

I thought you got banned, EDIT BY MOD.

I preferred the original version, the one before the mod's got to it since it had much more passion and verve than the current one.