Too many brand logos on the 9700 Onyx?

[RobJob]

Hey y'all.

I have a little bit of ranting to do. I am not down with all the logos/brand names on the new onyx. If the pictures are telling the truth this is what we got:

Top of phone - Blackberry logo and name
Bottom of phone - Carrier logo and name
Back top of phone - bold name
back batter cover - blackberry logo

Really? 4 name and/or logos. That makes the device so ugly IMO. In this field, you cant beat the iphone, just an apple stamp on the back and boom, done. I am a blackberry addict but I really wish they would do the same. What do y'all think?

[KurtisBertolami]

you're a blackberry addict yet your status says not a blackberry user?

[RobJob]

Originally Posted by KurtisBertolami

you're a blackberry addict yet your status says not a blackberry user?

I created this account before I had a BB. I suppose I should change my info. Thanks.

[patrickberry]

hhehe... well, i am also a bb addict (or rather crackberry addict) and not a bb user (yet)...

eying on the 9700onyx/merlin as well.

come on already! launch!

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

[BurpusMe]

Blackberry branding really isn't any worse than any other mobile manufacturer, save for Apple. Quit being so picky! Bold 2 is going to kick ***!

Originally Posted by RobJob

Hey y'all.

I have a little bit of ranting to do. I am not down with all the logos/brand names on the new onyx. If the pictures are telling the truth this is what we got:

Top of phone - Blackberry logo and name
Bottom of phone - Carrier logo and name
Back top of phone - bold name
back batter cover - blackberry logo

Really? 4 name and/or logos. That makes the device so ugly IMO. In this field, you cant beat the iphone, just an apple stamp on the back and boom, done. I am a blackberry addict but I really wish they would do the same. What do y'all think?

[NemesisMind]

Originally Posted by RobJob

Really? 4 name and/or logos. That makes the device so ugly IMO. In this field, you cant beat the iphone, just an apple stamp on the back and boom, done. I am a blackberry addict but I really wish they would do the same. What do y'all think?

Not quite. The iPhone also has some other nuance writing on the back, which in my opinion is much more tacky than a few logos. I'm sure you also remembered that Tmo could put their myFaves logo on the handset, too.

[1Fish2FishRedFishBlueFish]

TMO does have a myFaves logo on the bottom of the 8900, and it says "T-Mobile" above the camera..do the logos really matter? I think it's more about the capability of the phone than of the logo. (Just my opinion)

[defcon3]

for all I care they can put RIM*RIM*RIM*RIM on the bezel all over, flashing BB logo on the back and front, pink feathers on top, dazzler stones on the bottom as long as they release the thing tomorrow (yeah, as if this is going to happen)

[SwitchediPhone-to-Storm]

Whats great about Blackberry' is the customizing you can do with them, A screw driver and some fine sandpaper you can easily removed all logos and thanks to sites like CNN and ebay the possibilities are limitless,For me it was seeing an entirely pink Bold.
With the Blackberry it's a very common device that can be made to be very unique just for you.

[gary4567]

I agree, I think the BOLD stamp on the back is incredibly ugly. I've gone through numerous black berries in the past on multiple providers and I like the simple Black Berry logo on the back, the design. Saying the actual word BOLD on the back is just a little tacky I think.

[fsshariq]

Dont like the your logos? customize away good sir!(risking voiding warranty of course) i will probably be changing the silver bezel on my future tmo 9700 to a charcoal one. Besides, the tmo 9700 will have 5 logos including the myfaves logo, doesnt that just kick ***! lol

Originally Posted by gary4567

I agree, I think the BOLD stamp on the back is incredibly ugly. I've gone through numerous black berries in the past on multiple providers and I like the simple Black Berry logo on the back, the design. Saying the actual word BOLD on the back is just a little tacky I think.

Another thing i dont get is why RIM is stamping Bold and commonly, Curve logos on so many of their devices?! the 8300 series are all curves, the 8520s are curves and so are the 8900s. WTH is going on here, why do they need to put such tag names on devices from different series? **** now the 9000s and the 9700s are Bolds as well!! WHY?! To me, its annoying and useless to see the word "Curve" as on the 8520, and "Bold" on the 9700; The model numbers are good enough and there is no need for this in my opinion, it has been proven over time with so many of their devices that simply assigning series numbers is descriptive and sufficent enough to distinguish between different devices. Im surprised they didnt stamp the tour with a "Bold" or "Bold Jr." label lol!

Perhaps they plan on labeling the entire 8XXX lineup into curves and all of the 9XXX into Bolds lol, jk!
What do you guys think???

[gary4567]

What about the folks who can't customize. This isn't RIM's fault, it's the carriers. It's never RIM's fault in fact, the carriers really screw things up for all phones in my opinion. The only thing RIM did was put BOLD on the back.. but that's forgivable.. The T-Mobile phones remind you that it's T-Mobile 17 times on the phone, during boot up with an annoying animation etc.. it's rather ridiculous.

Originally Posted by fsshariq

dont like the your logos, customize away good sir!(risking voiding warranty of course) i will probably be changing the silver bezel on my future tmo 9700 to a charcoal one. Besides, the tmo 9700 will have 5 logos including the myfaves logo, doesnt that just kick ***! lol

[SwitchediPhone-to-Storm]

Originally Posted by gary4567

What about the folks who can't customize. This isn't RIM's fault, it's the carriers. It's never RIM's fault in fact, the carriers really screw things up for all phones in my opinion. The only thing RIM did was put BOLD on the back.. but that's forgivable.. The T-Mobile phones remind you that it's T-Mobile 17 times on the phone, during boot up with an annoying animation etc.. it's rather ridiculous.

There are always unbranded phones which cost more money,But are still an option. That's why I don't like the these carrier exclusivity agreements they install all their bloatware and crappy logos.

[BoNg420]

Umm who cares??? Most people put cases on their phone and you can't even see the logos.

I finally realized that the internet wasnt made for porn and scamming people. After reading several forums and this post I now know the internet was made for people to complain and cry.

[SwitchediPhone-to-Storm]

Originally Posted by BoNg420

Umm who cares??? Most people put cases on their phone and you can't even see the logos.

I finally realized that the internet wasnt made for porn and scamming people. After reading several forums and this post I now know the internet was made for people to complain and cry.

It's his phone he do whatever he wants with it. I don't recall seeing anything in the rules that says he can't complain about the logos on his Blackberry.

Besides cases are tacky.