- When is the ball going to drop in Waterloo? I'm ready to synchronize my countdown clock! I have to know when to rent my tux and make sure my Playbook is fully charged.02-03-12 04:11 PMLike 7
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TW, if silence is getting louder for you, you might want to see a psychiatrist. There are meds they can prescribe to help you....02-03-12 04:39 PMLike 5 - Last I checked, there are 29 days this February. What calendar are you using that has the month end in ten days?
They have not been silent.
The launch "date" was in Q1 of 2011. How many days were in Jan-Mar of 2011? And did the playbook actually get released on any of them? So what good does it do to give release "months"? None.Rello and chuckkdaduck like this.02-03-12 04:47 PMLike 2 - After all their other missed date debacles, they need to shut up until the SW is actually launched.app_Developer and joesworld like this.02-03-12 04:55 PMLike 2
- As RIM are asking for Android apps by 13th, I would guess at release of 20th, although to stay with the late theme, I will stick my neck out and guess at 21st Feb 2012.02-03-12 04:56 PMLike 0
- I want this update but don't care if they give a date. I just want to see them get it out on or before the 29th to start rebuilding their rep.
Jamesdjnshores and Thunderbuck like this.02-03-12 05:19 PMLike 2 -
- I do want to want to point out one thing that does sadden me a bit. I notice that even the die hard BB users and fans are second and third guessing the ability for RIM to get this update out in Feb. That is what is really disconcerting...if we are kicking around these types of comments between ourselves...what is the impact that is had when a person who is on the fence about moving to the playbook or a BB phone sees the negativity of the die hards of the ecosystem?
I personally believe that RIM has one chance to get the beginning of the new QNX led part of their business model moving forward and on the right track with the critics and the naysayers. I think if they miss this date, whatever date it is in Feb...the critics will NEVER let it die....
When even the most hardened BB user can be found doubting and or questioning the company that they support through their purchases then RIM needs to take heed...because without the crackberry heads they would be in dire shape...02-03-12 07:30 PMLike 3 - I do want to want to point out one thing that does sadden me a bit. I notice that even the die hard BB users and fans are second and third guessing the ability for RIM to get this update out in Feb. That is what is really disconcerting...if we are kicking around these types of comments between ourselves...what is the impact that is had when a person who is on the fence about moving to the playbook or a BB phone sees the negativity of the die hards of the ecosystem?
I personally believe that RIM has one chance to get the beginning of the new QNX led part of their business model moving forward and on the right track with the critics and the naysayers. I think if they miss this date, whatever date it is in Feb...the critics will NEVER let it die....
When even the most hardened BB user can be found doubting and or questioning the company that they support through their purchases then RIM needs to take heed...because without the crackberry heads they would be in dire shape...
It is that simple.02-03-12 07:42 PMLike 2 - it would be a reasonable question for a RIM customer to ask:
Hey, gents, does it look to youse that you're going to release 2.0 in February as you announced previously?
It would also be reasonable for RIM to unilaterally announce the status of 2.0 release, as follows:
To all our valuable customers who are interested, our previously announced release timeframe for 2.0 is (is not) on track. Right now, we feel the release will be ready by February ___th (March ___th, etc.). We'll update all involved as we know more. Thanks for your patience.Last edited by LonelyTylenoL; 02-03-12 at 08:30 PM.
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Boy, did I just depress myself! Here's hoping for the best to happen!02-03-12 08:25 PMLike 0 - personally i like my playbook, using it right now to write this, and the update will only make it better sooner or later. I only bought it to use as a web browser and for that its great plus it only cost me $100. that being said this will likely be my last RIM device as i'm tired of waiting and will never spend my cash on another one of their products. They have rubbed me the wrong way and there overall level of product support is terrible. Besides the playbook I have a 9800 Torch which has more issues than I care to list here. The one thing I will mention is that one app I actually want for the torch is a podcast app and RIMs stopped working back in October! There are countless user comments on app world regarding this problem yet RIM has done nothing about it. Eitherway the Playbook is a great device, depending on what your expectations were, but their customer service is brutal. Funny how its the little things that make or break your opinion of a company and their products.
Oh and I should also mention that I live in the Kitchener Waterloo area and have many friends employed at RIM. If anything I should be more pro RIM than the average user. Now hurry up and give my Playbook BBM so I can ditch my Torch for something better02-03-12 08:32 PMLike 0 - I would like to see it released if just to silence the constant whining. Just once it would be nice to login into CB and not see yet another thread about the release date...sheesh. People aren't happy when RIM does talk and now they're unhappy when they don't say anything brewing dire consequences.elphie28 likes this.02-03-12 08:34 PMLike 1
- Let's say they announce the release date. If they do so then one of two things will almost definitely happen:
1. Major bug discovered just before release that makes them either have to delay the release or release with bug
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2. Software done early, but if they release it early then people will expect them to be early next time and will be sad when they don't
I would much rather have working software, possibly slightly earlier, being released 1-26 days from now than getting buggy or later software but knowing the exact date it'll come out on. It'll get here when it gets here, and why care about the date? Only care that it does get here. It's more fun this way. This way I'll just look at my phone and have to spend 5 minutes scrolling through my social feeds to get past the "OS2 is here!", then 4 and a half hours later (when I'm on WiFi) I download OS2. If I know the release date then I have no fun that day because I have to plan the whole day around staying as close as possible to WiFi.02-03-12 08:41 PMLike 0 -
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