I keep wondering why anyone would want to do with out the little guy...it's an awesome combo.
I don't know if you're serious or not. If so, then please keep in mind that not everybody can afford to just pick up a new phone at the drop of a hat. I'm willing to bet that most people buying tablets already own cellular phones. Secondly, not everybody wants a Blackberry phone.
I already have a cellular phone, and IMO it's absolutely outstanding. No Blackberry phone currently available would give me the flexibility that my current phone affords. I considered a Blackberry phone only because web-based email on the Playbook is terribly inefficient/insufficient, but I wasn't impressed by the current lineup. I couldn't justify getting a phone that's less capable than my current one, just so that I can have a real email client on my Playbook. I'll wait for the next gen BB phones and will revisit the question at that time.
I think the bridge functionality is a nice feature. It's unfortunate, though, that it's the only way to get convenient access to email and calendar functionality on the PB. It would have been nice if there were native clients to allow people to conveniently access their POP/IMAP mail. I, for example, have 3 email addresses that I use regularly, and 5 addresses in total. On every other touch device that I own I can easily check all of them in seconds. The process is so tedious via the web browser, though, that I don't even bother trying to check any of my email when using the PB.
I know its been said many times here but I will say it again.....If you dont like the Playbook you either 1: Have never used one or 2: are disgruntled about the late updates
This is also why the pb is in the cold outside or sitting on many a cold warehouse shelf.
Better there than in the hands of a m0r0n who constantly complains about what it doesn't do and feels as if they need to tell the world their "mad as **** and not going to take it anymore", and their selling/returning their PlayBook.
I know its been said many times here but I will say it again.....If you dont like the Playbook you either 1: Have never used one or 2: are disgruntled about the late updates
...or just don't like it. That's actually possible. It's not for everyone. Nothing is. Let's be open-minded.
Better there than in the hands of a m0r0n who constantly complains about what it doesn't do and feels as if they need to tell the world their "mad as **** and not going to take it anymore", and their selling/returning their PlayBook.
No need for that. Crossing the line, there.
Besides...there are two sides to every coin. There are people here with the extreme opposite of that view as well. Both are opinions, and neither is better than the other. Some are just more palatable, depending on where you sit in relation to the fence. Skip over what you don't like.
Besides...there are two sides to every coin. There are people here with the extreme opposite of that view as well. Both are opinions, and neither is better than the other. Some are just more palatable, depending on where you sit in relation to the fence. Skip over what you don't like.
I didn't know there was a line. I guess my wording was a bit harsh but I am sure that I'm sitting on the same side of the "fence" as 90% of PB owners.
I know its been said many times here but I will say it again.....If you dont like the Playbook you either 1: Have never used one or 2: are disgruntled about the late updates
Or it fails to perform as one expects an advanced PROFESSIONAL tablet created in 2011 by the company that makes bb phones which can do spellcheck, autotext and allow me to search in a pdf file, in a document file or on the currently displayed webpage. Or that fails to allow me to copy/paste either one cell or a block of cells in a spreadsheet. Or fails to allow to to rename or reorganize bookmarks. Or that does not support a2dp. Or that fails to allow easy placement of the cursor to fix the inevitable typos that _I_ make.
So, I have used it and I do own it (which answered another question from another cynic the other day). It should have had some of these things on launch. It should have had some of these things not long after launch. So I am not miffed at the latest failure for the update but at the PAST CONTINUING FAILURES to update including the latest failure.
This is also why the pb is in the cold outside or sitting on many a cold warehouse shelf.
Yep. Needs more fart apps, less flash, weaker communications, less portability, poorer hardware, less efficient OS, more clunky UI and a weaker build at a minimum to be marketable these days.
Last edited by shootsscores; 10-31-11 at 12:10 AM.
I bet people at RIM read this forum and laugh their a$$es off. They really must be saying "look at our guinea pigs, they are fighting over an experimental tablet, ay. It's great we have these zealots who make the show so damn funny, ay."
Or it fails to perform as one expects an advanced PROFESSIONAL tablet created in 2011 by the company that makes bb phones which can do spellcheck, autotext and allow me to search in a pdf file, in a document file or on the currently displayed webpage. Or that fails to allow me to copy/paste either one cell or a block of cells in a spreadsheet. Or fails to allow to to rename or reorganize bookmarks. Or that does not support a2dp. Or that fails to allow easy placement of the cursor to fix the inevitable typos that _I_ make.
So, I have used it and I do own it (which answered another question from another cynic the other day). It should have had some of these things on launch. It should have had some of these things not long after launch. So I am not miffed at the latest failure for the update but at the PAST CONTINUING FAILURES to update including the latest failure.
I bought my PB for what it can do, not what I hoped it would do or what it will do tomorrow. I have gmail and Comcast email accounts I can access and use on their own sites without needing the bridge. I could care less about 99% of the apps I have seen on Ipad or others. I use a blackberry cell because I can get my emails and texts consistently in places no other can, there are not so many starbucks around where I go.
I am military and carry a LaRue OBR 7.62 and not a M4 because it fits what I do, I live in the Colorado mountains drive a 4x4 SUV and not Chev volt because I want to get to were I am going. I have a blackberry PB because it fits my needs.....its not that any of these others are bad or what I use is better than them.....they are just better for what I do.......its all very simple.
I bought my PB for what it can do, not what I hoped it would do or what it will do tomorrow. I have gmail and Comcast email accounts I can access and use on their own sites without needing the bridge. I could care less about 99% of the apps I have seen on Ipad or others. I use a blackberry cell because I can get my emails and texts consistently in places no other can, there are not so many starbucks around where I go.
I am military and carry a LaRue OBR 7.62 and not a M4 because it fits what I do, I live in the Colorado mountains drive a 4x4 SUV and not Chev volt because I want to get to were I am going. I have a blackberry PB because it fits my needs.....its not that any of these others are bad or what I use is better than them.....they are just better for what I do.......its all very simple.
90% eh?
10-30-11 11:47 PM
