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As I have said many times in these forums, the best way to choose a phone or tablet which bests suits the user is to do RESEARCH, RESEARCH, and more RESEARCH. Todays market brings many different styles, functions, sizes and ect., far from the BIG grey bricks of the past (motorola of the distance past
). I choose Blackberry because it fits MY needs, not because every Tom, and Harry use them (no pun intended). I'm just glad that I have a choice to pick the tablet or phone for ......ME 01-28-12 07:44 AM - I think it is foolish to make any sizeable purchase without a little research. At even $200 you should still know what it is you are buying. The internet can be a wonderful thing when looking at anything new. That being said I am more than pleased with my PB and just need a little more convincing for the boss (my wife) to let me get a second
01-28-12 07:52 AM - In a way, we (all PB owners) have all been Beta testers for a product that may have been intentionally released in the partially completed form that it was. In just a few short months after initial launch, every non-fan has posted what in my estimation is a relatively short list of its purported shortcomings, have written highly biased reviews which inevitably compared it to the iPad and 'rrhoid tablets, have only recently compared it to e-Readers (as if that's what it really is/was), have offered proof of its supposed failure by citing RIMM stock value declines, and continue to talk smack by citing the number of units sold to date (and in less then a year) as if that statistic is the end all be all for success.
We now have the other side of the story, the true, real world experience of actual users, most who have been objective in their assessments of this highly mobile portable pocket pc, and who can speak with authority and objectivity the pros and cons of the PB, without having to continuously compare it to "tablets", which the PB is not, and never was intended to be. The "fans" (for lack of a better word) were/are not blinded by the hateful opposition, instead, chose to remove the blinders, saw what the PB was in its current form, and with a intelligent and sharp eye to the future, saw that this humble platform with a QNX brain had unlimited potential.
In a few weeks, we supporters will see that potential realized.... we will be smug in the knowledge that RIMM/BB/PB is not only not dead, but that all the hateful and rhetorical demagoguery was all for naught, and that while the haters will have to hate, they will have less to hate about, and more to be in awe of. I doubt the naysayers will be public in their awe of the nearly completed PlayBook, but that is to be expected.
And so, in closing, I have to ask just one thing....what was the original subject matter of this thread?
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01-28-12 08:01 AM - Great thread. I,too, researched for the last year on which device to get. I bought my 32gb in Dec. as an xmas prezzie for myself and now have a 64gb on he way. My partner will get the 32 as a valentines gift. I bought it for what it does and have not been disappointed. What it is capable of, is a totally different matter.01-28-12 08:10 AM
- HA! Something about being smart and not being one of the sheep. Good to see informative posts recently! Keep it up folks.In a way, we (all PB owners) have all been Beta testers for a product that may have been intentionally released in the partially completed form that it was. In just a few short months after initial launch, every non-fan has posted what in my estimation is a relatively short list of its purported shortcomings, have written highly biased reviews which inevitably compared it to the iPad and 'rrhoid tablets, have only recently compared it to e-Readers (as if that's what it really is/was), have offered proof of its supposed failure by citing RIMM stock value declines, and continue to talk smack by citing the number of units sold to date (and in less then a year) as if that statistic is the end all be all for success.
We now have the other side of the story, the true, real world experience of actual users, most who have been objective in their assessments of this highly mobile portable pocket pc, and who can speak with authority and objectivity the pros and cons of the PB, without having to continuously compare it to "tablets", which the PB is not, and never was intended to be. The "fans" (for lack of a better word) were/are not blinded by the hateful opposition, instead, chose to remove the blinders, saw what the PB was in its current form, and with a intelligent and sharp eye to the future, saw that this humble platform with a QNX brain had unlimited potential.
In a few weeks, we supporters will see that potential realized.... we will be smug in the knowledge that RIMM/BB/PB is not only not dead, but that all the hateful and rhetorical demagoguery was all for naught, and that while the haters will have to hate, they will have less to hate about, and more to be in awe of. I doubt the naysayers will be public in their awe of the nearly completed PlayBook, but that is to be expected.
And so, in closing, I have to ask just one thing....what was the original subject matter of this thread?01-28-12 08:19 AM - I'm gonna try that valentines gift idea, thanks.Great thread. I,too, researched for the last year on which device to get. I bought my 32gb in Dec. as an xmas prezzie for myself and now have a 64gb on he way. My partner will get the 32 as a valentines gift. I bought it for what it does and have not been disappointed. What it is capable of, is a totally different matter.01-28-12 08:20 AM
- I too like my Playbook, but this talk of i-sheep (and presumably a-sheep) is a little like the crow calling the raven black. There is an awful lot of mutual back-slapping and uncritical self-congratulation about the PB, and an equal unthinking and sheep-like criticism of all things Apple and Android. PB does have its faults, and iPad does have its advantages.
I'm very happy indeed with what I own, particularly given what I paid for it, and I'm going to be happier still in February. However, that doesn't make an iPad owner a fool and I do not wish to viewed as a b-sheep, blindly extolling all-things Blackberry.
Horses for courses, folks.01-28-12 10:49 AM - I agree with you, but I believe you are missing the point of most of the posters here. The back-slapping is not necessarily PB based, but for doing research before the purchase and making an informed decision and after that, realizing the PB was the tablet of choice for them. A b-sheep or blind fanboy does not do research, no need, they just buy the product. That's a definite thumbs up and mark of a quality product, when a consumer sees all the attributes as well as the shortfalls of a product and still decides to purchase it.I too like my Playbook, but this talk of i-sheep (and presumably a-sheep) is a little like the crow calling the raven black. There is an awful lot of mutual back-slapping and uncritical self-congratulation about the PB, and an equal unthinking and sheep-like criticism of all things Apple and Android. PB does have its faults, and iPad does have its advantages.
I'm very happy indeed with what I own, particularly given what I paid for it, and I'm going to be happier still in February. However, that doesn't make an iPad owner a fool and I do not wish to viewed as a b-sheep, blindly extolling all-things Blackberry.
Horses for courses, folks.
I also included my experience with the other tablets not necessarily to point out how bad they were, but to show there were desireable attributes with them as well, or we wouldn't have purchased them to begin with. I consider no one a fool for owning other tablets. That's why I point out to potential buyers there is no perfect tablet, but for me, the PB comes closest.
As they say, you can judge a fighter by the skill of those he's vanquished. That being the case, I have to judge the PB the top fighter. In my opinion.01-28-12 12:19 PM
A research must. How better to learn about the possibilities of the PB than to research the Tips and Trick? Thank you jafobabe
