The real reason for the delay

dcoy82 · Thread Author #1 11-21-2008, 07:41 PM

Well the true reason for the Storm shortage finally surfaces. Take it how you will, but I think that BG is right about this. Check it out, it's the top story on the page at the moment:

Boy Genius Report

Or here's the link to the story itself incase something new gets posted on the site:

The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS? : Boy Genius Report

**Edit: Mods please change the name of the thread to "The real reason for the shortage" --Thanks

greyv · #2 11-21-2008, 07:43 PM

my storm is on order. does anyone else have these multiple layers of stickers?

juhochoi · #3 11-21-2008, 07:51 PM

I think this actually makes sense. Many of the sites who received the pre release version of the Storm generally had postive things to say and liked it. Which could mean that they were loaded with more up to date software when compared to the .65 OS. BB finds a flaw needs to downgrade to the most recent "secure" OS and ends up going to .65 which happens to be far immature compared to the new OSes. What do you all think.

dcoy82 · Thread Author #4 11-21-2008, 08:04 PM

So, has anybody peeled back their sticker to find out if theirs is the same way?

ghosthound · #5 11-21-2008, 08:10 PM

i was pretty sure the hold up was due to a software glitch... this makes a TON of sense.

xxraffyxx · #6 11-21-2008, 08:10 PM

Pealed mine yes mine follows BGR story

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TomGator1 · #7 11-21-2008, 08:13 PM

Great job by BoyGenius! Wow. That explains it all. Great reason to wait until the issues are resolved. The Storm might even be usable by the time a good OS is released. Right now it is junk.

dcoy82 · Thread Author #8 11-21-2008, 08:16 PM

Eh to be honest I really don't have that many problems with mine. The biggest thing is to make sure all programs except the main 5 are closed unless you are using something. If you keep it with just the main 5 running it runs smooth as butter.

sheiscurvey · #9 11-21-2008, 08:17 PM

CX responded to BG confirming his hypothesis...

I would say, this is a plausible reason for the shortage and crappy OS version on the early releases.

*patiently waiting to buy her Storm*

Stormmynewphone · #10 11-21-2008, 08:19 PM

i ordered mine today. they said it will be shipped on or by the 25th. think it can be fixed by then?

socal · #11 11-21-2008, 08:21 PM

Two yellow stickers on mine but only one white label.

dcoy82 · Thread Author #12 11-21-2008, 08:22 PM

They are "Fixed" now with the current software they are shipped with. It's not the most up to date, but it runs stable and fluid if you keep all programs running in the background to a minimal.