Reactions to the possible licencing of Hub?
- Okay, aside from the probable death of hardware by the fall, the Globe and Mail and others reported the possible licensing of the Hub. I'm surprised this didn't get more mention on the forums (I searched prior to posting, honest). I find this a heartening prospect, given that Hub and the PKB are both among the key features that make BlackBerry stand out from the iOS/Android crowd.
John Chen: ''...he�s exploring options to license core operating system features, though no deals have been made yet. �I�m willing to license my secure Android software, the virtual keyboard, Hub, Dtek [a security app]. Or to even put it on Google Play or app stores...�
Posted via CB1004-03-16 07:48 AMLike 3 - Didn't see these quotes. Thanks for posting.
IF BlackBerry does exist hardware and IF they license out I would follow. I love BlackBerry Hub and keyboard, it's the main reason I bought Priv >S7.
Still hoping Priv sales in particular pick up though - marketing is horrible.
Posted via BlackBerry PRIVOshasat likes this.04-03-16 08:14 AMLike 1 - Well I'm sure the Priv sales will pick up, because keep in mind it was wasn't not to long ago that Verizon, started selling the Priv, and it was introduced in Japan, so let's give the handset business this time around a chance to prove it shelf....i mean the Priv IMO is a F@%&% great phone honestly, I was very surprised that it didn't do so well, I'm very optimistic this Sept that the handset division will stay ....what do you guys think???
Posted via the CrackBerry App for AndroidBay 13 likes this.04-03-16 08:39 AMLike 1 - Okay, aside from the probable death of hardware by the fall, the Globe and Mail and others reported the possible licensing of the Hub. I'm surprised this didn't get more mention on the forums (I searched prior to posting, honest). I find this a heartening prospect, given that Hub and the PKB are both among the key features that make BlackBerry stand out from the iOS/Android crowd.
John Chen: ''...he’s exploring options to license core operating system features, though no deals have been made yet. “I’m willing to license my secure Android software, the virtual keyboard, Hub, Dtek [a security app]. Or to even put it on Google Play or app stores...”
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As proof, how well did BBM work cross platform?04-03-16 08:43 AMLike 4 -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...m.snowball.app
The vkb I think would be copyright protected because it has the same layout at their pkb which they sued Seacrest et al. a few months ago.Oshasat likes this.04-03-16 08:47 AMLike 1 - BlackBerry 10 should be sold in whole for a giant that could afford maintaining it. And by sticking their giant name on it instead of BlackBerry, it may sell better! And BlackBerry could keep legacy OS for government. Enterprise is almost lost to Google and Apple
Posted via CB10anon(9742832) likes this.04-03-16 09:06 AMLike 1 -
- There have been message hubs before BB, and even Samsung had one on Android about 4 years ago - they discontinued it before BB10 launched. Of course, none have been exactly like BB10s, but it's hardly a new concept.
And the VKB is built on the licensed SwiftKey engine, so any selling of the VKB would be subject to that license (which might prohibit it entirely), and if allowed, SwiftKey might take a majority of the revenue.04-03-16 09:27 AMLike 3 - Nothing new, Blackberry is selling.... And no one is buying.
If those BlackBerry apps have value, then Chen should put them in Google Play for everyone and show they have value...
Otherwise it's just speculation that they have any value. Like it was speculation that BB10 was licensable, that BBM/ Channels was valuable, or that their was a PKB market.04-03-16 09:34 AMLike 5 - I didn't get those quotes either. I am quite surprised by that to be honest. Didn't BlackBerry mentioned last year they wanted to get a BlackBerry Experience Suite software on other operating systems, most likely Android or iOS? I mean Cobalt showed the current set of Android BlackBerry apps is working well on most Android devices, so they could easily put together a complete software suite for release on Google Play Store - even charge a few bucks for it.04-03-16 12:11 PMLike 4
- I don't think anyone would license it.
At this point they will just wait for the BlackBerry patents to go on fire sale and buy them up.
But I imagine the design will get recycled a lot by others now.
Posted to CB via my Passport | Lloyd Summers | FileArchiveHaven04-03-16 12:19 PMLike 0 - I agree with your comment about the hub. I believe Google Play Store has some hub-like apps already. If anyone should release a hub variant it should be Google. They could bake it into the next iteration of Android allowing developers to build into it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...m.snowball.app
The vkb I think would be copyright protected because it has the same layout at their pkb which they sued Seacrest et al. a few months ago.
THIS feature (and the PKB) is what makes BlackBerry a valuable tool. It's a communications monster, despite the poor handset sales. I'd follow a hardware maker for the PKB, which WOULD doubtless be made by some enterprising corporation -- if BlackBerry were to fold hardware.
And I'd likewise follow the Hub wherever it ended up.
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But it's clear that Chen is going to have to cut more costs from the hardware budget. Other than software development for BB10 (1 part time guy) and Android... What is there left to cut.?anon(9742832) and greenberry666 like this.04-03-16 09:41 PMLike 2 - Truth is, not much left to cut. Hw division is toast. And when that happens apk for android are also toast. Without cobalt I'd already have jumped to iOS. Only thing keeping me in android is the bb apps that he ported over. All my bb10 gear is gone now. Got to move on. Frankly I think the sooner this happens the better. Unlock shareholder value. Get rid of the dead weight. Bb android is a failure. Priv is a failure. Bb10 is a failure. Every time bb says one thing and does another like broken promises on marshmallow, 10.3.3, shattered expectations on Vienna and so on the ice gets a little thinner. But I digress. Cobalts work on bb apk are pretty much the only thing IMO keeping bb fans who have already jumped ship remotely interested in bb. Game over. It's a dry heat.anon(9742832) likes this.04-03-16 10:07 PMLike 1
- I can put the Hub on my 6P right now if I wanted to. I don't see a point to it because it's not really that great on the Priv compared to BB10's version of it.
Could they even license out the vkb? BB licensed their keyboard prediction from Swiftkey and unless people were desperate to swipe up to choose a word instead of pressing the word I don't know how much sense it would make or if people would buy it.Bluenoser63 likes this.04-04-16 06:06 AMLike 1 - Well I'm sure the Priv sales will pick up, because keep in mind it was wasn't not to long ago that Verizon, started selling the Priv, and it was introduced in Japan, so let's give the handset business this time around a chance to prove it shelf....i mean the Priv IMO is a F@%&% great phone honestly, I was very surprised that it didn't do so well, I'm very optimistic this Sept that the handset division will stay ....what do you guys think???
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Priv sales picking up? Wont happen! The phone is overpriced and lets face it, when Blackberry ditched OS10 they admitted failure. Overpriced phone with a crap OS. Go back a few years here and see what everyone said about Android. Nothing has changed except Blackberry is now an Android phoneanon(9742832) and dolco like this.04-04-16 09:25 PMLike 2 -
BlackBerry screwed them selves. When the z line under sold they threw in the towel. Instead of saying we are in for the long haul. They tucked tale and said we are done. That didn't work. Back when they had over a million sales. Instead they should have said sales are not what we hoped for. But we are committed to to bring it out. And announced the z30. And showed future upgrade paths. But nope. And the hard ware division suffered. And has been all down hill then to ad insult to injury. Some one thought it would be a good idea to can there own os and adopted a bug ridden. Totally over saturated market. Nice job.
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Bluenoser63 likes this.04-04-16 10:08 PMLike 1 - The Hub! That super duper awesome exclusive feature that didn't do squat to help prevent BB10 from becoming the single largest commercial failure ever in the smartphone industry.
No one cares. Or at least almost no smartphone owners do.
I personally prefer the way Android handles notifications (preview, read, reply, delete, archive) via the drop down panel. The Hub on BB10 was slower for me when compared to Android's method. I don't see there being anyone who would pay to license the Hub.JeepBB likes this.04-04-16 10:10 PMLike 1 - BlackBerry 10 should be sold in whole for a giant that could afford maintaining it. And by sticking their giant name on it instead of BlackBerry, it may sell better! And BlackBerry could keep legacy OS for government. Enterprise is almost lost to Google and Apple
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