[BitPusher2600]

I have never in my time here at CB had a post deleted or locked off, and if this one qualifies there's a first time for everything, not to mention how hard i'll likely be outcasted but:
/start rant
Did all of you people cursing at RIM, or at Thorsten Heins of saying "i'm done, i'm jumping ship" buy a BlackBerry for....what? All this hatred going around from people who supposedly love BlackBerry. I didn't buy mine for the explicit purpose of worrying about the next one.

Case and point; BB10 is being delayed. This is enough to ditch a platform? Did anyone of you jumpers buy a BlackBerry to actually use it instead of b*tch and moan about why what's next isn't here yet? Go ahead and call me out, but just maybe it's not necessary to become miserable with something you chose to buy solely because the idea exists of something newer. BB10 being delayed DOES NOT make RIM a failure.

I'm the one who's still rocking a 9650 and just happy with it, nor do I have any serious concern with obtaining BB10 myself. I bought this device for this device, and be damned if I can figure out something so pressing that all of a sudden my device or the company that makes it suck.

/end rant



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[Superfly_FR]

Sticking with my 9900 and not complaining about it here too.

[Denise in Los Angeles]

All of my BlackBerrys have been great phones. Never even had to exchange any of them. They worked, and made me proud and happy to use them.

Good thread. The delay of BB10 is no biggie to me.

[fluxion]

Sticking with my Curve 8530 until it craps out.

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[giorgoskyropoulos]

From 9000 then to 9700 step to 9800 and fly to 9900 and a playbook. All these devices worked and works like a small office in my pocket.
I was trying an iphone in parallel with BB just for the experience and it was an experience.
Never been as powerful as BB. Lots of games lots of apps but there is no connectivity between applications as the BB do.
BB remains the only device that fits to my needs and my speed.

I love BB's and I wish RIM continue to work on it.

[Speedygi]

This whole news isn't about the current products, it is about RIM's future and if they will still be around. Fans are upset with just being faced with a prospectively non-reason to continue buying BBs. No continuation means no ecosystem, and no product to look forward to. If that is not grim enough I don't know what is.

[..Steve..]

When I happened across the 9860 I had to get it. I'm not a hard keyboard person after using iphones and android for so long. Though now I wish I tried BB sooner. Radio reception superior to anything I have used before, and everything works. Battery two days easy. Waiting for BB 10 is no issue for me. I've come onto Blackberry in their darkest days but am quietly confident that they will continue on.

[belfastdispatcher]

This whole news isn't about the current products, it is about RIM's future and if they will still be around. Fans are upset with just being faced with a prospectively non-reason to continue buying BBs. No continuation means no ecosystem, and no product to look forward to. If that is not grim enough I don't know what is.

True fans are not concerned about RIM's future, they remain loyal, I'm one of them.

When my BB stops working then I'll be concerned.

PS Crackberry is not the best place right now, some people don't even own a BlackBerry, yet they remain loyal to Crackberry.

The reason I buy a BB? Because it has a combination of features that no other platform can compete with and it just happens those features are very important to me and my work.

[adiafzal]

True fans are not concerned about RIM's future, they remain loyal, I'm one of them.

Erm.. Can't we be both concern and loyal?

[austerus]

There's a lot of incertitude about RIM's future, sure.
But the phones and services still work and they still do a great job compared to many others.
One thing I don't really understand is the accusation that BB7 is "dated". I'm not entirely sure what that means in fact. Ok, it's old. But speaking from my limited experience of a RIM n00b, it does what I need in a much more stable and efficient way than Android, for example.
Ok, it's hard to compare to Android because while there's a single platform, there are many devices and an app that works on one doesn't necessarily work on another, even though they might have the same Android OS version.

But overall I am very pleased with: physical keyboard and the fact that when you "close" an app it's actually cleaned from memory and it's not left there somewhere.

[Speedygi]

That said, I would gladly use BB till they breath their dying last. There's a nobility in using a BB till its full contract period in this dark times.

[Earl_3]

My phone will work if RIM craps out or not. My blackberry is one of the most useful tools in my work day. I'm sure RIM will survive in one capacity or another and I'll keep buying their products. Sure I would like to have a piece of the new 10 platform but it's not life essential.

[Alex_Hong]

+1

My needs from a smartphone did not change just because BB10 was delayed. I have used the current iOS, WP, and Android devices as my daily driver, and my needs from them are the same as they were on a BB. The BB suit my needs better, thats why I am still a BB user.

Just because BB10 is delayed, it doesn't mean that suddenly my needs have changed, and I need to switch to another platform. Or switch to another device just because RIM is in bad shape. Just use the device that suit your needs best.

[spencerdl]

I agree with the OP, I didn't purchase my Bold 9930 because of what device RIM is going to release in the future. Sure it's a disappointment that the company I choose to use as my smartphone brand constantly delays......well everything. I think people are more upset that RIM has continued along the same path that has them faltering as a company. With that said, I like the performance of my Bold 9930 and and will continue to enjoy it.

[JasW]

I upgraded from the 9800 to the 9810 last August primarily based upon faith in RIM -- and that, if worse came to worse, I would be eligible for another upgrade this August.

Unfortunately, AT&T lengthened the upgrade period back to 19 months from a year, and my faith in RIM turned out to be misplaced. Most of my colleagues bailed on RIM in the latter part of last year. They were right and I was wrong.

In a way, I doubled down by buying the PB around Xmas time, but that was more because I realized I was stuck with the 9810 until March 2013, and I figured I might as well make the best of it.

I've been tempted to be spendthrift and just buy the Galaxy S III off contract, but I figured I might as well wait and see what the Windows 8 phones (and tabs) are like. One thing I won't be doing is buying a BB10 device. I already feel like a sucker as it is.

[Chrisy]

I'm 100% satisfied with my BlackBerry. However, it seems the masses want something other than what BlackBerry currently offers. So it seems like RIM needs to change to appeal to the masses.

I'm just concerned for their future for purely selfish reasons.

[SRR500]

Day 4 since the announcement and the sun came up again and my BB still works and works well.

At first I was angry and disappointed about the delay, but then I realized that the delay was NOT a delay at all. RIM never once said that the end of this year was a set-in-stone deadline. It was simply a goal that has turned out to unrealistic. It happens.

I don't know how many times I've started a day with a goal of getting project "a" done when something else comes up that demands attention and project "b" get worked on instead.

BB10 will be released when it's ready. In the meantime my current BB still works for me for the same reasons it did before the announcement. Nothing has changed.

For those that think RIM will be out of business by the end of the year, I disagree. RIM still has a pile of cash and they still have a reliable income stream from their services that they provide. They could even go into debt (not too far) if they have to.

For those that feel like the delay is akin to being cheated on by a spouse, (I've read this statement more than once here) get a life. That comparison is like comparing apples and roof shingles.



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[BitPusher2600]

At least there's a few here and there who get what I've been saying to begin with. If your mind is on what you've purchased and why you've purchased it, how much of a hurry do you need to be in to get the latest and greatest or "next" thing. This is without a doubt the nature of the modern smartphone business no? I can't make myself not sound like a diehard fanboi because I suppose I am, yet if I wanted something else that's offered out there badly enough i'd get it. My smartphone is a device I depend on more than anything else I own. BlackBerry dominates my trust thru years of proven top-notch security, offers me simple and concise control, is a pleasure to type on, has all the software (err..."apps") I need and some I don't, and has one h*ll of a personality. Nothing more to ask for. If BB10 is so necessary for the multitude's perception or RIM to "move forward" then there's a cause to feel some disappointment for their delays. As a user and to other users who actually belong at places like CrackBerry (and there's plenty here whom I feel do not), this really shouldn't be such a big deal. Surely not enough to condemn RIM. I'm staying right here. They haven't let me down personally one iota.

[xandermac]

A lot of people are currently out of a contract and were willing to wait until Q4 to see what was going to be released. Now those people will potentially have to wait up to 9 more months, or jump ship. I can see why they're pissed.

I especially feel for those Verizon customers who are facing a change over to this ridiculous new plan simply because there wasn't a blackberry available to lock into and grandfather their current plan before the deadline. They'll now have to switch, lose their unlimited data and pay for the $50 1GB plan instead if they choose to buy a subsidized blackberry in 9 months. $50 for 1GB of data on a blackberry!!!!! Insane.

There are some very valid reasons to be upset, they may not be reasons you personally agree with but I understand it. RIM are in a tough position right now.

I didn't buy mine for the explicit purpose of worrying about the next one.

[Pete6]

I still think that the BlackBerry is the best phone for me.

Like most things in life, this is a compromise. Sure I'd like some more apps especially the newer ones that only run on Anderoid and the iFashon.

However that would mean giving up on all the other things that I like about my 9810. No going to happen.

I am worried about RIM's future but am hoping that they will emerge from the current crisis leaner, meaner and above all, wiser.

[bbstoof]

Honestly, if my [scrollwheel] 8700 was able to keep up to today's technology (ie: had more memory, an SD card, 3G or wifi...I actually tried using it when my regular phone was on the fritz and grew frustrated waiting for the hourglass to stop spinning when adding a task!) I would still use it. I have had 17 BlackBerries in total, mostly because a lot of models weren't "right" for me, but the ones that were (8700, 9000, 9780) I couldn't care less about the latest and newest...as long as it supports what I'm doing, I don't care how old it is...sadly, our society has become centered- and dare I say segregated- by our choices of telephone, which is quite silly if you truly think about it.

That being said...I'm glad RIM has [said] they will refocus on their enterprise users. I always thought that's what they were best at, and until they started trying to cater to the consumer market, they were at their strongest. I just came back to BB after 9 months of iPhone, JUST for the 9900- I actually have zero interest in BB10 (and especially BB10 non-keyboard!) and I plan to keep my 9900 until it breaks/bricks/smashes.

[bbstoof]

For those that think RIM will be out of business by the end of the year, I disagree. RIM still has a pile of cash and they still have a reliable income stream from their services that they provide.

Yes, I believe their profit was still in the billions...that's more than many businesses made last year.

[tkwolf]

I think people just want to see RIM compete and rise above the dark clouds against the other mobile companies. If you are to ask me, yes the current BB devices are good and the upcoming ones look really promising. However, comparing the current BB devices against the others like Iphone, samsung, windows phones, htc etc. as capable as BBs are, the general mass just don't see it that way. They like to hear fancy dual cores and quad cores and bigger screens...all that fancy marketing ploys to actually make them feel like they have the right device. Of course, I'm not talking about everyone but I kind of understand the hate. Even last year, I was expecting for RIM to put out devices that could go against the other devices...dual cores etc. but yeah whatever to each his own.

[jegs2]

I'm the one who's still rocking a 9650 and just happy with it, nor do I have any serious concern with obtaining BB10 myself.

Well, I tried the 9850 for a few months, and I just couldn't get used to no physical keyboard - thus my current phone.

As to wanting RIM to succeed or fail - I don't really care. I want my Playbook to still work a couple of years from now, and I'd really like to get something like the 99-series Bold in the future. If my PB works and I can get the phone I want down the line, I don't care if it's RIM running the show or Sinclair for that matter.

[Speedygi]

Good point, why clamor for things a tablet or a PC can provide, I want to play the latest games on those, on my phone I want to communicate and do that in the best fashion possible. I need to make the faster and most important phone call, I need to send out that tweet or msg as fast as possible. I want something that works.

If RIM is telling me they need time to get something that could surpass that in spades while providing a current and competitive app range, I would gladly wait, I will go back to Android if I have to, but there is no other alternative but to give it a good wait because it could be glorious.

Some people are saying they can't wait any longer due to contract expiration. To them I urge no matter what shiny new phone you go with from now till BB10 hits, keep your eyes peeled for BB10 devices to try. Make sure to give them a good long look next year. If you like what you see move over. But if you still think it to be worthless, stay on your tracks. I urge you.

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