12-12-12 08:56 PM
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  1. CairnsRock's Avatar
    CairnsRock
    Yes the Playbook will get BB10 free.

    Not ready to buy a bb10 phone, but want bb10?

    They are disappearing off the shelves fast and are difficult but not impossible to find at $120.

    No contract and bridge to your phone.

    If you have a bb phone and dont have a Playbook, you are missing the boat big time.

    Use this opportunity or lose it.

    If you need help to find one ask the guys in the Playbook forum, they follow the deals.
    Last edited by CairnsRock; 12-12-12 at 11:51 AM.
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    12-11-12 09:46 PM
  2. howarmat's Avatar
    howarmat
    and you can watch people play with their bb10 phones while you wait for 3 months for the PB to get bb10 lol
    12-11-12 09:51 PM
  3. dbmalloy's Avatar
    dbmalloy
    3 Months is a bit generous......
    12-11-12 09:55 PM
  4. CairnsRock's Avatar
    CairnsRock
    Originally Posted by howarmat
    and you can watch people play with their bb10 phones while you wait for 3 months for the PB to get bb10 lol
    You should have said IMO.
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    12-11-12 09:56 PM
  5. howarmat's Avatar
    howarmat
    Im guessing we dont see bb10 on PB til around early summer. Maybe late spring. Either way its going to be well after the phones
    12-11-12 09:59 PM
  6. brb321's Avatar
    brb321
    Originally Posted by howarmat
    Im guessing we dont see bb10 on PB til around early summer. Maybe late spring. Either way its going to be well after the phones
    Are you an analyst by day???
    12-11-12 10:01 PM
  7. raino's Avatar
    raino
    Q&A Team
    Originally Posted by brb321
    Are you an analyst by day???
    Are you? Prove him wrong.
    12-11-12 10:07 PM
  8. CairnsRock's Avatar
    CairnsRock
    Originally Posted by howarmat
    Im guessing we dont see bb10 on PB til around early summer. Maybe late spring. Either way its going to be well after the phones
    None of us will know until jan 30.

    Also, you are assuming that everybodies contract is up in 1Q/2013.

    I,m not guessing.
    12-11-12 10:22 PM
  9. grahamf's Avatar
    grahamf
    The playbook's screen resolution is not one of the resolutions that RIM specifies that developers need to code for BB10.
    12-11-12 10:39 PM
  10. OpelBlitz's Avatar
    OpelBlitz
    Originally Posted by grahamf
    The playbook's screen resolution is not one of the resolutions that RIM specifies that developers need to code for BB10.
    Meaning?
    12-12-12 02:26 PM
  11. simu31's Avatar
    simu31
    Originally Posted by OpelBlitz
    Meaning?
    Meaning apps made for BB10 won't simply change format to fit the Playbook's screen.

    RIM will have to add in an adjustor for BB10 apps to not be out of their planned ratio on a Playbook.

    Si.
    12-12-12 02:41 PM
  12. CairnsRock's Avatar
    CairnsRock
    Originally Posted by simu31
    Meaning apps made for BB10 won't simply change format to fit the Playbook's screen.

    RIM will have to add in an adjustor for BB10 apps to not be out of their planned ratio on a Playbook.

    Si.
    Obviously, they plan to do that.
    12-12-12 02:50 PM
  13. grahamf's Avatar
    grahamf
    Originally Posted by CairnsRock
    Obviously, they plan to do that.
    Not obviously. It would be a simple matter of just telling developers to code for the Playbook's screen resolution, instead of doing the conversion internally.

    That being said, it's is possible; and (iirc) the BB10 APIs should allow maybe 90% of apps to adjust to the new screen resolution no problem.
    12-12-12 03:01 PM
  14. Ray UM's Avatar
    Ray UM
    Smh...i came here hoping to find some joke about the video that showed up yesterday. Then after reading the first post, I expected to see some compelling commentary on Playbook deal shopping.

    Instead we have a pissing contest..."my opinion is better than yours, since you can't prove mine wrong". Lol
    Last edited by Ray UM; 12-12-12 at 03:52 PM.
    12-12-12 03:13 PM
  15. dragonx6's Avatar
    dragonx6
    Focus is on phones right now. We might not even see bb10 on the playbook until they release another tablet.


    Could be wrong but RIM is more relying on phones than tablets.
    12-12-12 03:38 PM
  16. CairnsRock's Avatar
    CairnsRock
    Originally Posted by grahamf
    Not obviously. It would be a simple matter of just telling developers to code for the Playbook's screen resolution, instead of doing the conversion internally.

    That being said, it's is possible; and (iirc) the BB10 APIs should allow maybe 90% of apps to adjust to the new screen resolution no problem.
    Now you are saying it is possible. Thanks for wasting everybodies time and for trying to derail the thread. Bmus.
    12-12-12 04:08 PM
  17. grahamf's Avatar
    grahamf
    Originally Posted by CairnsRock
    Now you are saying it is possible. Thanks for wasting everybodies time and for trying to derail the thread. Bmus.
    It's possible, but not ideal. Ideally RIM would've specifically told developers that their apps should support the playbook's resolution.
    12-12-12 06:57 PM
  18. kbz1960's Avatar
    kbz1960
    Doesn't Matter
    Not a bad idea. How else ya gonna get a BB10 device so cheap? Even if after.
    12-12-12 07:01 PM
  19. kill_9's Avatar
    kill_9
    And I thought you meant Research In Motion was only manufacturing a small number of BlackBerry 10 smartphones to create an artificial supply-demand imbalance in an effort to create some marketing "buzz" after the official launch on 30 January 2013. The BlackBerry PlayBook will see BlackBerry OS 10 no earlier than Summer 2013.
    12-12-12 07:23 PM
  20. TomJasper's Avatar
    TomJasper
    Yes.... after the phones would be a reasonably conclusion , "well after" I'm not sure is a reasonable conclusion, perhaps a personal opinion.

    All that aside, getting BB10 on the PB for FREE matters more to me then time frame. IMHO the PB is the biggest bang for your buck at give away prices, with BB10 for FREE (soon enough) the PB will have a whole new status.
    Originally Posted by howarmat
    Im guessing we dont see bb10 on PB til around early summer. Maybe late spring. Either way its going to be well after the phones
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    12-12-12 08:56 PM
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