why do you think that mac doesnt want to be compatable with BB?

[cantstoptherobots]

you would think this would eb a huge market, or maybe its BB that doesnt want to be compatable with mac. with all the mac users nowdays i think it would be a given.

i am an avid mac fan, and plan on getting a new one soon and replacing this vile HP with a macbook.

what problems can i expect to face when i switch with my BB?

i dont do calendar sync or things like that just use it for loading ringtones, programs and themes for the most part. thanks!

[cabinets]

You won't be able to dl latest os. I had to use my wife's pc to get 4.5.37. Otherwise, I've had no problem with Missing Sync.

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[Adlen]

Apple don't wanna work with BB because of the iPhone. They can't handle the competition.

I'll be upgrading to a Mac soon and I hope by then they have Desktop Manager and Plazmic for it but Plazmic I highly doubt. I'll have to install Windows on it and/or keep my PC.

[Havok]

Kinda said but Apple will do whatever they can do discourage a happy BB+Mac union. It's very M$-esque

BBs are pretty much status quo in the business world, where Apple desperately wants the iPhone to play.

It just sucks for us who love our iMacs and BBs but I'm not buying an iPhone anytime soon.

[rasp]

It's really the other way around, RIM doesn't support OS X very well. Look at it this way, MS doesn't make blackberry desktop, why should Apple?

[kwhitney]

You can use VMWare or Parallels to run the BlackBerry Desktop Manager on your Mac, but $80 for one of those virtualization products plus at least $200 for a copy of Windows is kind of pricey just to manage your BlackBerry.

[cantstoptherobots]

wow maybe ill hold onto this hp for a while longer

[Calderon]

I'm glad I still have my XP desktop.

[bmcclure937]

duh!! They are not putting loads of effort into being compatible (thru iSync) because RIM is their main competition in the smartphone world.

A lot of the compatibility does not have to do with Apple though, it has to do with RIM not developing the desktop manager for OSX. So, you cannot blame all of this on Apple as they are not doing anything to prevent BlackBerrys from being compatible.

It just does not make sense for Apple to come out with their own software for a BB device when RIM is their main competitor. Even without the iPhone though, why would Apple want to develop software for the Blackberry?? Microsoft didn't go out and develop the BB Manager software, RIM did... so it is all in RIMs hands at this point.

You would think making desktop manager compatible with OSX would capture even more Mac users and take away some iPhone sales

[mpg100]

I'm surprised to hear that Mac users are having problems. Mac users are usually smarter than the average PC user and can usually solve any problem. Just kidding!

Don't forget to set your BB so that the media card is recognized as an external drive.

If that doesn't work then.... All you have to do is pull your BB formated media card from the BB and load it in an external reader. Connect to the Mac and load, delete, etc. your files. The Mac doesn't always recognize BB phones, but it'll recognize files on a media card. Reload the card in the BB and you should see your files. I tried this on my wife's Pearl and it worked like a charm! My 8820 works just fine with my iMac. Good luck!

[Adlen]

Originally Posted by rasp

It's really the other way around, RIM doesn't support OS X very well. Look at it this way, MS doesn't make blackberry desktop, why should Apple?

RIM need to work with Apple a bit to get it out there and Apple aren't being too helpful. RIM want to make DM for Mac.

[holvey]

This is the case with most software, simply because the PC is the standard in the "business enviroment" From a consumer level is where this problem is starting to show up. It has nothing to do with iphone...

I am sure with how much RIM has been expanding in the consumer market, that it is something that they are considering. There have been rumors about the new Media sync connecting through Itunes. RIM has never needed it till now, but I bet it will happen in the not too distant future.

[rasp]

Originally Posted by Adlen

RIM need to work with Apple a bit to get it out there and Apple aren't being too helpful. RIM want to make DM for Mac.

Good point, from what I've read, Apple doesn't really go out of their way to help 3rd party devs.

[Adlen]

Yeah, what rasp said + the fact that they're rivals in the smartphone market.

[bmcclure937]

A very small part of it has to do with Apple. ANYONE can write software for OSX. There is PocketMac and MissingSync... both written by 3rd parties.

Now, someone tell me why RIM could not do the same thing but write their DesktopManager software for OSX.

Yes, I know that they are working on getting a release out FINALLY. But they should have started development sooo long ago. Nobody is holding them back. THEY are the ones that negelected us Mac users... and now that the iPhone is out they want to fight back and get more support out for Mac users.

They are already leaders in the smart phone world and have a great customer base (both windows and mac). They just need to add more support for mac or they will lose their current customers and potential customers to the iPhone (especially with the 3G iPhone coming out) mainly because it is better supported and works far better with a Mac!!

Apple plays a very minor role in this whole issue, so I don't see why us Mac users are blaming it on them.