Top 10 reasons Eric Schmidt was using a Blackberry

**scorpiodsu** · 07-25-2011, 11:57 AM

http://www.androidcentral.com/top-10...oid+Central%29

Just a little friendly fun by the guys over at AC in response to Kevin's posting about Schmidt being caught with a blackberry again.

Egads! Our pals at CrackBerry have uncovered this picture of Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt apparently wielding a BlackBerry at a conference in Indonesia. And this isn't the first time the Google exec's been spotted with something other than one of his company's own Android devices.

Why, Eric? Why? Let's throw out a few ideas.

1.Even Eric Schmidt has to slum it every now and then.
2.Someone told Eric to check out the exciting new browser and excellent gameplay on BlackBerry. That person is expected to be released from an Indonesian prison some time in 2015 for misleading Mr. Schmidt.
3.He was trying to root the thing.
4."Awwwww. Look at that little screen. It's so cute."
5.Eric's got a thing for trackpads.
6."See this thing? It'll be dead in two years."
7.Blinking. Red. Light.
8."What's CrackBerry Kevin's PIN again?
9.Checking it for patent violations.
10.Just had to check Android Central, and it was the only phone around.

Again, all in good humor. I would venture to say that he (nor google) cares as much about Android for usability and only concerned with how many other people are using it.

**mjs416** · 07-25-2011, 12:18 PM

Funny stuff there. As long as people can dish it out AND take it - we'll all get along fine

Look closely at the back of the BB...

If there was an eleventh reason it would be...

11) He actually thought he was using a phone with Android

**sf18443** · 07-25-2011, 12:21 PM

All big businessmen need world class security

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**Laura Knotek** · 07-25-2011, 12:21 PM

12) He had to borrow a BlackBerry, since the battery on his Android died.

**scorpiodsu** · 07-25-2011, 12:38 PM

13) He's not sure how man Android OEMs there are and he thought RIM made them too

**Laura Knotek** · 07-25-2011, 12:50 PM

14) He has a top-secret new model already running QNX and wants to see how well the Android Player for BlackBerry works.

**sportline** · 07-25-2011, 01:00 PM

he is helping rim out, buying and using bb handset in public. or he may bought rim shares lately.

**JAGWIRE** · 07-26-2011, 08:02 PM

LOL!!!! love it lol

**ignites** · 07-26-2011, 09:14 PM

he testing out the competition... "you know incase we fight this company i have to know what their product is like" or "you know just INCASE we want to buy rim in the near/potential future" just speculating

**bighap** · 07-26-2011, 09:17 PM

15) Because the Droid Pro sucks

**CanuckSoldier** · 07-26-2011, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by lak611

12) He had to borrow a BlackBerry, since the battery on his Android died.

This is probably very close to the truth and just about had me spewing my coffee too

CS

**bdad14** · 07-26-2011, 09:43 PM

16) Because the Google takeover of RIM is almost complete and that #BBFanNight thing is just a front for the announcement

**olblueyez** · 07-26-2011, 10:00 PM

Because he doesn't have a Honda with a wing and a fart box to match his Android.

**livejam** · 07-26-2011, 10:09 PM

New CEO for RIM

**morfy50** · 07-26-2011, 10:14 PM

16) he only uses it for calls, bbm, SMS, calendar, browser, music and games. Everything else he does on Android. :P

17) Swype froze up again on his Nexus S and he had dozens of emails to send!!!

**D_March** · 07-26-2011, 10:22 PM

18) Because android sucks. All in good fun.

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**olblueyez** · 07-26-2011, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by livejam

New CEO for RIM

Now that I like. That is the smartest comment I have seen all day.

**rage763** · 07-27-2011, 01:42 AM

19) Relapse.

**FoxxBerry** · 07-27-2011, 01:42 AM

The number one answer is.........he values his privacy and the security of HIS phone

**togardergrosse** · 07-27-2011, 03:09 AM

19. He is thinking, will this BB will be able to install to SD Card (apps2sd).

**bhuinker** · 07-27-2011, 03:30 AM

It's obvious, he owns a Playbook and loves the compatibility...

**green_ember** · 07-27-2011, 07:16 AM

20) because when you travel out of the country on business and you don't want your company data transmitted openly across foreign networks, there's no App for that.