Okay, is anyone seeing OS6 stuff and thinking "Hey, it's a poormans WebOS"?

[reeneebob]

Seriously, RIM has just totally and completely ripped off WebOS. Universal search is so so new and revolutionary? ORLY?

How the **** is OS6 so super special with it's a less pretty looking poor mans WebOS?

[gambier82]

It's a little early to accuse RIM of plagiarism, but I too get annoyed at companies claiming revolutionary features that have already been used on other platforms.

I do hope for RIMs sake that they did not copy WebOS, as Palm needs to put a lot of work into their phones for them to compete.

[Pi Guy 3.14]

Umm... all OS's are pretty much the same.... Its kind of hard to differentiate yourself when the goal is all the same. Display workable icons...

I played with a Samsung galaxy S Vibrant yesterday and guess what? It looked and felt almost EXACTLY like the iphone...

[xxxxpradaxxxx]

I would be offended if WebOS would be compared to any BlackBerry OS.

LAWL.

That's like comparing a SNES with a PS3.

[reeneebob]

It just makes me laugh because this is an OS refresh RIM should have done 2+ years ago. Now, they are adding things that other OS's are already changing and improving on, so in the end they will still have an OS that is out of date.

It's pathetic.

[HisNameIsOpenSource]

Yeah did you guys read the twitter that was sent out a few days ago by RIm? they are incorporating synergy into the OS as well, if you look at the slider it looks like a pre with BB designed graphics. what i dont understand about that slider is that it is touch and yet it will still have the four navigation buttons and a trackpad, seems like design over kill.

[xxxxpradaxxxx]

It's because they don't believe in their touchscreen.

"If A fails then use B".

[HisNameIsOpenSource]

Originally Posted by xxxxpradaxxxx

It's because they don't believe in their touchscreen.

"If A fails then use B".

I am still shaking my head on this one the slider screen is going to have pinch to zoom, so one would assume it will have gesture based actions as well, why would you need the 4 navigation buttons? couldn't they just create a gesture for the BB menu key and a gesture for the back key? it seems like they should have tailored to the hardware more the way they tailored the Storm's OS to fit its hardware.

[xxxxpradaxxxx]

The Storms OS should have been a custom OS for a touchscreen from the getgo.

Not a BB OS adapted to touch input...

The funny thing is that the Slider won't have surepress.

Surely, if they have so much faith in their touchscreen technology they would include it on any and all of their touchscreen devices.

Not just the storm.

[Roo Zilla]

I thought the announced 9800 was a knockoff of the Pre when I first saw it. First slider touchscreen phone? That's Palm Pre. That clamshell phone though, is unique. Don't think I've ever seen that design before.

[reeneebob]

I just think RIM needs to stop ripping off other companies and start being innovative again. They were once, but it's sad they took this long to start putting adequate RAM and a decent OS on their phones. That's what is frustrating. Out of the gate they are already out of date.

I like the looks of the slider...so much so I bought it months ago and it's a Pre lol. And the Pre is still more attractive. You wouldn't believe the people that I catch looking at the phone. If it's on the table I've actually caught co-workers stroking it heh.

I don't know about the clamshell...I'll have to see it. The Pearl Flip was FUG with a side of jesus what were they thinking, so we will have to see.

[Fat_Easy]

buying a Palm
Is akin to buyin a buick
Yes they sell nice devices but you have to worry if the company will shut its doors

Are their a lot of people creating apps for the Palm platform? Everybody makes apps for bb apple and driod

[Pi Guy 3.14]

reeneebob - no offense, but you're totally coming off as someone who has a major gripe with bb now that you have moved on and ranting about it makes you feel better.

In the electronics industry its common practice to "rip off" (as you say) other companies. You complaining about it wont make it go away.

Different phones for different folks...

[HisNameIsOpenSource]

Originally Posted by Fat_Easy

buying a Palm
Is akin to buyin a buick
Yes they sell nice devices but you have to worry if the company will shut its doors

Are their a lot of people creating apps for the Palm platform? Everybody makes apps for bb apple and driod

The palm community is a small one but loyal to be honest i think there are more apps in the Palm Pre catalog then the BB one, and to top it off they are more elegant, also the home brew community is huge. It has been my experience that Pre apps actually work better too, i use on my BB Pandora, Weather Channel, Slacker, a twitter app and they look and work better on the Pre. Don't get me wrong the BB has some excellent apps as well but in those few that are cross platform they seem to run better on Pre.

[xxxxpradaxxxx]

Originally Posted by Fat_Easy

buying a Palm
Is akin to buyin a buick
Yes they sell nice devices but you have to worry if the company will shut its doors

Are their a lot of people creating apps for the Palm platform? Everybody makes apps for bb apple and driod

Maybe that was the case 6 months ago.

But with HPs acquisition of Palm, and their interest in WebOS, I see a much brighter future ahead of them.

Besides, app wise-

RIM<Palm<Android<Apple

With Palms apps normally being on Par with the iPhone and Android devices, look wise.