- Well they never pulled the plug on cnectd or pingchat.... So I'm thinking they only killed Kik because of the fact Kik was founded by an ex RIM employee or something like that.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-04-11 04:15 PMLike 0 -
Both Cnectd and Pingchat is littered with tons of ads. Prior to LifeProfile, KIK's app was the most streamlined and similar to BBM, by far.
Just sayin.....03-04-11 04:42 PMLike 0 -
I note that the thing that is BBM's differentiator from other IMs (GTalk, Y!Messenger, AIM) is the always on, no log-in feature. Thus it follows that this is the only aspect of these cross-platform apps that RIM would object too. As these other apps continue to do that very thing unmolested by RIM, it would seem to lead to the conclusion that the problem was not with Kik doing it but with how it did it. Additionally, while I am not sure about pingchat, I know that Whatsapp has been doing the cross-platform BBM thing way before Kik became an overnight sensation and is a very mature and popular app that RIM has not taken any action against.
Consequently, I do not believe that there is any significant basis to conclude that what happened to Kik will happen to any of these other apps.03-04-11 08:26 PMLike 0 - Ads aside, all of these apps are similar in function to BBM and none but Kik have been targeted by RIM.
I note that the thing that is BBM's differentiator from other IMs (GTalk, Y!Messenger, AIM) is the always on, no log-in feature. Thus it follows that this is the only aspect of these cross-platform apps that RIM would object too. As these other apps continue to do that very thing unmolested by RIM, it would seem to lead to the conclusion that the problem was not with Kik doing it but with how it did it. Additionally, while I am not sure about pingchat, I know that Whatsapp has been doing the cross-platform BBM thing way before Kik became an overnight sensation and is a very mature and popular app that RIM has not taken any action against.
Consequently, I do not believe that there is any significant basis to conclude that what happened to Kik will happen to any of these other apps.03-04-11 08:41 PMLike 0 -
We are having some issues with the application reconnecting after being out of reception for extended periods. We can technically release it with this bug but first impressions are everything and the last thing we want is people to associate LiveProfile with a unreliable or buggy app. Hang in there it's almost here once we clear this up03-05-11 03:21 PMLike 0 - well-- engadget reported that RIM will be releasing bbm for Android and Apple (no date yet) so now when we use our iPhones, we won't need to use any of those "bbm killers" (hahaha-- don't make me laugh). We can use the real thing.... look it up.
:-)
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03-06-11 04:04 AMLike 0 -
We are having some issues with the application reconnecting after being out of reception for extended periods. We can technically release it with this bug but first impressions are everything and the last thing we want is people to associate LiveProfile with a unreliable or buggy app. Hang in there it's almost here once we clear this up
i wish u could also view someones profile without opening the chat.
one question, will seeing what song they are listening come in the near future or distant future? or not at all?
well-- engadget reported that RIM will be releasing bbm for Android and Apple (no date yet) so now when we use our iPhones, we won't need to use any of those "bbm killers" (hahaha-- don't make me laugh). We can use the real thing.... look it up.
:-)
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-07-11 12:59 AMLike 0 - My concern is, as a friend sent me "my BBM list is now down to 6" all others having switched to either iPhone or Android. He said he doesn't even have any "groups" left. "Coming soon" may not be soon enough. As contracts end, my guess is even "us die-hard users" will begin looking at other choices. Not enough newness as I see it.03-07-11 10:01 AMLike 0
- My concern is, as a friend sent me "my BBM list is now down to 6" all others having switched to either iPhone or Android. He said he doesn't even have any "groups" left. "Coming soon" may not be soon enough. As contracts end, my guess is even "us die-hard users" will begin looking at other choices. Not enough newness as I see it.
She hates Whatsapp. But all her friends are android or iPhone now.....
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-07-11 10:42 AMLike 0 - Just sayin.........I keep thinking of Palm and all the "users" moving because Palm "never kept up' as newness evolved. I was a Plalm user for many years and finally switched to Blackberry. I have been with them for awhile now, and I am beginning to sense the same thing happening! Hope I am wrong, but you need to keep up to compete!!!!03-07-11 12:47 PMLike 0
- That's why I went to iPhone. Had the 9700, went to torch, went to 9780 hoping it wouldn't be as slow as the torch, then back to a 9700 because os 6 menus drove me nuts. Was happy with the 9700, till I realized that the best blackberry available was released in 2009......
That made me try the iPhone 4. And I'm not looking back.
And trust me. I was the biggest blackberry fanboy on the planet.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-07-11 01:45 PMLike 0 - All of my freinds and most of my family were Blackberry users, and there are 2left. I would guess that will be my move after my contract ends. It's actually a shame because I really like the Blackberry. Using it for business, and needing to keep up with "technology" changes, especially internet speed and function, I definitely see a switch coming.03-07-11 02:41 PMLike 0
- avt123O.G.well-- engadget reported that RIM will be releasing bbm for Android and Apple (no date yet) so now when we use our iPhones, we won't need to use any of those "bbm killers" (hahaha-- don't make me laugh). We can use the real thing.... look it up.
:-)
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-07-11 04:18 PMLike 0 - i wrote about this briefly on hofo way back in 2009. bgr did something similar like 4-6 months later
CDMA Smartphone O.S. Future
i hated iphones back then. iphone is charlie sheen #winning right now lol. but rim is really looking like palm03-07-11 05:46 PMLike 0 - i wrote about this briefly on hofo way back in 2009. bgr did something similar like 4-6 months later
CDMA Smartphone O.S. Future
i hated iphones back then. iphone is charlie sheen #winning right now lol. but rim is really looking like palm
Google and Apple don't wait to copy, they wait to be copied, and then continue to move ahead to find what will engage there base.03-07-11 07:04 PMLike 0
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