does it cost BlackBerry anything for BlackBerry World?
- Even if it cost zero to keep it open, which it certainly does not, there is zero opportunity for gain with an unknown risk of loss if it were hacked or distributed malicious software.
The better question is why should they continue to maintain it.
Posted with my trusty Z1012-17-18 02:47 PMLike 3 -
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Minimizing the attack surface is reason enough to shut down a non-strategic service, even if it's marginally profitable.
Posted with my trusty Z10BigAl_BB9900 likes this.12-17-18 04:56 PMLike 1 -
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- 12-18-18 09:41 AMLike 0
- Perhaps a gofundme page would raise enough money to pay for BB to maintain servers. Perhaps a concerted serious effort from the likes of yourself, TrumpetTiger, markmall and some others here could really convince BB to do it for enough profit margin like the licensing of BBAndroid for hardware.
If you were to get $100/per user/per year and 20K users prepaid in advance by July 1 of next year.....12-19-18 07:48 AMLike 0 - Bla1zeCB OGPerhaps a gofundme page would raise enough money to pay for BB to maintain servers. Perhaps a concerted serious effort from the likes of yourself, TrumpetTiger, markmall and some others here could really convince BB to do it for enough profit margin like the licensing of BBAndroid for hardware.
If you were to get $100/per user/per year and 20K users prepaid in advance by July 1 of next year.....12-19-18 09:05 AMLike 0 -
- RLee, the torrent of criticism here aside, there are some costs for server maintenance, domain registration, etc. that relate to Blackberry World. Blackberry Limited could well leave it open, but since they've announced that they're closing it down the best way to ask these sorts of questions is unfortunately to either ask them of Blackberry Limited directly or note in your original post something to the effect of "Note: I understand many people don't believe this is possible or relevant, but I'd like to hear from those willing to legitimately discuss it."
You'll still get responses like on those on this thread, but you're more likely to get fewer of them.12-19-18 07:25 PMLike 0 - Perhaps a gofundme page would raise enough money to pay for BB to maintain servers. Perhaps a concerted serious effort from the likes of yourself, TrumpetTiger, markmall and some others here could really convince BB to do it for enough profit margin like the licensing of BBAndroid for hardware.
If you were to get $100/per user/per year and 20K users prepaid in advance by July 1 of next year.....12-19-18 07:27 PMLike 0 - Perhaps a gofundme page would raise enough money to pay for BB to maintain servers. Perhaps a concerted serious effort from the likes of yourself, TrumpetTiger, markmall and some others here could really convince BB to do it for enough profit margin like the licensing of BBAndroid for hardware.
If you were to get $100/per user/per year and 20K users prepaid in advance by July 1 of next year.....
conite likes this.12-19-18 09:03 PMLike 1 - As responding to Bla1ze, that was the intent of my comment. It started tongue in cheek, but it’s actually serious at the end. It’s a very realistic number to present if you guys went to all the effort to keep access to BB10 apps. The figure of $2 million to keep servers plugged in just for the free App Store. I would think less effort for diehards and greater chance of any real success. Do I think it could succeed? No. But I thought it was reasonable suggestion compared to everything thrown around with probability-wise.12-19-18 09:18 PMLike 0
- Perhaps a gofundme page would raise enough money to pay for BB to maintain servers. Perhaps a concerted serious effort from the likes of yourself, TrumpetTiger, markmall and some others here could really convince BB to do it for enough profit margin like the licensing of BBAndroid for hardware.
If you were to get $100/per user/per year and 20K users prepaid in advance by July 1 of next year.....
Posted via CB1012-20-18 06:29 AMLike 0 -
- Haha. Everybody make fun of the non-IT guy using his own words against him. LOL
First, I stole that quote from somebody here. Maybe, carjackd, RIP, I don't remember.
Keep in mind, I'm not the BB10 supporter. I merely figured if the system was up and running for almost nothing, with a company that was losing money until more recently, $2 million could be enough to not unplug BBW server but just let it run until it broke down. One more year, one more day, I don't care.
I simply came up number-wise based on what BB makes on each device x probable sales and figured $20 million less expenses at best. Ten percent of that is $2 million for doing practically nothing.
I can now sleep at night, knowing someone else will forward my idea to BOD and get the credit. When the BB10 ecosystem of BBW crashes down, I'm allowed to LOL guilt free...
Posted from my AT&T Carrier Locked KEYone running Oreo 8.1 missing both WFC and VoLTE and my CB friends laughing at me.
Yes, I'm looking at everybody in this virtual room..... LOL Merry Christmas everyone....12-20-18 03:19 PMLike 2 - Haha. Everybody make fun of the non-IT guy using his own words against him. LOL
First, I stole that quote from somebody here. Maybe, carjackd, RIP, I don't remember.
Keep in mind, I'm not the BB10 supporter. I merely figured if the system was up and running for almost nothing, with a company that was losing money until more recently, $2 million could be enough to not unplug BBW server but just let it run until it broke down. One more year, one more day, I don't care.
I simply came up number-wise based on what BB makes on each device x probable sales and figured $20 million less expenses at best. Ten percent of that is $2 million for doing practically nothing.
I can now sleep at night, knowing someone else will forward my idea to BOD and get the credit. When the BB10 ecosystem of BBW crashes down, I'm allowed to LOL guilt free...
Posted from my AT&T Carrier Locked KEYone running Oreo 8.1 missing both WFC and VoLTE and my CB friends laughing at me.
Yes, I'm looking at everybody in this virtual room..... LOL Merry Christmas everyone....12-20-18 03:52 PMLike 0 - Haha. Everybody make fun of the non-IT guy using his own words against him. LOL
First, I stole that quote from somebody here. Maybe, carjackd, RIP, I don't remember.
Keep in mind, I'm not the BB10 supporter. I merely figured if the system was up and running for almost nothing, with a company that was losing money until more recently, $2 million could be enough to not unplug BBW server but just let it run until it broke down. One more year, one more day, I don't care.
I simply came up number-wise based on what BB makes on each device x probable sales and figured $20 million less expenses at best. Ten percent of that is $2 million for doing practically nothing.
I can now sleep at night, knowing someone else will forward my idea to BOD and get the credit. When the BB10 ecosystem of BBW crashes down, I'm allowed to LOL guilt free...
Posted from my AT&T Carrier Locked KEYone running Oreo 8.1 missing both WFC and VoLTE and my CB friends laughing at me.
Yes, I'm looking at everybody in this virtual room..... LOL Merry Christmas everyone....
Posted with my trusty Z1012-20-18 04:17 PMLike 0 - The quote about proposing a business investment to Chen and the board was mine, and I encouraged people to use it freely as an alternative to less civil responses to business ideas built on questionable assumptions. I enjoy seeing it come up now and again.
Posted with my trusty Z1012-20-18 05:16 PMLike 0 -
For example - build a software which can backup and restore all apps (including 3rd party native apps) without the need for a BBID.
This way, doesn't matter about BBWorld going down (as long as one gets all the apps one needs before 2020).12-20-18 06:46 PMLike 0 - I reckon there are better ways to spend $2m on keeping BB10 going in some form.
For example - build a software which can backup and restore all apps (including 3rd party native apps) without the need for a BBID.
This way, doesn't matter about BBWorld going down (as long as one gets all the apps one needs before 2020).
If you all raise $2 million, spend however you all wish. Good luck!!!12-20-18 07:04 PMLike 0
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