Originally Posted by
Richard Buckley So here is my reallity
1. I have used, and continue to use BlackBerry devices because I value privacy and security above other concerns.
2. If I want to play with apps and games I have an iPad with no important data on it. Even so, the number of apps I use on that are very small, the number that I use and can't get on BB10 are not worth changing my phone (more on this later).
3. Maybe I'm in the tiny minority, but for me a phone is a tool that I use for communications. I don't want to have to relearn which icon does what. I'm all for UI updates that actually make the product bettern in some tangible way; but just to look different, no thank you.
4. When I buy a new item -- regardles of what it is: car, phone, computer, airplane, house -- I do so because the benifits out weigh the costs. In the case of a smart phone the cost includes the value of the data I'm expected to turn over in order to get the service.
I am not continuing to use my BB10 phone because I expect BlackBerry to come out with a new BB10 phone, or to update the OS 12 times a year. I continue to use it because it is the best and most cost efficient solution for me today. If that changes tomorrow, then I will buy a new phone tomorrow. If BlackBerry produces another BB10 phone in the future I may, or may not, buy that phone. It will depend on how much it costs and how much increased benefit it represents. The same decision process that I would go through before I buy an Android, iOS or Windows phone. You can speculate all you want on when "everything would go down the lane." But that is just your speculation based on your point of view. Everyone is entitled to their own decision when the apps they need no longer perform adequately. "No support from app developers" is a very broad statement. No or poor support from app developers you consider important would be more accurate.
I really resent the continued implications from other Crackberry users that because I continue to use a BB10 device I can not admit the reality of the situation, am somehow deluding myself. It is one of the things that is making Crackberry a less enjoyable place to visit day by day.