- Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesSo if you don't mind, what does an app do for you? I mean besides the regular office app, a radio, maybe a few other 1s? I can't seem to find an app i regularely use besides a few which couldn't be handled by the mighty bb10 web browser. The rest are just....a collection. So yeah, we could take the os out of the apps. Is the OS being the true ecosystem? Proof that we could take the OS out of the so called ''app ecosystem"? How many apps symbian had at the time of launch of the first version of Ios? Thousands? Did it had the edge over Ios in 2007? It didn't seem to matter much the app advantage Symbian had over Ios. I recall of an symbian ''app'' that could control even the tv through the phone's infrared port much like a regular tv remote control. This ''app'' thing was invented long before Steve Jo.bs Can't believe we are still biting into this Steve Jo.bs ''app'' thing.
Apps make life easier. BlackBerry had em long before Apple did, with good reason.JeepBB likes this.12-01-15 08:00 PMLike 1 -
Posted via CB1012-02-15 12:52 AMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween Realities
I didn't mean to infer that BlackBerry was the first; simply that there was a time BlackBerry had a better mobile ecosystem than BlackBerry.12-02-15 01:25 AMLike 0 -
I remember Palm, some company (oh yes 3COM), then Palm, then Handspring - in spite of Sony's scarred insult and their exit (palm screwed them), and then Palm again - I used III, then m505 and I think the 207 palm communicator with flip grey scale screen non keyboard
Yeah some of us are THAT old.
вιaсĸвεггч� Z30 via CB10 (Z30STA100-5/10.3.2.2639) Bell Mobility on BES12Tre Lawrence likes this.12-02-15 01:33 AMLike 1 - So if you don't mind, what does an app do for you? I mean besides the regular office app, a radio, maybe a few other 1s? I can't seem to find an app i regularely use besides a few which couldn't be handled by the mighty bb10 web browser. The rest are just....a collection. So yeah, we could take the os out of the apps. Is the OS being the true ecosystem? Proof that we could take the OS out of the so called ''app ecosystem"? How many apps symbian had at the time of launch of the first version of Ios? Thousands? Did it had the edge over Ios in 2007? It didn't seem to matter much the app advantage Symbian had over Ios. I recall of an symbian ''app'' that could control even the tv through the phone's infrared port much like a regular tv remote control. This ''app'' thing was invented long before Steve Jo.bs Can't believe we are still biting into this Steve Jo.bs ''app'' thing.
The thing about having an ecosystem is not about installing 10000 apps on your phone, it's about having the option of using any app when the need arises. The biggest advantage of apps over browser (for me) is the ability to give notifications.
Also: hello Romanian compatriot.12-02-15 01:38 AMLike 3 - Palm like WindowsCE, Epoc/Symbian all had apps before Apple. It was Apple that consolidated and started form scratch a curated store front for their OS. Before you had to goto forums crawl the internet, ahem before Google lol (speaking of which Yahoo's board is discussing the viability and sale of their core internet business) .
I remember Palm, some company (oh yes 3COM), then Palm, then Handspring - in spite of Sony's scarred insult and their exit (palm screwed them), and then Palm again - I used III, then m505 and I think the 207 palm communicator with flip grey scale screen non keyboard
Yeah some of us are THAT old.
вιaсĸвεггч� Z30 via CB10 (Z30STA100-5/10.3.2.2639) Bell Mobility on BES1212-02-15 11:49 AMLike 0 - The problem is the "few other 1s" as you called them. Those apps are not the same for me, as they are for you or any other person. Different people have different needs. You see all the time here on CB people who need/want a certain app to work on their BB10 device and are willing to put up with workarounds.
The thing about having an ecosystem is not about installing 10000 apps on your phone, it's about having the option of using any app when the need arises. The biggest advantage of apps over browser (for me) is the ability to give notifications.
Also: hello Romanian compatriot.
So Android has the right apps for every need while BB10 doesn't and this is what is stopping bb10 from taking over the no.2 place, despite it being the superior mobile OS?12-02-15 11:54 AMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween Realities
In the end, the most flexible option wins.
Not to speak for the member you quoted, but I believe that the only chance BB10 had of being competitive was stunted by the lack of a strong ecosystem. Having one doesn't guarantee success (a company has to master supply, hardware, timing, marketing etc), but it sure helps.JeepBB likes this.12-02-15 12:04 PMLike 1 -
Marketing wouldn't have solved BB10 issue as demonstrated by Windows phone where Microsoft pumped a lot of marketing money and they still have around 3% market share.
Also even if BB10 is a 10/10 in terms of phone OS and Android/iOS are 8/10, people would still buy them when iOS/Android are 10/10 in terms of ecosystem while BB10 is a 5/10.12-02-15 12:21 PMLike 0 - The problem is the "few other 1s" as you called them. Those apps are not the same for me, as they are for you or any other person. Different people have different needs. You see all the time here on CB people who need/want a certain app to work on their BB10 device and are willing to put up with workarounds.
The thing about having an ecosystem is not about installing 10000 apps on your phone, it's about having the option of using any app when the need arises. The biggest advantage of apps over browser (for me) is the ability to give notifications.
Also: hello Romanian compatriot.
Posted via CB1012-03-15 01:11 AMLike 0 - I know that. But if the browser is such a good solution why is BBM still a standalone (not even html5) app?12-03-15 01:25 AMLike 0
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Posted via CB1012-04-15 01:16 AMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesAgreed. This also applies to several apps, which is why the browser can't be a replacement for them.12-04-15 01:39 AMLike 0
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For anyone even suggesting the browser is better, I would just suggest them to use the browser instead of their email app and then tell me how the browser is better.12-04-15 04:56 AMLike 2 -
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- Not all browsers are great even the stock BlackBerry. I have to literally use 3 browsers depending on the website. Majority of the time it would be the BlackBerry stock browser but also browsie browser for adblock and Zeus browser for flash enabled websites.
Z30STA100-2/10.3.2.281312-10-15 03:21 PMLike 0 - Not all browsers are great even the stock BlackBerry. I have to literally use 3 browsers depending on the website. Majority of the time it would be the BlackBerry stock browser but also browsie browser for adblock and Zeus browser for flash enabled websites.
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