Excited for cross platform BBM, however....

I'm hoping people give it a try. I was just having a conversation with a friend and this is pretty much a good representation of iphone users, at least, from what i've seen. Not trolling, or talking ****, just surprised people don't even know about BBM let alone what sets it apart. Oh well, at least ex blackberry users will know about BBM and pretty much EVERYONE owned a blackberry in blackberries prime.


me:

bbm is out on the 22nd for you
10:34pm
her:


O nice
10:34pm

Me:
i'm deleting whatsapp on that day lol
10:34pm
Her:

Ur the only person I know with a blackberry tho
10:34pm
Me:
it's out for everyone on the 22nd so it'll be the most used i hope

it's cross platform now.
10:35pm

Her:
Meaning
10:35pm
Me:

meaning it's the same old bbm but now android and ios can have it too

so everyone can have bbm. not just blakberry people

10:35pm
Her:

Ya

But I can just text

10:35pm
Me:

lol!!!!!!

lololol
10:36pm
Her:
Same thing
10:36pm
Me:

oh man

do you i message?

or whatsapp people?
10:36pm
Her:
Yea

iMessage
10:36pm
Me:

so why don't you just text instead instead of i message?

10:36pm
Her:

iMessage is text

It automatically changes as I'm texting another iPhone
10:36pm
Me:
well now you'll have bbm, which is better than texting, whatsapp, imessage, email, two cans with a string between, etc
10:36pm
Her:

But it's still texting
10:37pm
Me:

i bet you within a few months no one will be texting anymore

bbm is so much better than texting. it's instant. you can see if it's sent. see if they read it. it's more like a messanger like fb chat
10:37pm
Her:

But text is the same as BBM


10:37pm

Her:

I know only u with bb
10:38pm
Me:

hard to explain cause you've never seen it. everyone had a display pic. and you can update yuour status. so you go in and see all the recent updates of peoples pics and status'. it makes you more inolved so you talk to people more. too hard to explain
10:38pm
Her:

Everyone has iPhone or Samsung
10:38pm

Me:

i know but bbm is out for iphone and samsung now

so you can download it

and everyone will

and since it's better than texting for multiple reasons, i'm sure it's going to get used pretty much exclusively

it's faster and easier and more convenient than texting

it's really too hard to explain until you get to use it.
10:39pm
Her:

ok..
Ok

Expect some of that, to many, it's just another messenger app. Not even everyone that uses BlackBerry recognizes the value of BBM. I didn't, at first, years ago. Knowledge and use cured that, though.

She doesn't seem to understand it.

Hopefully BlackBerry's marketing department can do something to outline the differences and advantages of BBM over texting and other messaging apps.

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i know exactly how this feels bro! can't talk to ppl who don't understand and have no willing!

If your from America people are ignorant toward blackberry and it's offerings. I'm from India and here there was a time where only blackberry ruled not long ago just 2 years back. All the people I know here are super excited for BBM but I feel Blackberry just let it's USP go cross platform that's what all my friends say "why would you use an BB anymore if I have BBM on my apple or Android phone" Hard to convince them why!!! Sad truth

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