My Personal Opinion. I think we have already seen the best that BB10 has to offer
The Z10's Keyboard, OS, true mutli-tasking and browser speed won me over. Any more announcements on Jan 30th is just the icing on the cake. 14 days left!!!
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My Personal Opinion. I think we have already seen the best that BB10 has to offer
Originally Posted by
kemj /
BB10 has nothing to tempt iOS/Android users away? Nothing? Are you serious? Nothing? Nothing? Nothing? Nothing? Nothing?
I had to see your post count and your badge, because you really seem misinformed about BlackBerry 10. We all here know iOS has a lot of users and lovers, and so does Android, but seriously? Nothing? You saying that BB10 is just too little? I mean, nothing?
I'm sorry but I just can't get over it... Nothing? Like nothing nothing?
I really think that you need to separate two things. One thing is user adoption and the other is actual Operative System matches. The first dictates if an OS is successful or not, the second if the OS is better or not. iOS is NOTHING but an app launcher platform. It does nothing if it doesn't have "an app for that". What made iOS what it is today were the DEVELOPERS that were the ones that took iOS to a whole new level. iOS is just a dumb OS if you really look at it. If you want to do something on it you must launch an app that will do what the OS itself can't.
Look, no one here is claiming that BlackBerry 10 will take iOS or Android down in the short term. BB10 is an impressive OS that will go to the hands of the consumers in two weeks and will prove itself as a real contender for iOS and Android.
I know that you "want to keep this thread civil" but dam dude, it's hard to stay calm when you see this much skepticism flirting with troll-ism. QNX + BlackBerry 10 + time = will prove you wrong, and that will be the major surprise from RIM.
keep calm lol.
i said it has nothing to tempt fans, not users. i see a huge difference in the 2.
fans are usually into their os, so i imagine that it would take something special to tempt them away. bb10 does not have something special for that task.
users are just general consumers, and they just want things that works. bb10 has every chance of tempting them.
so while you are having a go at me in your post, we actually agree.
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My Personal Opinion. I think we have already seen the best that BB10 has to offer
[QUOTE=THBW;7857560] Originally Posted by
darkehawke I honestly dont expect to see any major surprises come the 30th.
I think we've already seen the biggest features that BB10 has to offer.
The reason for this is because i read somewhere that in an interview that a RIM exec stated that their target with BB10 is 3rd, once they have 3rd wrapped up, they will shoot for second, then 1st in the mobile market.
This along with the fact that BB10, so far, offers nothing to tempt away fans of the other platforms, is what makes me think there is not much more to see from BB10. At best BB10 can grab the casual users of other platforms which by itself is no insignificant number.
Personally i think this is incredibly smart and realistic of RIM, they arent going all in, as people like to claim. While BB10 is certainly a last shot, they're aiming to rebuild themselves slowly, not in one fell swoop.
This is good because BB10 needs a lot more before it can hope to beat iOS and Android. I also think BB10 has the potential to evolve into an iOS/Android beater. but it will take time, and the fact RIM are shooting to retain the third at first shows they realise this
I'm seeing a lot of excitement for BB10 which isnt a bad thing, but i hope too many dont get caught up and expect something RIM cant deliver, because they will blame RIM for raising expectations when RIM are actually not guilty of that.
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While I appreciate your opinion, I think you are off base. Just look at the new releases we saw today. In every aspect, BB10 simply blows Apple out of the water. The camera comparison on gadgetmaster was particularly telling. Wow, the iPhone just looked like some sort of relic from the 18th century. This demonstration alone made me reflect on all the other issues that Apple seems to have with IOS. Can't incorporate an NFC chip that has been rival phones for two years. I used to loath the word leap frog from RIM but it looks like that just might happen. Why not think about being #1 or perhaps #2. It all seems possible with BB10.
i appreciate your opinion. i've not seen the camera demo you speak of yet. but interestingly enough i've seen accounts by people who have used it saying that camera is below par. i guess we shall see for ourselves.
maybe i am off. not long left to find out :)
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Re: My Personal Opinion. I think we have already seen the best that BB10 has to offer
Originally Posted by
kemj With the 2GB BlackBerry Z10, and on the possible low-end BlackBerry Y10 with a simple swipe up from the bottom bezel, you will minimize the app and will lead you to the RUNNING apps screen (up to 8 at a time). Heck, even on my 1GB of RAM BlackBerry PlayBook, running a primitive BlackBerry 10 software I'm able to jump between ALWAYS running apps on the fly.
Oh, and BlackBerry 10 don't need no "Home" button. That is SO outdated.
FYI, RAM has nothing to do with the ability to keep running apps on the background. That is up exclusively to the OS. Android is NOT a real-time, real multi-tasker OS, and you should know it.
You could add 6 GB of RAM and 40 cores to your Note 2 and it still wouldn't be able to multi-task for real. Don't get me wrong, the Note 2 is a nice phone but can't compare to the power of BlackBerry 10.
What you wrote is just factually incorrect...there is no other way to put it. Please do a small amount of research before posting what you think you know. I'm not getting in a back and forth with you because you clearly are not knowledgeable regarding Android or memory in general. And to say that the Note 2 can't compete with the power of BB10 may be the most laughable comment I've ever read on any forum...ever. I do however wish the phone success and hope you're happy with it. If it does well and BB decides on a larger screen down the road, I may end up trying it out...who knows.
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Re: My Personal Opinion. I think we have already seen the best that BB10 has to offer
Originally Posted by
pillswoj Its a phone, how much multitasking does it need?
Music playing while doing anything else (browsing, messaging, gaming etc) Yes - Don't all phones have this ability now?
Browsing, looking up contacts, calendar events etc while talking on the phone - Yes - I would hope all smartphone can do this.
What "true" multitasking are we talking about and why would I want it on my phone? This is a serious question, I did not consider this during my smartphone research and am getting a new phone at the end of the month (WP 8 is currently what I am considering)
What they are talking about above is the Note 2's ability to actually have a split screen of two apps open and actually running at the same time. It's quite useful if let's say you're in a text conversation with someone and you're browsing a forum and don't want to keep switching back and forth. I posted a pic below showing this post open along with Engadget open.
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