[FortressBB10]

What do you doubt?

BB10 backend shut off.

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[conite]

BB10 backend shut off.

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You think BlackBerry is lying? I'm not sure where you're going.

[howarmat]

pretty sure this time its 100% true and will happen

[bh7171]

So tablets are still a "fad" then?

No of course not but prior to COVID sales were no where near what they were in 2020. Same with Chromebooks right?

[conite]

No of course not but prior to COVID sales were no where near what they were in 2020. Same with Chromebooks right?

Ya. They were 19% less than $52 billion.

[pdr733]

pretty sure this time its 100% true and will happen

Hope so.

[Chuck Finley69]

BB10 backend shut off.

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Why do you think BlackBerry Limited went to all the extra trouble of announcing the staggered dates of BB10 ecosystem shutdown already? It would have been simpler to just let it all break down naturally.

[bh7171]

Ya. They were 19% less than $52 billion.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...-quarter-2010/

Until COVID the graph demonstrates declining tablet sales (outside of what looks like new model iPad's in second quarter). Surprisingly, despite most tech sites and pundit recommendations iPad continues to loose global market share. Interesting and certainly more so as consumers look for lower cost options that can and do perform similar functions.

That tablets are not very functional for education without a physical keyboard its also logical why Chrome OS became the second largest OS worldwide as kids were kept from schools and classrooms (well at least here in California until just recently)

[conite]

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...-quarter-2010/

Until COVID the graph demonstrates declining tablet sales (outside of what looks like new model iPad's in second quarter). Surprisingly, despite most tech sites and pundit recommendations iPad continues to loose global market share. Interesting and certainly more so as consumers look for lower cost options that can and do perform similar functions.

That tablets are not very functional for education without a physical keyboard its also logical why Chrome OS became the second largest OS worldwide as kids were kept from schools and classrooms (well at least here in California until just recently)

Tablets have been around for 12 years, and even before covid it is still a $43 billion business. The only point I was trying to make is that it doesn't exactly qualify as a "fad".

[bh7171]

Tablets have been around for 12 years, and even before covid it is a $40 billion business. The only point I was trying to make is that it that doesn't exactly qualify as a "fad".

Certainly not a "fad" but sales were declining year over year since the peak of '14. This data is a little more broken out and I believe a better reflection as they discuss the various form factors of tablets sold and obvious reasons for the renewed growth. The true growth is not in slate or slabs (for entertainment) but in those with a physical keyboard for education and remote work.

Maybe that's what Peter Franklin was eluding too with some people working more so from home. Interestingly I decided to go back to my BE KeyOne and PKB in December when we were locked down here in California for a few weeks.

"However, the category is not expected to retain this momentum in the long term as it still faces immense competition from notebooks and smartphones."

https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS47423721

[conite]

Certainly not a "fad"

Perfect. We're on the same page.

[SteinwayTransitCorp]

Perfect. We're on the same page.

page what page?

[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

Perfect. We're on the same page.

Smartphone sales have been on a decline.... they must have only been a fad too.

[SteinwayTransitCorp]

Smartphone sales have been on a decline.... they must have only been a fad too.

smart phone?..................that's like calling the CIA......well you get it