- Longtime BB user, my Torch bricked on me so thought I'd try the iPhone 4S. (I know, wrong place to admit that.)
Anyway, nice device. Email management blows compared to BB, miss a qwerty keyboard, but overall pretty good.
One thing that was a surprise is that iMessage seems to have the exact same push functionality as BBM. I can see when a message is delivered, see when someone is typing/responding... so, what's the big deal about BBM again?
Is this another case of RIM taking a competitive advantage, sitting on it, and letting others catch-up, or am I missing something?
(PS, still a PB user and love that device, and will watch closely for BB10 news in the fall!)05-31-12 08:10 AMLike 0 - BBM is a social network and platform on its own.
iMessage is simply testing with limited real-time data05-31-12 09:04 AMLike 0 - Longtime BB user, my Torch bricked on me so thought I'd try the iPhone 4S. (I know, wrong place to admit that.)
Anyway, nice device. Email management blows compared to BB, miss a qwerty keyboard, but overall pretty good.
One thing that was a surprise is that iMessage seems to have the exact same push functionality as BBM. I can see when a message is delivered, see when someone is typing/responding... so, what's the big deal about BBM again?
Is this another case of RIM taking a competitive advantage, sitting on it, and letting others catch-up, or am I missing something?
(PS, still a PB user and love that device, and will watch closely for BB10 news in the fall!)
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they are those that pretend to be and those that actually areLast edited by carullo; 05-31-12 at 09:11 AM.
yadayada14 likes this.05-31-12 09:06 AMLike 1 - Not sure I understand the distinction you're making here... You can call it a platform if you want, but I guess what I'm trying to understand is what's the difference for Joe/Jane Average User between BBM & iMessage (of Google Talk, or any other non-SMS chat service)?05-31-12 09:07 AMLike 0
- ChrisySeeker of the WayBBM offers:
Location sharing
Direction sharing
Voice notes sharing
Picture sharing
File sharing
Appointment sharing
App integration
PING alerts
D and R status
Save entire chats
Chat history viewing
Ability to copy/paste
Email chats
Group chats
Broadcast messages
Free international messages
Security
Data compression
Backup/Restore options
Bar code scanable PINs
Use of PIN or email
Personal Status updates
Ability to set availability status
Music sharing
Color customization
LED alerts for specific BBM contacts
Map sharing
Ability to integrate SMS contacts into BBM app
Ability to block contacts within app
To name some things that BBM does that iMessage does not.Last edited by chrisy520; 05-31-12 at 09:49 AM.
yadayada14 likes this.05-31-12 09:29 AMLike 1
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