- I am new on BlackBerry and ofcourse passport
However, if I fail to understand one thing
If there are so many people loving it and using it, why don't developers atleast release paid version for basic applications like
Google ( map, youtube) facebook ( facebook, whatsapp, instagram), travel utilities and payment utilities?
We as user can finalise vote for our desired one ( for anything apart from these) get ready to pay for it and that's it.
How difficult is that?
Posted via CB1009-14-17 03:32 AMLike 0 - If apps are a necessity, you bought the wrong phone.
Last edited by johnny_bravo72; 09-14-17 at 06:45 AM.
app_Developer and Dunt Dunt Dunt like this.09-14-17 05:20 AMLike 2 - At least BB should support its own browser and keep it running for the sake of those who spent their money and got a bbos10 device.
Posted via CB10The_Passporter and brian4591 like this.09-14-17 06:43 AMLike 2 - I have BBPSE; my opinion: BBPSE is the best device out there emails and calls/sms/bbm are wonderful and also I use an iphone and an Asus zenfone 3; I just need the Bbos 10 browser to keep up business needs, I'm not asking support for third parties apps like viber or whatsapp etc., I don't even use them in either my other mobile platforms; just the native browser; (I remember the days when my old blackberries went for years and were never obsolete compared to others)
Posted via CB10BigAl_BB9900 likes this.09-14-17 07:11 AMLike 1 -
- It's probably a question of having a different mindset, seeing the potential prize, and changing the business model devs are used to: number of buyers x price, start developing only once you have committed payments, like kickstarter or massdrop. Instead of producing single apps the best would be an up to date android running environment and play store, like Cobalt's; the bit devs might not see is they could charge way more for this (so $10-$25 USD not $0.99), and charge every year to keep things updated. It's not as sexy as a juice machine or vending machine (hint: irony), but it would be way more useful. With that I would have zero interest in "upgrading" to another keyboardless iOS or Android slab, but devs would require a monetary commitment, not just words. I wish someone had done this for the Nokia N9 or Palm pre, as opposed jumping on the abandonware wagon.rarsen likes this.09-14-17 11:07 AMLike 1
- It's probably a question of having a different mindset, seeing the potential prize, and changing the business model devs are used to: number of buyers x price, start developing only once you have committed payments, like kickstarter or massdrop. Instead of producing single apps the best would be an up to date android running environment and play store, like Cobalt's; the bit devs might not see is they could charge way more for this (so $10-$25 USD not $0.99), and charge every year to keep things updated. It's not as sexy as a juice machine or vending machine (hint: irony), but it would be way more useful. With that I would have zero interest in "upgrading" to another keyboardless iOS or Android slab, but devs would require a monetary commitment, not just words. I wish someone had done this for the Nokia N9 or Palm pre, as opposed jumping on the abandonware wagon.
Trying to write a clone of Android would be madness - so there's just no way.09-14-17 03:59 PMLike 0 -
- It's probably a question of having a different mindset, seeing the potential prize, and changing the business model devs are used to: number of buyers x price, start developing only once you have committed payments, like kickstarter or massdrop. Instead of producing single apps the best would be an up to date android running environment and play store, like Cobalt's; the bit devs might not see is they could charge way more for this (so $10-$25 USD not $0.99), and charge every year to keep things updated. It's not as sexy as a juice machine or vending machine (hint: irony), but it would be way more useful. With that I would have zero interest in "upgrading" to another keyboardless iOS or Android slab, but devs would require a monetary commitment, not just words. I wish someone had done this for the Nokia N9 or Palm pre, as opposed jumping on the abandonware wagon.09-14-17 08:39 PMLike 0
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Why we can't "pay" for these other apps? Because for most of them, the business model is not like traditional software. The money is not in the product you use, the money is in the data that you provide.
If Facebook is all about connecting people, why won't they open up API to let 3rd party clients in? Why do so many Android apps require Google Play Store services instead of just running on your phone or having standard Internet connection to a server ? Why WhatsApp and Google cut off their XMPP interface to their chats?
All this is designed to channel users to their portal so only they can collect data on YOU. You are the product that they sell to their customers. It isn't the software, remember on other platforms nobody is paying for the software or their service.i_plod_an_dr_void likes this.09-15-17 12:49 AMLike 1 - 09-15-17 04:44 AMLike 1
- The loyal customers who naively continued to buy BlackBerry's legacy inventory at ridiculous prices despite all evidence that BlackBerry had halted development really should be mad at themselves more than they are at BlackBerry.Troy Tiscareno likes this.09-15-17 10:45 AMLike 1
- That is one point of view but you can't blame the consumers who bought Blackberry phone still being sold by Blackberry with claims by Blackberry of continued support for a specified number of updates which were not true updates but merely service and security patches . They misled the consumers so I blame Blackberry09-15-17 10:52 AMLike 0
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If you paid fully price three years ago..... well only Apple supports phones that long.
I remember when you could buy a BlackBerry Bold and find out eight months later it wouldn't run the next OS.... things did improve.09-15-17 11:44 AMLike 0 - That is one point of view but you can't blame the consumers who bought Blackberry phone still being sold by Blackberry with claims by Blackberry of continued support for a specified number of updates which were not true updates but merely service and security patches . They misled the consumers so I blame Blackberry09-15-17 02:02 PMLike 0
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- Well legally I'm not sure you have a leg to stand on there. BB10 isn't officially EOL and is "supported". They did not commit to any release schedule either. Nor did they specify what "supported" means. Perhaps it just means they will answer your technical support questions.09-16-17 06:36 PMLike 0
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