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When I am not at school holidays, I work at BestBuy and now we have Playbook on sale at all BestBuy Canada locations. I work in the computer dept, so customers keeps asking me these things and may be you guys can help me out here....
When do you think Android apps will be released to Playbook?
Why should I buy a Playbook if it don't even have a native mail support like Androids and iPads?
When do you think the native mail support will be available to Playbook? (I wonder what i.d.i.o.t in RIM decided not to have a native mail support app because most older customers don't like to use web based email
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Why can't I use apps like Google Maps while on Bridge mode and is there way to connect my Blackberry to my Playbook to get network connection to use apps nit just Internet?
Thank you guys... I don't think I can sell Playbooks at this rate... even if we give away for free people will just hate it so much to the point they will end up selling them.
I kept saying to people there will be a good update in late January 2012.12-29-11 10:11 AM - "Expected Release of Android Player is in February"
This is exactly what I say when people ask me about Apps, I say the selection is limited but growing every day, and that in February there is an expected update to bring Android Apps which should more than double the current offerings of Apps
But really I rarely get asked if it will "play" android apps in general more will it "play" netflix, will it "play" skype will it play angry birds
Why you should buy the PlayBook:
1: Form Factor / Portability, I suggest you practice putting a playbook in and out of your pocket, took me probably a week to get it down so I looked like it was completely natural when in meetings pulling it out and putting it back in,
That is something one can't do with the iPad, and if the user is a very mobile person the form factor of the PlayBook is wonderful
2: App Switching, The PlayBook switches between active apps the fastest, I can do 7 switches in the same time it takes an experienced iPad2 users to do 4 switches, (tested in person results may very, but on a slow day you're at best buy give it a try) so if the user is someone who will bounce back and forward between say an ebook and a webpage, or a web page and a document file, or a multitude of other combinations show them switching apps between devices.
Email is NOT the end all and Be all, of the Tablet, I have my PlayBook with me very regularly and have used it for email less than a dozen times since April, show the strengths don't focus on the weaknesses, but don't ignore them when asked,
Just show webmail, as that is the current solution until February most likely
Native email support was shown in November to the Public in Toronto Ontario, and it looked good, it is also expected to be released in February with OS2.0 (as for your wondering there are a lot of technical back end things RIM needed to address, they should have addressed them first, but it wasn't so simple, and the current work around being implemented is no better than other tablets, which is a shame)When do you think the native mail support will be available to Playbook? (I wonder what i.d.i.o.t in RIM decided not to have a native mail support app because most older customers don't like to use web based email)
Inform them Bridge functionality is ever increasing, and say that New BlackBerry's running OS 7.1 can be set up as a HotSpot to allow them to get more functionality out of their PlayBook over wifi,
Explain the difference between tethering, and bridging.
It's pretty sad statement of what you think your skill sets are if you can't sell a PlayBook at 200-400 dollars depending on size when other comparable tablets are near twice the price.
Ask the customers questions about what they want in a tablet, if you ask platform independent questions first, you can narrow down the best options for them to choose from, a good sales person never gives the customer the opportunity to say NO.
Question to ask:
Where are you most likely to use your Tablet?
Home, Vacation, School/Office, while commuting?
How many people will be using this tablet on a regular basis?
What Smartphone brand do you currently have?
(This will help know if ecosystem sharing will be done between the devices)
There are lots of times when a PlayBook is the best option for a user, your job is to identify that, and to upsell them on the Biggest PlayBook you can with the most accessories you can12-29-11 10:43 AM
