- How Are Users Responding to the BlackBerry Playbook?
I know BlackBerry CEO, Thorsten Heins, came out and said that BlackBerry wasn't supporting the Playbook with BB10, but the end of that interview eluded to BlackBerry considering what they were going to do about Playbook customers. So the question was posed, "What would customers like to see BlackBerry do as a gesture of goodwill?"
It is obvious that if BlackBerry is to succeed, it needs the ideas and support of its customer base and there wasn't nearly enough comments on this original post, so I took the liberty of re-posting it.
I have been wanting a Playbook for the longest time and have wanted one for some time and entered every known contest that CB hosted to give one away., and now I find out that it's all but discontinued...just like BB OS7 phones. The thought of buying an Apple or Android tablet or any other tablet is anything but appealing. The answer is, if you can't make the current Playbook work, go back to the drawing board and give us a tablet that will work. You know the demand is out there, so why not go for it! I believe it would help restore the BlackBerry name as a mobile device authority, which is what it used to be before it got complacent and let competitors take its rightful place at the top of the mobile market.
So those are my thoughts, but let's hear it, not just current Playbook owners, but any and everyone that owns or has ever considered owning a Playbook: What would you like to see come out of BlackBerry in response to the Playbook?snapperhead23 likes this.09-08-13 07:04 PMLike 1 - I would rather see BB just do nothing more with it and not talk about it. its done dead and buried and time to move on.09-08-13 07:09 PMLike 0
- How Are Users Responding to the BlackBerry Playbook?
I know BlackBerry CEO, Thorsten Heins, came out and said that BlackBerry wasn't supporting the Playbook with BB10, but the end of that interview eluded to BlackBerry considering what they were going to do about Playbook customers. So the question was posed, "What would customers like to see BlackBerry do as a gesture of goodwill?"
It is obvious that if BlackBerry is to succeed, it needs the ideas and support of its customer base and there wasn't nearly enough comments on this original post, so I took the liberty of re-posting it.
I have been wanting a Playbook for the longest time and have wanted one for some time and entered every known contest that CB hosted to give one away., and now I find out that it's all but discontinued...just like BB OS7 phones. The thought of buying an Apple or Android tablet or any other tablet is anything but appealing. The answer is, if you can't make the current Playbook work, go back to the drawing board and give us a tablet that will work. You know the demand is out there, so why not go for it! I believe it would help restore the BlackBerry name as a mobile device authority, which is what it used to be before it got complacent and let competitors take its rightful place at the top of the mobile market.
So those are my thoughts, but let's hear it, not just current Playbook owners, but any and everyone that owns or has ever considered owning a Playbook: What would you like to see come out of BlackBerry in response to the Playbook?dmlis likes this.09-08-13 07:14 PMLike 1 - I know this site was involved in that interview, that's the post I was quoting in my post. I don't believe this company is done though. A lot needed to be done, which is what we've been seeing. It's just like something I've been dealing with recently. I help out at my church and recently the head of the tech/sound dept stepped down leaving myself and one other guy to pick up the pieces. The guy that stepped down, left much to be done, which is why myself and my newly appointed partner had much to do. The same is true with BlackBerry. They were the first in the smart phone industry and didn't capitalize on that fact and instead got passed up by competitors, which left them with much to be done if they were going to have any chance at a comeback.09-08-13 07:26 PMLike 0
- I know this site was involved in that interview, that's the post I was quoting in my post. I don't believe this company is done though. A lot needed to be done, which is what we've been seeing. It's just like something I've been dealing with recently. I help out at my church and recently the head of the tech/sound dept stepped down leaving myself and one other guy to pick up the pieces. The guy that stepped down, left much to be done, which is why myself and my newly appointed partner had much to do. The same is true with BlackBerry. They were the first in the smart phone industry and didn't capitalize on that fact and instead got passed up by competitors, which left them with much to be done if they were going to have any chance at a comeback.09-08-13 07:56 PMLike 0
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- I have to chime in here. I recently bought a 32gb Playbook second-hand from Kijiji for 50.00. Being a couple of years old, this thing blows the doors off your bargain basement Android tabs. The screen is beautiful. Crisp and Clear. Very intuitive interface. It does what I want it to. Email, IMDB and web browsing. I have a Kross Android Tab (4.0 ICS) and it is pretty much unusable due to the constant freezes and lock ups. Cheap and ultimately garbage.David in Durham and bbafdad like this.09-08-13 11:05 PMLike 2
- BB10 as promised to my 13yr old son. I just went to Best Buy and got a IPAD for the kid because it has Netflix, Amazon and Skype. He gave me the playbook, which I love! Why would a CEO of a huge Tech. Company make such a promise if the upgrade could not be?09-08-13 11:26 PMLike 3
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Posted via CB10cmdr_dan likes this.09-08-13 11:44 PMLike 1 - I have been trying to make this point for a while now: the future of the Playbook lies with the community and this community should start acting accordingly. The brilliant Origami browser proves where and how a dedicated developer can still improve on the functionality of the little device. This community should facilitate and inspire such development, not sit around for the device to inevitably die. You can even see the EOL-status of the Playbook as a challenge to start coding yourself. And if (but I wouldn't hold my breath) my initiative outlined in tthe "Action" thread to turn the default apps into "open source" apps ultimately pans out, we could obviously use every possible developer to make this work.09-08-13 11:54 PMLike 0
- I have been trying to make this point for a while now: the future of the Playbook lies with the community and this community should start acting accordingly. The brilliant Origami browser proves where and how a dedicated developer can still improve on the functionality of the little device. This community should facilitate and inspire such development, not sit around for the device to inevitably die. You can even see the EOL-status of the Playbook as a challenge to start coding yourself. And if (but I wouldn't hold my breath) my initiative outlined in tthe "Action" thread to turn the default apps into "open source" apps ultimately pans out, we could obviously use every possible developer to make this work.09-09-13 12:05 AMLike 0
- Since I got my Z10 I have used my PlayBook very little maybe once a month. My Z10 does everything the PlayBook used to do for me. I am not sure what I will do with it but one thing I would enjoy using the PlayBook for is for bridge watching videos from my Z10
Posted via CB10bbafdad likes this.09-09-13 01:16 AMLike 1 - Since I got my Z10 I have used my PlayBook very little maybe once a month. My Z10 does everything the PlayBook used to do for me. I am not sure what I will do with it but one thing I would enjoy using the PlayBook for is for bridge watching videos from my Z10
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Posted via CB1009-09-13 01:21 AMLike 0 - I have been trying to make this point for a while now: the future of the Playbook lies with the community and this community should start acting accordingly. The brilliant Origami browser proves where and how a dedicated developer can still improve on the functionality of the little device. This community should facilitate and inspire such development, not sit around for the device to inevitably die. You can even see the EOL-status of the Playbook as a challenge to start coding yourself. And if (but I wouldn't hold my breath) my initiative outlined in tthe "Action" thread to turn the default apps into "open source" apps ultimately pans out, we could obviously use every possible developer to make this work.
Daniel, TO09-09-13 02:21 AMLike 0 -
- The only thing that would extend the Playbooks life would be to open source the code (like HP). This WILL NOT HAPPEN. Game over. Enjoy it for what it is and start thinking about a replacement when your Playbook is no longer useful.09-09-13 06:56 AMLike 0
- I have been trying to make this point for a while now: the future of the Playbook lies with the community and this community should start acting accordingly. The brilliant Origami browser proves where and how a dedicated developer can still improve on the functionality of the little device. This community should facilitate and inspire such development, not sit around for the device to inevitably die. You can even see the EOL-status of the Playbook as a challenge to start coding yourself. And if (but I wouldn't hold my breath) my initiative outlined in tthe "Action" thread to turn the default apps into "open source" apps ultimately pans out, we could obviously use every possible developer to make this work.bbafdad likes this.09-09-13 07:11 AMLike 1
- @bambinoitaliano
I never claimed devs shouldn't be paid for their effort
(and your "go visit and have a look" remark would seem pretty low, actually)09-09-13 09:17 AMLike 0 - Huh? All I'm doing is to encourage users go to app world and have a browse and perhaps pick up a few apps. How is it turning into remark as aiming at you being low? Seriously? It's my point of view not intending to swipe at anyone. This is like the second time that you seems to twist my intention into some sort of a vendetta against someone. SMH! You have your way of keeping the playbook alive and I applaud you. I have my way too.09-09-13 09:25 AMLike 0
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