- Gizmodo is coming around:
The Biggest Surprise of CES
That's the first positive word they've had for Playbook since April. Cudos RIM.
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- ThunderbuckRetired Moderator
Some critics are still pointing to the lack of native BBM and the ability to register a Playbook on a BES yet, so there's still a few details to address. Generally, though, the press has been positive, and this piece on Giz is pretty encouraging. Especially given the snarky tone of their original post reporting the 2.0 enhancements.
What I'd like to know now is how many PBs got sold during Q4.01-12-12 02:35 PMLike 0 - I think the general media expected RIM to have a no show at CES2012; no PlayBook OS 2.0, no new devices and no BlackBerry 10 details.
And while those things were true, we did get
-Concrete details with demos for PlayBook OS 2.0
-Big Name apps that weren't there before
-A concrete transition to BlackBerry 10 might happen through refinement and improvements to PlayBook OS 2.0
Now it's up to RIM to deliver PlayBook OS 2.0 in February and give the world some concrete deliverables come MWC at the end of February.spike12 likes this.01-12-12 03:31 PMLike 1 -
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- diegoneiRetired Mod & AmbassadorThe PlayBook can be on a BES... As long it is a BES with Mobile Fusion, RIM's new take on corporate mobile management.
1st BGR (Zack, not Geller) and now Gizmodo. I'd be happy if TechCrunch would do the same, along with a proper appology.
Oh, The Verge has been giving it a good amount of coverage too. Quite fair treatment there.Last edited by diegonei; 01-12-12 at 05:12 PM.
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- Why a big deal on native BBM? If one has BB phone, BBM can be bridged. If one does not have BB phone, it means the guy perhaps could not careless about BBM and using other IM apps. I can't comprehend the rant on this native BBM matter. On top of that, BBM links to specific PIN and this creates issue with the guy owning BB phone and PB. It perhaps can be worked out, but if I am running the development dept at RIM, this native BBM feature on PB is the least I am worried about.
However, BES comment is fair and square. I do not know how many BES clients out there comparing to BIS clients. Perhaps that ratio make and break this feature priority coming out to the new OS2 update.
The more I read about CES 2012 updates, the more pumped I am about my two mobile devices in my hands01-12-12 05:33 PMLike 11 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterWhy a big deal on native BBM? If one has BB phone, BBM can be bridged. If one does not have BB phone, it means the guy perhaps could not careless about BBM and using other IM apps. I can't comprehend the rant on this native BBM matter. On top of that, BBM links to specific PIN and this creates issue with the guy owning BB phone and PB. It perhaps can be worked out, but if I am running the development dept at RIM, this native BBM feature on PB is the least I am worried about.
However, BES comment is fair and square. I do not know how many BES clients out there comparing to BIS clients. Perhaps that ratio make and break this feature priority coming out to the new OS2 update.
The more I read about CES 2012 updates, the more pumped I am about my two mobile devices in my hands01-12-12 05:36 PMLike 3 - Why a big deal on native BBM? If one has BB phone, BBM can be bridged. If one does not have BB phone, it means the guy perhaps could not careless about BBM and using other IM apps. I can't comprehend the rant on this native BBM matter. On top of that, BBM links to specific PIN and this creates issue with the guy owning BB phone and PB. It perhaps can be worked out, but if I am running the development dept at RIM, this native BBM feature on PB is the least I am worried about.
However, BES comment is fair and square. I do not know how many BES clients out there comparing to BIS clients. Perhaps that ratio make and break this feature priority coming out to the new OS2 update.
The more I read about CES 2012 updates, the more pumped I am about my two mobile devices in my hands
Hopefully OS2 is a little more lenient with what types of audio and video files can be played (I'm looking at you .mkv). Everything else is just gravydoxa sub750T and Bisboxer like this.01-12-12 05:37 PMLike 2 - Man I am so glad that I picked up a 64GB PlayBook... Bring on the update already!
Imagine if it released early, that would be just freaking amazing!spike12 and pantlesspenguin like this.01-12-12 05:51 PMLike 2 - Good write up. Just saying well... it is good. Acknowledge the nice tech. Will it sell really well? No one knows for sure. So don't say with absolution that it will or will not. You can say it has not so far as a version 1 device. Here's another chance. Hopefully RIM has learned a few lessons about retail as well.01-12-12 06:09 PMLike 0
- Why a big deal on native BBM? If one has BB phone, BBM can be bridged. If one does not have BB phone, it means the guy perhaps could not careless about BBM and using other IM apps. I can't comprehend the rant on this native BBM matter. On top of that, BBM links to specific PIN and this creates issue with the guy owning BB phone and PB. It perhaps can be worked out, but if I am running the development dept at RIM, this native BBM feature on PB is the least I am worried about.
However, BES comment is fair and square. I do not know how many BES clients out there comparing to BIS clients. Perhaps that ratio make and break this feature priority coming out to the new OS2 update.
The more I read about CES 2012 updates, the more pumped I am about my two mobile devices in my hands
I'm liking everything that I've seen demoed. In a strange way it kind of pisses me off because I wish RIM would have had this when the PB launched. I keep thinking about all the great reviews it would have, the BestBuy salesman not pushing people away, RIM's stock not getting hammered as badly and how much further along in app development we would have had, but atleast RIM stuck with it instead of folding like HP did.01-12-12 06:14 PMLike 0 - I guess all the positive response to CES is showing on Wall Street. RIMM up 5.32% today to $16.44.Bisboxer and pantlesspenguin like this.01-12-12 06:19 PMLike 2
- ThunderbuckRetired ModeratorIt would be nice to think so (and there HAVE been analyst upgrades, presumably in the wake of good press from CES), but it likely has more to do with takeover speculation. There was a report today that RIM has approached investment bank Goldman Sachs. For what, we don't know.01-12-12 06:41 PMLike 0
- It would be nice to think so (and there HAVE been analyst upgrades, presumably in the wake of good press from CES), but it likely has more to do with takeover speculation. There was a report today that RIM has approached investment bank Goldman Sachs. For what, we don't know.01-12-12 06:46 PMLike 0
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