I guess I'm attempting to understand this "since BB abandoned the PB, I've abandoned mines too" mentality. What were any of you using your PlayBook for, that you feel you can't currently use it for now, other than the fact that you're trying to keep up with what everyone else is doing?
There's still currently not a tablet that offers any of the out-of-the-box features that the PlayBook offers. I personally own a Kindle Fire, Surface Tab, a Galaxy Tab, and two generic android tablets, in addition to my beloved PB...only the Surface truly offers any sort of "out class" credibility. I can't even call the Surface a true tablet, because it's running a desktop OS. It's a computer that feels like a tablet. And the generic tabs, with their cheesy TFT screens have only one real "up" on the other tablets. They actually have USBotg WITH the dongle. :eek:
From what I read, in most of the threads centered around the PB, it basically boils down to not really having a real world use for a tablet in the first place. Only a small minority utilize the PlayBook to near maximum effective use - multimedia, business and presentations, sideload and game play, etc. I use my PlayBook for work. With LAN File Explorer, I can connect to my work PC, access service manuals, write and print invoices, and add images to estimates. I can go a step further using Bridge, access my home server through RFA with my Z10, grab a forgotten file, then view that file on my PlayBook. I can go into greater detail, but you get my point.
I feel like too many users just buy gadgets for the novelty of possessing one, and not having any actual reason for its use. BlackBerry "abandoning" the PlayBook is scapegoatism for realizing you had no real reason for owning one. Shoot, the battery life ALONE still currently outshines most tabs on the market. How's that for an old tab. Well, let me plug my PB into HDMI, fire up ShowBox, and watch Escape in HD. Later...