- I use my PlayBook daily for work and for browsing. I barely touch my PC. All I want from BlackBerry is to give us a bridge to BlackBerry Q10 as it is for BBOS or at least make the presenter mode working. They have the icon but is not working and I need it for my job.
Posted via CB10BigAl_BB9900 likes this.09-02-13 11:37 AMLike 1 - For some people, just being able to use the PB to access the internet and send and receive Emails (plus some Utilities) is enough. PB's browser isn't the greatest, but with a 64 Gb PB still working and satisfying my needs I think I'll keep it until it dies on me.09-02-13 12:07 PMLike 4
- I LOVE MY BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK.....PERIOD. I use it daily for this that and the other, oh did I mention it's a BLACKBERRY. The PlayBook is my first and only tablet so far. ENJOYING it reguardless of the negativity.........I LOVE IT AND THATS WHAT MATTERS09-02-13 12:44 PMLike 7
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But speaking of Origami, it would be cool if Microsoft implemented a virtual scrollpad like Origami has. It would be especially handy on a larger tablet like my XPS 10. As well, I find the landscape keyboard on my RT tab is surprisingly difficult to use, given the reach needed. Microsoft actually had a very nifty split virtual keyboard back on the old XP Tablet Edition... wonder why they didn't go with that?BigAl_BB9900 and TheScionicMan like this.09-02-13 02:11 PMLike 2 -
In any case, IMHO, the native browser generally was better than any other mobile browser I've used.09-02-13 03:55 PMLike 0 - Didn't say Win8 RT was bad. What I said was that for certain applications (like reading in bed or the tub, for instance), I still prefer the portability of the PlayBook. And I would dispute that IE10 is "10x faster than Origami".
But speaking of Origami, it would be cool if Microsoft implemented a virtual scrollpad like Origami has. It would be especially handy on a larger tablet like my XPS 10. As well, I find the landscape keyboard on my RT tab is surprisingly difficult to use, given the reach needed. Microsoft actually had a very nifty split virtual keyboard back on the old XP Tablet Edition... wonder why they didn't go with that?
also I get the portability of the PB and when I'm reading in bed with the RT it is a little big I find, but I've gotten used to it09-02-13 03:58 PMLike 0 - The PlayBook is amazingly versatile for a tablet and its build quality puts most other tablets to shame. It's sad that BlackBerry is ignoring this device and not realizing its full potential.09-02-13 11:07 PMLike 3
- The comixology app alone makes mine worth it, and I love the Facebook and Internet browsing capabilities. Now, if I didn't have other devices to fill in the gaps, the PB would not be a keeper, but since I have a Galaxy phone, Iphone 4, eink ereader, and 2 laptops, every device has it's own niche.09-03-13 01:22 AMLike 0
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The thing is, despite the end of a device's upgrade path, that never obsolesces the device itself. Plenty of people I know still use Windows XP, or even Windows 98, because it still works for them (and they have no ambition to run the latest version of any of their software).
That said, no one cares about your bitterness at the decision to scuttle the BB10/Bridge upgrade. Most of us use our PlayBooks just like we did before the BB10 on PlayBook project was scutlled.
I'll admit that I'm still using my 9900 because I like the full bridge functionality, but that proves the point. There's been no change in how useful the PlayBook is, no matter how you feel otherwise.09-03-13 08:49 AMLike 6 - You know, there's a difference between scuttling a project that was undertaken with the best intentions, as opposed to your allegation that BlackBerry lied. All you need to do is know how much memory BB10 uses versus the first cut at BB10 (shall we even call PlayBook OS2 BB0.2?)
The thing is, despite the end of a device's upgrade path, that never obsolesces the device itself. Plenty of people I know still use Windows XP, or even Windows 98, because it still works for them (and they have no ambition to run the latest version of any of their software).
That said, no one cares about your bitterness at the decision to scuttle the BB10/Bridge upgrade. Most of us use our PlayBooks just like we did before the BB10 on PlayBook project was scutlled.
I'll admit that I'm still using my 9900 because I like the full bridge functionality, but that proves the point. There's been no change in how useful the PlayBook is, no matter how you feel otherwise.Last edited by beman39; 09-03-13 at 12:04 PM.
FF22 likes this.09-03-13 11:37 AMLike 1 - Really! What I and others are saying is that the PlayBook is just as useful now as it was before BlackBerry scuttled the intended upgrade to BB10, with or without full Bridge functionality. Nothing more, nothing less. There will come a time when the PlayBook will be unable to do what the next big thing can do, but that's a different discussion.09-03-13 02:37 PMLike 3
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My Windows phone, using IE (the slower browser) is, at least 2 times faster than the Playbook.09-12-13 11:55 AMLike 0 - A lot of people have been saying that for two years. It coulda been a winner. In other (corporate) hands, it would have been.qwerty4ever and PTZ like this.09-17-13 06:52 PMLike 2
- You know, there's a difference between scuttling a project that was undertaken with the best intentions, as opposed to your allegation that BlackBerry lied. All you need to do is know how much memory BB10 uses versus the first cut at BB10 (shall we even call PlayBook OS2 BB0.2?)
The thing is, despite the end of a device's upgrade path, that never obsolesces the device itself. Plenty of people I know still use Windows XP, or even Windows 98, because it still works for them (and they have no ambition to run the latest version of any of their software).
That said, no one cares about your bitterness at the decision to scuttle the BB10/Bridge upgrade. Most of us use our PlayBooks just like we did before the BB10 on PlayBook project was scutlled.
I'll admit that I'm still using my 9900 because I like the full bridge functionality, but that proves the point. There's been no change in how useful the PlayBook is, no matter how you feel otherwise.09-17-13 06:59 PMLike 0 - I use (or used until my most recent battery issue - which I am hoping BB can fix) strictly for Evernote to sync with work & to use Apollo (Pandora app) because the sound quality on it. I had planned on actually using the camera as a backup from time to time & the Video Camera app. It really is a great piece of hardware that SHOULD NOT have been EOL...09-18-13 12:35 PMLike 0
- Yes it is I am so fond of my existing 64GB model I am seriously considering buying another one. I would love to equip everyone I know with one and show them how neat it is.Carl Estes likes this.09-18-13 12:40 PMLike 1
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I come home, fire up the TV/Audio system, grab my 9850 phone as a remote, Playbook on and my "2 bucks" is on the couch with a nice adult beverage.
Can't get any better than that. Well, it could, but Michelle is out of town this week.........
cCynycl likes this.09-18-13 02:35 PMLike 1 -
the only thing the playbook has got going for it is, it's the cheapest thing right now for a tablet...09-18-13 04:56 PMLike 0 -
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