Should RIM Push a BlackBerry 10 Beta for PlayBook?
- We�ve heard that Research In Motion has been developing a BlackBerry 10 version for the PlayBook in conjunction to the development of BB10 for the next-gen phones.
A forums thread had asked this very question with the community�s answer being quite mixed. Some felt having a BB10 beta available for the PlayBook would open it up to criticism before its final release. Do you think RIM should push a BlackBerry 10 beta for the PlayBook?11-05-12 11:36 AMLike 0 - Yes
We’ve heard that Research In Motion has been developing a BlackBerry 10 version for the PlayBook in conjunction to the development of BB10 for the next-gen phones.
A forums thread had asked this very question with the community’s answer being quite mixed. Some felt having a BB10 beta available for the PlayBook would open it up to criticism before its final release. Do you think RIM should push a BlackBerry 10 beta for the PlayBook?11-05-12 11:45 AMLike 0 - I attended an Enterprise Forum event last month (Calgary) and the RIM spokeperson stated that Playbook would NOT get BB10 at phone launch however would be available 'shortly thereafter'.
After I was done shaking my head in disbelief I ... well, I'm still shaking it a lit bit to be honest. RIM wouldn't pull a 'Themes' trick would they? Communicate 'Its coming' updates and then cancel? Would they do that? When the Playbook is clearly a leader in their category and worth the ongoing strategic investment?.
Oh Sh*t.
I'm a fan. And have 2 Playbooks. I must admit I am starting to check out a little bit. I'm not one of the 'It needs Netflix for my life to be complete' people ... however ... this site clearly wants the Playbook to compete as a gaming system and not for the reasons that I want to use it. Does anyone use productivity / organization / planning apps available to the Playbook?11-05-12 12:10 PMLike 0 - 2013 is only about 2 months away!
I think Beta will be released soon after the BB10 phones are released, though I would rather see the beta come out a week before Thanksgiving (US Thanksgiving... I wished it came out a week before Canadian Thanksgiving!). The media written off RIM, so I think BB10 will be a grassroots hit and then turn popular to the public.
If that is the case it would be great to release the beta before Black Friday and allow for PB owners to start the hype throughout the season until the phones hit the market. If RIM just says "here, the BB10 is in the stores", it will get sales by us, but not those on the fence... not until they start seeing and using other people's BB10 devices. RIM can't release the beta to phones for the general masses, but they can for the PlayBook, and the beta is what will create much of the hype (as well as assure skeptical customers that it is real now and *will* be released when promised).11-05-12 12:11 PMLike 0 - If RIM had 10 Million PlayBook users I think it would be a great way to get the ball rolling on building up the ecosystem, if developers got on board. Think that was the original hope for QNX on the PlayBook in the first place...
But RIM doesn't have much more than a few million PlayBooks out there, so not sure it would help. And if BB10 isn't ready then it isn't ready, so no need to give critics ammunition to tear RIM down.Herve5 likes this.11-05-12 12:12 PMLike 1 - 11-05-12 12:14 PMLike 0
- https://twitter.com/BlackBerryDev/st...90288896561153
Check out this twitter status response. Should be out sometime before Xmas...11-05-12 12:20 PMLike 0 - If RIM had 10 Million PlayBook users I think it would be a great way to get the ball rolling on building up the ecosystem, if developers got on board. Think that was the original hope for QNX on the PlayBook in the first place...
But RIM doesn't have much more than a few million PlayBooks out there, so not sure it would help. And if BB10 isn't ready then it isn't ready, so no need to give critics ammunition to tear RIM down.
I honestly don't think that will be how they do it, but that is how *I want them to do it* and that is what I believe to be a good move by them. If it doesn't create huge hype, well it won't hurt them either. If they push back the date of BB10 (with or without PlayBook), well they are going out of business. They have zero option to delay and zero option to release an unfinished product (they know this, and that makes me more excited about how BB10 will be).11-05-12 12:26 PMLike 0 - https://twitter.com/BlackBerryDev/st...90288896561153
Check out this twitter status response. Should be out sometime before Xmas...11-05-12 12:28 PMLike 0 - https://twitter.com/BlackBerryDev/st...90288896561153
Check out this twitter status response. Should be out sometime before Xmas...11-05-12 12:31 PMLike 2 - https://twitter.com/BlackBerryDev/st...90288896561153
Check out this twitter status response. Should be out sometime before Xmas...11-05-12 12:46 PMLike 0 -
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I had a feeling that we could get the beta sooner than previously announced. First, things seem to be going very well when it comes to development. Second, they don't need carriers to approve releases for the PlayBook - which would allow them to bug test things that are common to both tablets and phones.
But I also have a feeling the first release won't be like the 2.0/2.1 betas, where you could just use the beta OS as your main OS. They will probably be heavily crippled versions to prevent feature leakage... Then we get more usable versions after the phones hit.11-05-12 04:57 PMLike 0 -
Where is the upside for RIM? It seems like you want to bolt off for another device anyways and its just now or later. Remember once your OS is out there it isnt out there just for you its for the competitors to see as well.11-05-12 05:16 PMLike 0 - I attended an Enterprise Forum event last month (Calgary) and the RIM spokeperson stated that Playbook would NOT get BB10 at phone launch however would be available 'shortly thereafter'.
After I was done shaking my head in disbelief I ... well, I'm still shaking it a lit bit to be honest. RIM wouldn't pull a 'Themes' trick would they? Communicate 'Its coming' updates and then cancel? Would they do that? When the Playbook is clearly a leader in their category and worth the ongoing strategic investment?.
Oh Sh*t.
I'm a fan. And have 2 Playbooks. I must admit I am starting to check out a little bit. I'm not one of the 'It needs Netflix for my life to be complete' people ... however ... this site clearly wants the Playbook to compete as a gaming system and not for the reasons that I want to use it. Does anyone use productivity / organization / planning apps available to the Playbook?11-05-12 05:22 PMLike 0 - Hmmm. For a year and a half, this forum has been full of people criticizing Rim for the lack of apps for the Playbook. We know that it won't be until close to the launch of BB10 (likely March, 2013) that apps submitted for consideration will be approved. So why on earth would anyone want to have BB10 on his/her Playbook before the launch, when it is clear such a beta would have no apps whatsoever?11-05-12 05:25 PMLike 0
- I guess I did lol what tweet are you talking about?Man, did you miss the tweet? It may be any time now! "soon after phones launch" was what we knew prior to the "ahead of schedule "update!
I had a feeling that we could get the beta sooner than previously announced. First, things seem to be going very well when it comes to development. Second, they don't need carriers to approve releases for the PlayBook - which would allow them to bug test things that are common to both tablets and phones.
But I also have a feeling the first release won't be like the 2.0/2.1 betas, where you could just use the beta OS as your main OS. They will probably be heavily crippled versions to prevent feature leakage... Then we get more usable versions after the phones hit.11-05-12 05:34 PMLike 0 - We’ve heard that Research In Motion has been developing a BlackBerry 10 version for the PlayBook in conjunction to the development of BB10 for the next-gen phones.
A forums thread had asked this very question with the community’s answer being quite mixed. Some felt having a BB10 beta available for the PlayBook would open it up to criticism before its final release. Do you think RIM should push a BlackBerry 10 beta for the PlayBook?11-05-12 05:37 PMLike 0
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