OS10 is not sustainable... long live BlackBerry Android
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Posted via CB1009-14-15 04:10 AMLike 2 - Just like many of you I have installed Instagram, Pinterest, Flipboard, Zite and so many other apps from Snap and also Play Store thanks to Cobalt... however, performance of these apps on my OG Passport remain dismal as best and developers are not coming up with native versions of these apps. I am still on board with BlackBerry primarily for the pkb, hub, and secure email. I know that after10 good years, BlackBerry is starting to lose me and I seriously need Venice to rectify the situation... the recent acquisition of Good Technology is an excellent move and I still believe there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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I'll just say that what is going on here is John Chen's decision to neglect the BB10 ecosystem. It got a surprisingly good start under Thor and then Chen just pulled the plug on everything. Any other platform would suffer from that kind of tactic, but a new platform with a developer community in its infancy is just going to really take a hit.
You are talking about competing in the current generation. BB10 was supposed to be a next generation OS with Blendy awesomeness and distributed computing. In other words, we weren't supposed to be wondering whether we could run an older platform's apps like Android apps when something most likely better would be possible and a reality with BlackBerry. We headed down that road, got decent sales for a new platform, but then everything tanked with Chen, his decision to ignore that enterprise purchasers have similar needs as consumers, and his inability to hold on to consumers. I hope BB10 lives. It is a better foundation for BlackBerry winning the future of mobile computing than Android, but it's also expensive and it seems most of the talent decided to leave after listening to the worst CEO in tech, John Chen.
On the half-billion dollar acquisition of Good's mid-tier EMM customers, we'll have to agree to disagree. That was a *truckload* of money. Would have been a decent deal if EMM will grow as much as it's hyped to and it was less expensive. Sheesh. Chen paid twice as much for Good, which was loosing money and had scant IP, as Mike L paid for QNX.
Posted via CB1009-14-15 04:22 AMLike 3 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesI think the main problem with BlackBerry 10 is the apps. People are too lazy to go to the bank, read a hagstrom map to see where they are and where they're going, and can't post the food they're eating properly on the Web. Really people? Our society is becoming what is to me like the movie Wall-E. Over consumption and I need everything done through an app because it's too time consuming to do it otherwise. How many of you have actually taken the time to write a thank you note or a letter to your mom or dad? I think maybe 10% of you. Suck it up. If you "need " those apps to complete your life, go to Android and Ios. Maybe BlackBerry should make their slogan "keeping people human, because we don't have all those lazy apps." and thank you, I prefer my key wind,key set pocket watch over some electronic watch. True artesian craftsmanship there.
Rocking a Z30 on Verizon09-14-15 04:49 AMLike 6 - More often than not, when I compare apps on my z30 and nexus 7(13) they run just as badly/well on either device. There are differences but it's just exchanging one disadvantage/strength for another. Has more to do with some apps just being badly written. Facebook is a great example. Sucks on both devices but in different ways.
Posted via CB1009-14-15 05:24 AMLike 0 - ''Blackberry OS, which saw a small increase in some regions, continued to decline in growth globally.''
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Posted via CB1009-14-15 07:11 AMLike 0 -
Microsoft will exist because they have the financial muscle and resources to do so. Blackberry going to an Android based OS might be just what the doctor ordered.
As I said before, I will be the first one in line to buy one as soon as Blackberry decides to get off their *** and get the slider to market, only time will tell.
Sent from my mobile device09-14-15 08:01 AMLike 3 - Op right. I love bb10 I think it is an awesome OS. It truly is sad developers are not supporting it. No reason to think they will charge. Again hopefully this is a blackberry phone with stock android. Hopefully it has some blackberry flair to it. All in all this might be their last chance to really get their name back out their. Hopefully whatever they do with this (rumored) phone they do it very well. Market it please!
Posted via CB1009-14-15 08:09 AMLike 0 -
Microsoft is the only other company in the world with the resources to compete with Apple and Google. BlackBerry simply isn't in that league, so their survival depends on "partnering", as Chen has said. They've clearly chosen their partners: Samsung and Google.09-14-15 08:22 AMLike 3 -
I recognize that BlackBerry Android may not be distinctive enough to succeed either, in which case it's curtains for BlackBerry handsets. As Chen has said, "At some point, economics take over."kirson and BigAl_BB9900 like this.09-14-15 08:53 AMLike 2 -
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The real question: what's everyone doing to help promote BB handsets to get others to at least consider trying one out?Allanon89 likes this.09-14-15 09:08 AMLike 1 - Oh please ... Blackberry has been "dead in less than a year" for at least 2 years now. Will it continue to have a handset division forever and ever? Well,
The real question: what's everyone doing to help promote BB handsets to get others to at least consider trying one out?
Posted via CB10StephanieMaks likes this.09-14-15 09:11 AMLike 1 -
As a CEO of a company that needs to be profitable, one needs to make tough decisions. Personally I'd rather use a BlackBerry version of Android with a cool slider keyboard than a crappy Samsung version of Android.
Posted via BlackBerry Z3009-14-15 09:18 AMLike 3 - Yeah... and maybe Apple will go back to OS 9 and the PowerPC, Microsoft will go back to DOS, and Android will go back to Android 1.0. If BBOS is on the table in any way, shape, or form BlackBerry might as well just close up shop entirely. BBOS is DEAD, gone, and as much of a relic as any of the other platforms I mentioned.BigAl_BB9900 likes this.09-14-15 09:54 AMLike 1
- Oh please ... Blackberry has been "dead in less than a year" for at least 2 years now. Will it continue to have a handset division forever and ever? Well,
The real question: what's everyone doing to help promote BB handsets to get others to at least consider trying one out?
...09-14-15 10:15 AMLike 5 - I think a few days ago there was a post from a forum user who converted about 5 people to BB10 and now he "regrets" it because people keep pestering him for missing apps and services. Say what you will, but for 95% of consumers suggesting a BB Android device would be better (and improve brand image) than a BB10 one.09-14-15 10:35 AMLike 6
- I think a few days ago there was a post from a forum user who converted about 5 people to BB10 and now he "regrets" it because people keep pestering him for missing apps and services. Say what you will, but for 95% of consumers suggesting a BB Android device would be better (and improve brand image) than a BB10 one.
And off course, half the time I sideload some local app it only half works, like when one of them could buy a ticket with the app, but the app crashed when the conductor asked to see the ticket (the page for displaying didn't work).09-14-15 10:42 AMLike 0 -
Rocking a Z30 on Verizon09-14-15 10:45 AMLike 5 - Lmao! Yes I did. But, I do also use the mobile site. Just more functionality on the mobile site compared to the app. But yeah, ya got me!
Rocking a Z30 on VerizonTre Lawrence likes this.09-14-15 10:50 AMLike 1 - Lol, one, I'm 48. I don't need GPS or BlackBerry maps or Google maps to get around. My point is the more you rely on an app or your phone, the more you don't do for yourself. When I go into restaurants, all the families around you aren't even talking with each other, their eyes are glued to the phones. Hence the Wall -e reference. Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but for me, I just don't need an app for everything. But that's just my opinion, and others have their own opinion.
Rocking a Z30 on Verizon
Some people here think otherwise, but let's be clear: LACK OF APPS IS NOT AN ADVANTAGE. I cringe a little when I see posts like: "I am so productive on my BB because I have no apps to distract me". It is your own lack of self-control if apps become distractions.09-14-15 10:52 AMLike 0 - The problem is choice. Android and iOS users don't really use all the apps, but everyone's needs are different. When the need arises for a certain app, they know it's there and it fully works. And be sure that BB had all the apps, in that restaurant there would still be people glued to their BB phones.
Some people here think otherwise, but let's be clear: LACK OF APPS IS NOT AN ADVANTAGE. I cringe a little when I see posts like: "I am so productive on my BB because I have no apps to distract me". It is your own lack of self-control if apps become distractions.
Rocking a Z30 on Verizon09-14-15 11:02 AMLike 0
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