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I've actually tried a few of the leaks/hybrids, and have gone back to .320. For me, the cons don't outweigh the pros with this version, as it has provided me with the most stable (read: VERY rare battery pulls) and the longest battery life out of any other OS I've tried. Different folks have different needs/wants, run different apps, and so on, so I do understand that not everyone's experience on one OS will be the same, but I agree that I'm not going upgrade "just for the sake of upgrading". If Verizon does move to a new *official* OS, I may give it a go, but not until I've checked out the findings posted on here. I've been happy with .320, and I'm simply not in a rush to move on.as for me and my "house", we are staying with 320. works well enough until an official, stable released is reported upon by early adopters to be worth switching to. I'm not a phone "hobbyist" which I understand is a heretical statement to make on CB, but that's the way it is. Despite the time I spend here, I've no desire to load up the OS du jour. I smile to myself as I read all of the various complaints about leaked OS's. Despite all the urging from members here for me to "get with the program", and install leaks, I'm abstaining. If you all want to hate me for that, not to worry--I'll still sleep at night.
I will say this, as a Blackberry owner for quite some time, this may be the first time I remember NOT being excited about an OS upgrade, since I just don't really see any landmark changes in any of the leaks so far.04-05-10 08:46 AM - Not THE most stupid thing I've heard on these boards, but it jumps right up there. OFFICIAL DOES NOT EQUAL STABLE. LEAK DOES NOT EQUAL WORSE. If you had been a long time BB user you might know this. For that matter if you had been reading these boards for any real length of time you would know this. The Official Verizon OS for the S1 is still a disaster, but the latest S2 leak however is golden. The official Verizon OS for the S2 is ok, if this leak becomes official it will also be a disaster but the .428 is far and away a better OS for stability, battery life, memory management and features (adds the pop-up keys). If Lucasell makes an OS official but Verizon doesn't - what then? Same device. IS it only more stable in Mexico, but as soon as you cross the border battery life gets worse? Come on.as for me and my "house", we are staying with 320. works well enough until an official, stable released is reported upon by early adopters to be worth switching to. I'm not a phone "hobbyist" which I understand is a heretical statement to make on CB, but that's the way it is. Despite the time I spend here, I've no desire to load up the OS du jour. I smile to myself as I read all of the various complaints about leaked OS's. Despite all the urging from members here for me to "get with the program", and install leaks, I'm abstaining. If you all want to hate me for that, not to worry--I'll still sleep at night.
Originally Posted by corymcnutt
Isn't it up to the 3rd Party App developers to update their app to fit BB's O/S? If RIM had to worry about compatibility issues with every 3rd Party App, they would never be able to put out a new release. We all want a new and improved O/S and that may just mean the current versions of the apps will not work with it until the developers make changes to adapt.
This is true to some extent. But despite what some other uninformed person said on these Boards, the average BB user is a BES user, even if this is not true for the Storm 2. That is where the money for RIM comes from. The large firms that order 100s of devices a year to supply to associates and partners, and government offices that purchase thousands of BBs each year for staff, field agents, etc... Breaking an application that provides THE ONLY secure access protocal that is necessary for these people is not the same as breaking Vlingo, Garmin Mobile or Need for Speed. It is ignorant to think so. Lots of individuals may get pissed if there favorite game or navigation application doesn't work; but having thousands of IT departments and BES administrators pissed is a whole different ballgame.04-05-10 09:17 AM - Anyone that owns a Mac (and refuses to buy a pc as well) and then bought a bb made a mistake with their phone choice. I'm not anti Mac, but owning a bb without a pc is like buying car and then refusing to put gas in it. How could you live a happy life without the ability to install a leak?it will for those that refuse to upgrade to a leak or cant because of a mac or BES
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