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It's doubtful that they would do that, but I can honestly say that if they did it right I would prefer that. Basically it would have to be solid, well integrated, and a landscape job. They would also need to retain the virtual keyboards for those times when you don't want to pull out the big boy!
I just think it would be nice for those really long emails where you want to see more of what you're typing on the screen and where you want the extra accuracy of a physical keyboard. But yeah, probably not on the Storm 2. Maybe RIM will have another device come down the line at some point though that has a slideout.05-07-09 05:47 PM - I couldn't agree with you at all until you got to that part. A Blackberry Storm is a Blackberry Storm. They're not gonna change the overall concept. As great as the Curve 8330 was, some ppl would have loved for the Curve to be a lil bigger. Now we have the Curve 8900 which added some nice features, but stuck true to what made the Curve, the Curve. It's "the smallest full QWERTY, fully functional, Blackberry on the market." That's the selling point, and consistency in that selling point will make Curve owners longtime customers (upgrading to every new Curve that comes out) and will continue to make RIM a buttload of money...THE ultimate goal! This is basic business and marketing logic.
Maybe...and i'm really going out on a limb to say maaaaaaaaaaybe, RIM will come out with a phone in the future that features a sliding keyboard. If they do it will be an entirely new phone, not the Storm. Anytime you make enough money ur gonna deliver with consistency.
Look how many loyal fans Kanye pissed off last year! lol. I personally loved 808's and Heartbreak, but i'm sure you get the point
(not to insult anyone's intelligence here).05-07-09 06:57 PM - Oh no, you've gone and brought Kanye into this...lol!I couldn't agree with you at all until you got to that part. A Blackberry Storm is a Blackberry Storm. They're not gonna change the overall concept. As great as the Curve 8330 was, some ppl would have loved for the Curve to be a lil bigger. Now we have the Curve 8900 which added some nice features, but stuck true to what made the Curve, the Curve. It's "the smallest full QWERTY, fully functional, Blackberry on the market." That's the selling point, and consistency in that selling point will make Curve owners longtime customers (upgrading to every new Curve that comes out) and will continue to make RIM a buttload of money...THE ultimate goal! This is basic business and marketing logic.
Maybe...and i'm really going out on a limb to say maaaaaaaaaaybe, RIM will come out with a phone in the future that features a sliding keyboard. If they do it will be an entirely new phone, not the Storm. Anytime you make enough money ur gonna deliver with consistency.
Look how many loyal fans Kanye pissed off last year! lol. I personally loved 808's and Heartbreak, but i'm sure you get the point (not to insult anyone's intelligence here).
I think Kanye is an id1ot as a person, but even my fat old A$$ has to admit I like some of his work, especially 808's and Heartbreak.
And yeah, I don't see the keyboard happening on the Storm...just saying that I would be interested if they offered some device with one. Not if it's clunky like the G1 though.05-07-09 07:04 PM - how can you make the screen click, "cooler" make a nuke bomb sound when you press down every time? lol personally, if the current storm was updated and had an extremely solid code, I would wait till something bigger and better comes out even if rim does release a storm 2.. and yea wifi would be pretty nifty
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Um yea...first of all (if you wanna go off of this document) "Unconfirmed" and "Targeting Eurpean users" is right there in fine print. This could be used as evidence that the phone WON'T exist if you really wanna be honest. lol. A Storm with a sliding keyboard would destroy my love for RIM.05-11-09 03:31 PM
