[Vithulan L Nathan]

nop. I'd stick with my Bold 9900, and maybe fool around with an iPhone for its Camera and Video, and maybe gaming.

[vespajet]

Nope, because if I wanted an Android phone, I would have bought one instead of my first BlackBerry......

[red72]

Not sure exactly. My first two phones were Nokia and I never had any issues, ofcourse they had no real features to have issues with. My fourth Phone was a Pear, and for the past roughly five+ years all i have known is BlackBerry. My wife has a GS3 and she laughs at me when I try to use it. I am sure I could learn it, but might have tried a windows phone first thinking it would be more like windows that I am farmilier with. I am sure i will have some learning to do anyway with my Z10 when it comes at the end of the month. But short answer longer ....probably not.

[Tony_11]

They'd have to sell it to me well so that it wasn't just another Android phone, or else I might have looked into another one of their flagship phones

[FRG_RC]

No. I've seen andoid and, as with Linux on a PC, I don't want that "thing" anywhere near me.

I would have tried a WP8 phone or and iPhone, if I were to figure out a way to get rid of iTunes...

So, no my next Smart Phone will be a Z10 running BlackBerry 10

[Justforfun7]

Not a chance. It would have just been another Android player then. Even Blackberry could not add security to the Android platform to anywhere near the extent they have in BB10. The whole BB multitasking experience would also not be possible. None of the exciting future possibilities BB10 platform would exist either.

[lorax1284]

If BB10 had been "Android" it wouldn't have been BB10... but I will rephrase and answer the rephrased question.

If the next generation BB Smartphone had been and Android device with custom BlackBerry-only apps, would I have bought it?

No, because I don't believe that customized Android makes any sense, despite the success of the Galaxy SIII... If the Galaxy SIII was running stock Android, it would be a better phone.

I would probably have stuck with my BB7 device a while longer until a decent full-keyboard Torch-like Android device was released by Samsung or Motorola or whoever... in the end, it will probably just be Samsung and Motorola (Google) putting out Android devices anyway, so the smartphone market in 5 years would probably have been something like Heuwai (however that's spelled) and ZTE from China, Samsung, and Google (rebranded from Motorola)... and Apple doing iPhone.... and somehow Windows Phone still existing even if Microsoft has to build the devices themselves (after acquiring Nokia for a bargain basement price).

With BB10 being QNX-based, it stands a far better chance of success than if it were Android... if it were based on Android, after rolling my eyes and shedding my tears, I would have accepted that yet ANOTHER iconic Canadian brand was doomed and moved on... but as it is, they DIDN'T doom themselves, I DID buy a Z10, which I love, and I DO see a bright future for BB strategy, platform, and devices.

[SkaterGuy2k]

I would have just kept using my torch 9860.

Posted from My Z10 via CB10

[Majestic Lion]

Android, not even once.

[Stephen Green]

No, I consider Android to be a kludge.


Using Z10 posting on CB10

[benmhall]

The only other OS I was ever a fan of was WebOS which BB10 took a lot from and improved upon.

Same here. First with the PlayBook, but far more so with BB10, it feels like BlackBerry 10 is finally a proper improvement on and continuation of what was my favourite mobile OS.

[grover5]

Nope, I'd keep using my 9900 and wait for something new or go to windows 8.

[backfire101]

Nope would have bought a nokia asha, not an android fan and for sure not an apple fan, probably would have waited for firefox os.

[Shanerredflag]

Not sure...would have to see how they implemented the UI.

[Flexin]

No I wouldn't.

James

[rjkolo]

Is this a serious topic....if it was Android I would have just gotten a GS3 or now the 4, specs are better...I chose BB because of the OS and how it works....I do not like Android or how it works...so...NO!!!

[Hazysky]

Yes. I would have bought it to try.

[bitek]

no. if blackberry had gone android way i would just buy some other phone. i buy blackberry for its unique features and security. then blackberry would be nothing more but another android company with crappy security and malware.

[raw_dog]

I wouldn't buy a BB product with Android on it. I would start hoarding 9900s for when my 9800 finally died.

[blackherrie]

Nope.
Would go for an iphone, but first stick another year with the 9900. Still love it!

Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk

[darkehawke]

Would have gone Sony xperia. I think blackberry as android at this stage would kill off the company


Posted via CB10

[conkybubs]

Nope, would have went with WP8 until another option other than iOS or DROID is ready

Posted via CB10 on my Z10!

[bambinoitaliano]

I would still be without a cell phone today if not for the playbook.

[miketko]

Meh, kind of a useless question.

Posted via CB10 with my Zed 10

[anon(2757538)]

I would have stuck with my 9900.

Why downgrade?