[Qurve]

It often pops up in threads that people have to stay with iOS or Android because of professional apps they use and that aren't available for BB10.

What are some typical such apps? (apart from online banking apps) I for one don't know people who use apps professionally...

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[TgeekB]

I work in the medical field, in a hospital. There are many drug reference apps, clinical apps, etc. that people use every day.

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[early2bed]

You don't know professionals that use apps? Have you seen a doctor, recently? He's probably using an app for drug dosing and interactions. The pilot that flew your plane? Probably using a map app. Teacher or Professor? Accountant? Architect? Engineer?

The reason they are "so called" professional apps is because unless you are in my profession there's no need for you to use them or even know about them. I know of the dozens of the apps that I use for my profession. I'm not going to say that I need them because I can always carry around books and charts, etc. just like you can just keep all those maps in your car rather than use your nav app. Remember those days?

If I use about a dozen in my work then I'm sure just about any other professional would, too, in their field. Plus, we all want a dozen of each kind to choose from, because some work better than others. So, don't tell me that what I want is "available" on another platform. Why do you need cable TV? There are 6-12 broadcast channels to choose from in your area. How many shows can you possibly watch at a time?

[chickenman18]

I'm in agriculture. My monitoring systems have iPhone apps. Also, there is an app for all the paperwork that needs to be filed when livestock get shipped in or shipped out.
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[pantlesspenguin]

The company I work for produces web conferencing solutions, and has apps for their platforms. They've also created a calendar app, and I've heard it's won some awards.

ETA: Wow I just checked and the calendar app is finally available for Android. It had only available for iOS for quite awhile. I'm eager to check it out now.

[ajst222]

It often pops up in threads that people have to stay with iOS or Android because of professional apps they use and that aren't available for BB10.

What are some typical such apps? (apart from online banking apps) I for one don't know people who use apps professionally...

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Oh yeah...big time. This is why BlackBerry is even LOSING in the business market. Even businesses rely on apps that BB10 doesn't have. So if BlackBerry want to go the business route, they're still going to have to overcome a significant app gap.

[BlackBerry Guy]

The industry I work in has an estimating app that is available on iOS and Android only.

[nathfren]

I work in the medical field, in a hospital. There are many drug reference apps, clinical apps, etc. that people use every day.

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This. I would love for the native drug reference apps. The sideloaded apps and the ones of snap are slow and laggy. I would be very happy with a lexicomp, epocrates, or micromedex native app.

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[ajst222]

This. I would love for the native drug reference apps. The sideloaded apps and the ones of snap are slow and laggy. I would be very happy with a lexicomp, epocrates, or micromedex native app.

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Adding on to what you said: you need to also consider that businesses certainly wouldn't rely on an outside source to get their apps.

[Qurve]

You don't know professionals that use apps? Have you seen a doctor, recently? He's probably using an app for drug dosing and interactions. The pilot that flew your plane? Probably using a map app. Teacher or Professor? Accountant? Architect? Engineer?

The reason they are "so called" professional apps is because unless you are in my profession there's no need for you to use them or even know about them. I know of the dozens of the apps that I use for my profession. I'm not going to say that I need them because I can always carry around books and charts, etc. just like you can just keep all those maps in your car rather than use your nav app. Remember those days?

If I use about a dozen in my work then I'm sure just about any other professional would, too, in their field. Plus, we all want a dozen of each kind to choose from, because some work better than others. So, don't tell me that what I want is "available" on another platform. Why do you need cable TV? There are 6-12 broadcast channels to choose from in your area. How many shows can you possibly watch at a time?

Don't excatly get the tone of your response...I posted a clear question - i'd like to get an idea about apps used by various professionals. Because if BlackBerry is somehow ignoring such business needs it's losing. And I realize it's also about devs that might decide to ignore BlackBerry and write for iOS and droid only.

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[Qurve]

Oh yeah...big time. This is why BlackBerry is even LOSING in the business market. Even businesses rely on apps that BB10 doesn't have. So if BlackBerry want to go the business route, they're still going to have to overcome a significant app gap.

I agree, but how can BlackBerry make devs/businesses write their apps for BB10 as well if those devices are a minority? Vicious circle. Or businesses just take the simpler decision to support/force that device to its employees and keep it simple...

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[ajst222]

I agree, but how can BlackBerry make devs/businesses write their apps for BB10 as well if those devices are a minority? Vicious circle. Or businesses just take the simpler decision to support/force that device to its employees and keep it simple...

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Back when BlackBerry wasn't TOTALLY hurting for money they could have taken the route of paying off big name developers. Now it's too late and they're going to have to figure something else out.

[early2bed]

The only way to solve the professional app gap is to get lots of devices into the hands of professionals. As a developer, I'd pay attention to 20% market share, although I'd work on the platforms that had 40% marketshare first and get around to the 20% if I had some free time and and run out of ideas for the other 80%.

That means that boat has sailed as far as Blackberry goes because professionals aren't going to use the platform that doesn't have their apps and their apps aren't going to be developed for the platforms they don't use.

[SUBLIMINALLYINCORRECT]

i use the calculator from time to time.

[jdcfinisher]

A tugboat captain I know uses a marine radar app to monitor ships and weather on the west coast . Gives him a better idea of what's happening out there and the location of the ships he will be escorting or towing without phoning in constantly or stopping by the office and looking at the radar screen.

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[garnok]

i use apps from my stock broker...they dont make any specific apps for BB10 only available on android and ios

[jdcfinisher]

The app is ios just released on android.

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[Mirk]

The pilot that flew your plane? Probably using a map app.

I just have to say, I certainly hope none of the pilots that have flown the planes I have been on has used a map app to navigate. I'd prefer to think they use the sophisticated equipment built into the plane.

[early2bed]

I just have to say, I certainly hope none of the pilots that have flown the planes I have been on has used a map app to navigate. I'd prefer to think they use the sophisticated equipment built into the plane.

They aren't using Google Maps
American Airlines Pilots Lose 40lb With Apple iPad Electronic Flight Bag - Forbes

[bp3dots]

They aren't using Google Maps
American Airlines Pilots Lose 40lb With Apple iPad Electronic Flight Bag - Forbes

Apple maps could explain a lot...

[flacrack]

I'll chime in with the other medical pros. I'd love to see Medscape or Epocrates go native. The Android versions run, albeit haltingly at times. Parts are not accessible.
Where BB really missed out is not having a HIPAA compliant version of BBM. They may be working on it but the field is crowded right now. Maybe the BB/BBM security rep and name will help them rise to the top should they ever put one out. Seems BBM, with video, file transfer, voice and secure SMS (assuming full compliance) would be tailored for that market. To me, this is a head scratcher.

[cgk]

Here's a straight forward example - Turnitin is either the world's most popular or at least one of the most popular plagarism and assessment handling platforms in Higher Education - it's used at thousands of universities and used by millions of users - there is a mobile grading app that I use all the time.

Another app I use all the time is em... office - it's directly integrated with our back office sharepoint side/office365 so if I am in a meeting and edit something, it's directly available to others with no uploads/downloads/concerns about formating like you get with cheesy knocks like docs2go and the like.

[Mirk]

They aren't using Google Maps
American Airlines Pilots Lose 40lb With Apple iPad Electronic Flight Bag - Forbes

I was pocking fun at the "probably using a map app." I know there are tons of other things, like flight logs, maintenance logs, airport charts, flight plans, etc.

[greenpoise]

This. I would love for the native drug reference apps. The sideloaded apps and the ones of snap are slow and laggy. I would be very happy with a lexicomp, epocrates, or micromedex native app.

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I was able to install epocrates in the playbook. So I am sure they all install in bb10. The majority of medical apps are basically databases that reside in the phone itself

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[Troy Tiscareno]

Until a couple of years ago, I had a contracting business installing satellite TV systems (DirecTV & Dish Network), both residentially and commercially. A critical part of the job was determining where you could mount a dish on the property, because the dish needed to have clear line-of-site to the satellites. Trees, hillsides, and in the cities, tall adjacent buildings were all issues that had to be avoided. And because the dish had to pick up multiple satellites from the same location, it could be very difficult to figure out if you had good line-of-site. For years, I had to train my techs using compasses and clinometers, which require training and technique to use correctly, and can have trouble in certain locations (magnetic fields affecting the compass especially). Because techs got paid by the job, it was critical that they were able to quickly determine whether line-of-site was possible on a given property, and in many cases, at the one or two locations the customer would allow (or had permission) for us to install the dish on. A tech who took 45 or 60 minutes to figure this out at a challenging location, and perhaps arguing with the customer, was wasting a lot of his own time and money.

Then, the DishPointer app was released.



Suddenly, with virtually no training, my techs could not only determine if they had line-of-site, but they also had a visual representation of where the satellites were in the sky, aiding their own understanding as well as the customers, AND they could take a screenshot to show the customer if there was a tree or building in the way at the location where the customer wanted the dish installed. This often turned a 20 minute argument with a customer into a 20 second discussion that either lead to a different mounting location or cancelling the install altogether. It also kept techs from being talked into installing a dish where he knew it wouldn't work to satisfy a customer, which then would result in holes and other minor damage to the structure from the bolts, which some customers would of course be upset about, especially if they couldn't get the service.

Within 2 months of this app coming out, every tech had purchased a smartphone and started using this app, and all agreed that it had paid for itself within a month. The app has been available for iOS and Android since 2009...