[ssbtech]

Today we had a plumber visit. He needed to draw us some diagrams, so he pulled out his phone and started drawing with the active stylus. It was a Galaxy something or other with the S-Pen. Accuracy was great, he was able to draw lines, measurement markers, pipes, walls, etc...

BlackBerry had a suit and tie present the Passport and Classic as devices aimed at the "Mobile Professional" to meet the needs of the "Mobile Professional", a term that was thrown around probably two dozen times during the presentation.

I thought to myself, sure, mobile professionals are bankers and CEOs who are on the go, but they're also plumbers and electricians and people from all sorts of industries.

We may think that things like the pen are gimmicks, but they're used by real people in the real world. Time to catch-up, BlackBerry.

[hpjrt]

I have a very live, rechargeable stylus by Joy that has a very fine point and works very well with my own Passport screen. I don't sketch but if I was any good at it this stylus would be ideal.



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Today we had a plumber visit. He needed to draw us some diagrams, so he pulled out his phone and started drawing with the active stylus. It was a Galaxy something or other with the S-Pen. Accuracy was great, he was able to draw lines, measurement markers, pipes, walls, etc...

BlackBerry had a suit and tie present the Passport and Classic as devices aimed at the "Mobile Professional" to meet the needs of the "Mobile Professional", a term that was thrown around probably two dozen times during the presentation.

I thought to myself, sure, mobile professionals are bankers and CEOs who are on the go, but they're also plumbers and electricians and people from all sorts of industries.

We may think that things like the pen are gimmicks, but they're used by real people in the real world. Time to catch-up, BlackBerry.

Plus apps aimed at those Pros.

Nothing on BB10 like Invoice2go (and associated apps). Yes, it's available from the Amazon app store. Other (mobile) companion apps for a lot of industry-specific desktop apps, that are only available for Android and iOS, are missing on BB10. This is why we need the Android runtime.

Passport2 will hopefully come with native stylus support, even if I have to buy one as a BB accessory.




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[anon(4067838)]

Agreed, an invoice app with Quickbooks/MYOB integration would be a nice addition.

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[lnichols]

Unfortunately BlackBerry has always talked a good game, but executes poorly. Chen has all but killed native app development by telling devs to develop in Android and submit to Amazon's app store, and through the misguided app neutrality letter which likely pissed off many devs. More and more mobile professionals are using large screened, all touch devices, yet BlackBerry says they are all about the PKB. They think they can keep saying professionals need a PKB, but professionals aren't buying it, and my own personal observations in the US Federal space is BB10 adoption being Z10 and Z30 when there is a choice over the Q10.

BlackBerry must come out with a Z30, high production replacement (Maybe Rio will be it), and high end all touch. Z10 simply isn't a base to build off of as most people want bigger screens now. I'd never go back to my Z10 from my Z30 as it is simply too small and cramped for typing.

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[AlaJack]

BlackBerry pales in comparison to apple and android when it comes to professional focus. There's not a single thing BlackBerry can do which apple and android can't.

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[prplhze2000]

Passport would be GREAT for journalists if it had the tools to go with it.

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[Skidoo583]

yep its a real bummer as I really like the way blackberry 10 os works.
but something as simple as the Facebook pages manager is very important to me and the android version no longer works.
so now what do I do??

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[CarlosTavares]

Unfortunately BlackBerry has always talked a good game, but executes poorly. Chen has all but killed native app development by telling devs to develop in Android and submit to Amazon's app store, and through the misguided app neutrality letter which likely pissed off many devs. More and more mobile professionals are using large screened, all touch devices, yet BlackBerry says they are all about the PKB. They think they can keep saying professionals need a PKB, but professionals aren't buying it, and my own personal observations in the US Federal space is BB10 adoption being Z10 and Z30 when there is a choice over the Q10.

BlackBerry must come out with a Z30, high production replacement (Maybe Rio will be it), and high end all touch. Z10 simply isn't a base to build off of as most people want bigger screens now. I'd never go back to my Z10 from my Z30 as it is simply too small and cramped for typing.

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Couldn't agree more my friend. Releasing the Classic was a great marketing move but we need an awesome fully loaded touch screen this year.

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[BB Adict]

BlackBerry pales in comparison to apple and android when it comes to professional focus. There's not a single thing BlackBerry can do which apple and android can't.

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So much for our great business devise. "Tools, not toys. "


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[Dave Bourque]

yep its a real bummer as I really like the way blackberry 10 os works.
but something as simple as the Facebook pages manager is very important to me and the android version no longer works.
so now what do I do??

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Use the browser I guess. Or find a older apk that works.

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[lnichols]

Use the browser I guess. Or find a older apk that works.

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And that is the issue! You have to put in work with BlackBerry where with the other platforms you don't. Only die hard fans will do this and continue to do this, and eventually those people will get tired of workarounds and incomplete functionality when you can spend the same price for the competition and not have to put so much effort in.

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[AlaJack]

And that is the issue! You have to put in work with BlackBerry where with the other platforms you don't. Only die hard fans will do this and continue to do this, and eventually those people will get tired of workarounds and incomplete functionality when you can spend the same price for the competition and not have to put so much effort in.

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Yep. No sense in wasting time making apps productive. Apps should be productive.

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[thymaster]

Op you should just get a Samsung Note.

[Tabdus]

Problem solved. Just get the device that fits your needs. I'm sure the Note is it. Every device has its drawbacks.

Op you should just get a Samsung Note.

[anon(55900)]

In blackberry world, search : Draw, three apps pop up in first windows, after that an easy dozen. Did anyone look before jumping on the Whiners Wagon.

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[--TommesJay--]

Today we had a plumber visit. He needed to draw us some diagrams, so he pulled out his phone and started drawing with the active stylus. It was a Galaxy something or other with the S-Pen. Accuracy was great, he was able to draw lines, measurement markers, pipes, walls, etc...

BlackBerry had a suit and tie present the Passport and Classic as devices aimed at the "Mobile Professional" to meet the needs of the "Mobile Professional", a term that was thrown around probably two dozen times during the presentation.

I thought to myself, sure, mobile professionals are bankers and CEOs who are on the go, but they're also plumbers and electricians and people from all sorts of industries.

We may think that things like the pen are gimmicks, but they're used by real people in the real world. Time to catch-up, BlackBerry.

BlackBerry's definition of "mobile professional" is more of the type who places a call with his BlackBerry to hire a plumber who then does his thing with a Galaxy Note :-)

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[BBUniq01]

BlackBerry's definition of "mobile professional" is more of the type who places a call with his BlackBerry to hire a plumber who then does his thing with a Galaxy Note :-)

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Lol. Love this.

And for the poster who said what BlackBerry can do, the iPhone can too, I guess they forgot about the NFC, DLNA, Miracast, USB2GO, file manager, expandable memory and emailing capabilities? I am not knocking iPhones. But let's be real. I have a friend who pays extra per month for iCloud when one SD card can solve storage issues cheaply.

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[Freshh23]

Today we had a plumber visit. He needed to draw us some diagrams, so he pulled out his phone and started drawing with the active stylus. It was a Galaxy something or other with the S-Pen. Accuracy was great, he was able to draw lines, measurement markers, pipes, walls, etc...

BlackBerry had a suit and tie present the Passport and Classic as devices aimed at the "Mobile Professional" to meet the needs of the "Mobile Professional", a term that was thrown around probably two dozen times during the presentation.

I thought to myself, sure, mobile professionals are bankers and CEOs who are on the go, but they're also plumbers and electricians and people from all sorts of industries.

We may think that things like the pen are gimmicks, but they're used by real people in the real world. Time to catch-up, BlackBerry.

Time to catch up? That's just one very particular situation.

Man, one thing about these forums is that supposedly the people here are suppose to be fans of BlackBerry but yet they are so critical, even on little things, or things that don't deserve criticizing.

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[Tabdus]

BlackBerry's definition of "mobile professional" is more of the type who places a call with his BlackBerry to hire a plumber who then does his thing with a Galaxy Note :-)

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This made my day lol.

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[menshawy]

Wish Passport 2 will be a full touching and come with stylus too

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[GEO1ER]

Time to catch up? That's just one very particular situation.

Man, one thing about these forums is that supposedly the people here are suppose to be fans of BlackBerry but yet they are so critical, even on little things, or things that don't deserve criticizing.

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I think people on this forum are BlackBerry fans who expect more from the brand they favor and want to see it succeed. Being a complacent little "BlackBerry Fan" isn't going to motivate BlackBerry to do better. You should expect and demand more.

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[Tre Lawrence]

BlackBerry's definition of "mobile professional" is more of the type who places a call with his BlackBerry to hire a plumber who then does his thing with a Galaxy Note :-)

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That could be a new slogan.

"BlackBerry: for the 47%."

[ssbtech]

Time to catch up? That's just one very particular situation.

Man, one thing about these forums is that supposedly the people here are suppose to be fans of BlackBerry but yet they are so critical, even on little things, or things that don't deserve criticizing.

It's not a "very particular situation". It's a common occurrence that people want to do things with their phones that they can't do on a BlackBerry.

[ssbtech]

Op you should just get a Samsung Note.

And put up with Android? HA! Right.

You know, for a BlackBerry fan site, there's sure a lot of people here suggesting people jump ship.