[early2bed]

people are looking for alternatives. The isheep generation is almost at an end.

Yeah, they are going to take a look at the Passport and say "This is what I'm looking for. Wider, thicker, heavier, retro hardware keyboard, smallest app selection, and not available from my carrier. And backed up by a company that almost went out of business a few months ago. Where do I sign up?"

[--TommesJay--]

Let's face the facts... iPhone has remained the same since 2007 with a few additions of some gimmicks. Long ago the wow factor was there. Now things are getting old. ITunes has run its course and people are looking for alternatives. The isheep generation is almost at an end.

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I disagree tbh. The iPhone came a long way since 2007 and added tons of features, it's just that it's the gimmicks obviously that get the most publicity and attention. The only gripe I personally have with the iPhone is its closed, proprietary and dumb approach as well as their design-over-function mantra. Anything other than that it's a perfect multi purpose phone.

[MmmHmm]

Let's face the facts... iPhone has remained the same since 2007 with a few additions of some gimmicks. Long ago the wow factor was there. Now things are getting old. ITunes has run its course and people are looking for alternatives. The isheep generation is almost at an end.

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I think this is how you wish things were, but there is little evidence of what you say. The iPhone is still outrageously successful, and Apple sells many more of each new model then the last. The iPhone 6 will almost certainly break new sales records. Apple makes very good products, which sell in vast quantities. The competition is also strong, and Apple does not have a monopoly, but Apple will remain successful by any objective standard for quite a while yet. If it starts to decline, which has not happened yet, it has an enormous cash pile to try to turn things around. The current decline of Apple is a myth.

Also, if you really think the iPhone has remained the same since 2007, then you are blinded by irrational dislike of Apple. No, they don't completely reimagine the product every year. That would be a terrible business move. People's buying habits have shown that they like steady and regular updates without forcing them to relearn how to use the device with each new model. Add important new features at least every year, but don't reinvent the wheel. The two juggernauts in the smartphone world (Apple and Samsung) both follow that model with great success. The galaxy s5 is really just a steady improvement of the galaxy s4. Same goes for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5. Over time though, the changes add up to a lot. If blackberry had followed this model since 2007, it would be in a different position today.


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[Adif_70]

All their sales numbers prove is that a generation of sheep are still out there. For me the iPhone OS is not even close to acceptable for communication.

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[MmmHmm]

All their sales numbers prove is that a generation of sheep are still out there. For me the iPhone OS is not even close to acceptable for communication.

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For me, by far the biggest issue with the iPhone is battery life. I have an iPhone 5, and the battery life is absolutely terrible. I missed a plane the other day because I didn't get a text from the airline that the departure time and gate changed. My iPhone was dead, again... Other than battery life it's pretty good. My other complaints are mostly addressed in iOS 8.

I still have a soft spot for blackberry through.


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[TgeekB]

All their sales numbers prove is that a generation of sheep are still out there. For me the iPhone OS is not even close to acceptable for communication.

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What a misconception on your part. People do have different needs and likes. We are not robots.

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[reeneebob]

All their sales numbers prove is that a generation of sheep are still out there. For me the iPhone OS is not even close to acceptable for communication.

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I don't know what spin you are putting on things, but even by extreme fanboy standards it's OTT.

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[chickenman18]

The 2 devices are totally different. The iPhone is a device that is loved by many so much, that they want to use them for work. The Blackberry is a work device that's trying to become cool again.
Blackberry should stop trying to be iPhone. It should just be a Blackberry.


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[Adif_70]

IOS is like a merry go round. Kids keep lining up but nothing changes.

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[TgeekB]

IOS is like a merry go round. Kids keep lining up but nothing changes.

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Read up on the changes coming to the new iPhone.

�To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others� Buddha

[battleax78]

Yeah, they are going to take a look at the Passport and say "This is what I'm looking for. Wider, thicker, heavier, retro hardware keyboard, smallest app selection, and not available from my carrier. And backed up by a company that almost went out of business a few months ago. Where do I sign up?"

Since when is a touch capacitive keyboard "retro"? Wider, thicker, heavier is very relative since the phone is supposed to be lighter and not much wider than a Note.

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[Adif_70]

IPhone changes? Let me guess.. they are removing the home button and making the user swipe. Revolutionary. At least to the i people.

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[reeneebob]

Speaking of never changing...

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[TgeekB]

IPhone changes? Let me guess.. they are removing the home button and making the user swipe. Revolutionary. At least to the i people.

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I'm not saying it's anything I'm interested in but give me a break. Random words on Crackberry do not make it true.

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[Adif_70]

OK. Let's put this one to bed. It's a big mobile market. Let these guys fight it out and we can enjoy the fruits.

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[TgeekB]

OK. Let's put this one to bed. It's a big mobile market. Let these guys fight it out and we can enjoy the fruits.

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Totally agree. Why shouldn't we have several good OS's to choose from?

�To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others� Buddha

[gruv4u]

I did like article. However, it seems like this person is fed up with the proprietary ecosystem that is iOS.

Some people need a phone. The question is, "What else should it do for YOU?" Had he not gone with iPhone, he may never have known what BlackBerry offered him that he needs!

"To each his own."

Z10 (STL 100-3) with vitamin 10.2.1.3337

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I did like article. However, it seems like this person is fed up with the proprietary ecosystem that is iOS.

Some people need a phone. The question is, "What else should it do for YOU?" Had he not gone with iPhone, he may never have known what BlackBerry offered him that he needs!

"To each his own."

Z10 (STL 100-3) with vitamin 10.2.1.3337

Thanks for the thread bump. Read it again all over, LOL :-)

Yeah, if had never encountered a problem in my life, I would have never picked up a bible to check what it has to offer...

Had a chance and actually wanted to buy an iPhone 3G/3GS back in the days, but the keyboard totally put me off...

Now I've got my dream device, a laptop in the pocket with all sorts of connectivity, a.k.a. BlackBerry Passport (after the Q10). Works for me. I checked the iPhone. Yeah, app selection is great, connectivity not so much (file formats, interactions with non-Cupertino devices, connection and file transfer to PC, ...)

Now let me add my 2% of a dollar to the tools/toys discussion. A Facebook app or any other app can be a tool. An app store with (industry-)specific apps can be a tool. Great email and connectivity, expandable storage, file manager, fluid OS navigation can be a tool. So iPhone as well a BlackBerry can either be a toy or a tool, in the eye of the beholder or in the hands of the respective user. A power user can be someone using specific apps for specific purposes in an industry, or someone managing communications and people all day. Different devices serve different needs and support different use cases. Yep: Each to their own. :-)


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