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Anybody feel the same way? I think it's a great improvement over the previous version, but what's the point if none of my friends have it? I really don't feel like walking 100 friends thru the process of upgrading their OS and downloading the newest BBM. Started to yesterday, and a friends Curve deleted his BBM app, which turned into a bigger pain for me since I had to walk him thru how to get it back.
But seriously, the coolest features aren't compatible with older versions, so my initial excitement has subdued. How does RIM even get everyone to download the newest version? I know a lot of friends that have had Curves, 8830s, and Pearls for 2 years and haven't once upgraded their OS, no way they care, or know how to update BBM.
Which means BBM won't be with the masses for at least a year, after it comes standard on new BlackBerrys and friends start replacing their old ones.
I would estimate most of my friends won't have access to BBM 5.0 until next summer or fall.
Last edited by darko m; 07-20-09 at 12:39 PM.
07-20-09 12:32 PM - Thank goodness for CrackBerry.
Tell your friends and their friends too.
Research in Motion is reporting nearly 30 million subscribers in their last report. Of those, over a million have found their way here.
That's about 3%, and only a tiny percentage of them are active and participating members.
Most users ever online was 15,020, Today at 02:30 PM EDT.
07-20-09 02:03 PM - That's when you get newer, cooler friends that DO have 5.0 like the folks around CB...Anybody feel the same way? I think it's a great improvement over the previous version, but what's the point if none of my friends have it? I really don't feel like walking 100 friends thru the process of upgrading their OS and downloading the newest BBM. Started to yesterday, and a friends Curve deleted his BBM app, which turned into a bigger pain for me since I had to walk him thru how to get it back.
But seriously, the coolest features aren't compatible with older versions, so my initial excitement has subdued. How does RIM even get everyone to download the newest version? I know a lot of friends that have had Curves, 8830s, and Pearls for 2 years and haven't once upgraded their OS, no way they care, or know how to update BBM.
Which means BBM won't be with the masses for at least a year, after it comes standard on new BlackBerrys and friends start replacing their old ones.
I would estimate most of my friends won't have access to BBM 5.0 until next summer or fall.07-21-09 10:00 AM - Nice stats! One of them has got to be my buddy with his new TourThank goodness for CrackBerry.
Tell your friends and their friends too.
Research in Motion is reporting nearly 30 million subscribers in their last report. Of those, over a million have found their way here.
That's about 3%, and only a tiny percentage of them are active and participating members.
Most users ever online was 15,020, Today at 02:30 PM EDT.
07-21-09 05:12 PM - After reading all the posts on various forums and trying to install the files with error messages, I gave up
I'm still wondering if this was an actual leak OR if this was a "leak". If this were an actual leak, I'm surprised that there hasn't been news of RIM trying to block further downloads. Plus, any employee that would do this would deserve a Darwin Award for possibly being open to losing his/her job. If this were a "leak", RIM just got free test results (i.e. not having to pay testers) to see what would happen if 5.0 got out and random folks were to try and install it.
Aside from the conspiracy theories, I'll wait it out.07-21-09 07:17 PM
...u will see it in sometime.
