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- Thanks for posting this. I can't be the only person concerned by saturation of Android and ios in the cell phone market. Soon they will be the only options in North America. I just wonder when people will get bored of having the same phone as everyone else and start looking for something different?
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Blackberry Z10 was the beginning. The Z30 is my upgrade02-21-16 06:37 PMLike 0 -
- Thanks for posting this. I can't be the only person concerned by saturation of Android and ios in the cell phone market. Soon they will be the only options in North America. I just wonder when people will get bored of having the same phone as everyone else and start looking for something different?
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People overlook this serious problem because Android is highly customizable but nonetheless it's something that should be taken into serious account .
Posted via CB1002-22-16 01:24 AMLike 0 - You have not read my post carefully.
It was mostly about contradictions and backwards compatibility, which Priv does not really offer, or else we would not see everyone with a Priv writing that the hub is a disappointment compared to BB10.
I wasn't commenting on whether the decision to go android was good or bad or justified.
All I wrote was that it wasn't done properly, with backwards compatibility, to retain all existing user base. Just like the one from BBOS to BB10 was not done with backward compatibility.
My understanding is that the same problem was with BES 10, which did not support BBOS devices.
If, however, you're literally asking for backwards compatibility, then you're asking for... five minute boot times, rebooting every time an app is installed, slow web browsing, etc. to be brought along to BB10. For PRIV, it would make no sense to build BB10 on top of Android.02-22-16 02:12 AMLike 0 - Is this a work phone? If so, you get the say on what phone and what it's used for. Personal phones are a different animal. People are looking for the overall experience, not just a couple things, which it my point. We all have different likes and things that are important to us.Dunt Dunt Dunt likes this.02-22-16 09:25 AMLike 1
- Is this a work phone? If so, you get the say on what phone and what it's used for. Personal phones are a different animal. People are looking for the overall experience, not just a couple things, which it my point. We all have different likes and things that are important to us.
Interestingly my dad gave our10 year old daughter an older 4s of his last year and she loves it because it is an "iPhone" and from her Papaw. (It does not have a cellular plan as my wife and I do not feel she is ready) When I hand her my Z10 or Z30 to mess around with (games- YouTube, quick research, etc) she prefers it. (kids really like the swiping I have found) She's also familiar with Android as she has a Tab Pro for school related items. It's most interesting to see function over form and intuition in the hands of a kid. Apple and Android do simplify things with a "home" button but personally it drives me nuts being accustomed to BlackBerry 10.
I understand the Android play by BlackBerry to eliminate the "but does it have Snap Chat?" but the OS (Android or iOS) overall is in my opinion not even a comparison. (And yes I realize I am part of a small percentage but that doesn't bother me a bit) ;o)
Z30 wickednessTgeekB likes this.02-22-16 06:32 PMLike 1 - It is her own personal phone. She is an entry level admin assistant for us going to college. My point is that she was initially sold on her device from marketing at a very high cost. (not unlike many younger people) I showed her capabilities not available on her phone / device that cost her considerably more. (yes it's true I don't have Snap Chat) From a sheer communication stand point nothing IMHO comes close to the BlackBerry 10 HUB and I/we manage on average 1500 emails/week.
Interestingly my dad gave our10 year old daughter an older 4s of his last year and she loves it because it is an "iPhone" and from her Papaw. (It does not have a cellular plan as my wife and I do not feel she is ready) When I hand her my Z10 or Z30 to mess around with (games- YouTube, quick research, etc) she prefers it. (kids really like the swiping I have found) She's also familiar with Android as she has a Tab Pro for school related items. It's most interesting to see function over form and intuition in the hands of a kid. Apple and Android do simplify things with a "home" button but personally it drives me nuts being accustomed to BlackBerry 10.
I understand the Android play by BlackBerry to eliminate the "but does it have Snap Chat?" but the OS (Android or iOS) overall is in my opinion not even a comparison. (And yes I realize I am part of a small percentage but that doesn't bother me a bit) ;o)
Z30 wickedness02-22-16 06:38 PMLike 0 - <stares into crystal ball> ... the mists are clearing... You live in North America... I see snow... Canada? Maybe near Toronto...?
How'd I do?
Yes, the figures are a worldwide average, which means there are regional peaks and valleys. BB still have an above-average share in Canada, WinPhone has always done better in Europe.
Neither BB nor MS should be overly buoyed by those (relative) hotspots because the global share is pitiful for both and getting worse.
This is the main issue, producing unique devices instead of popular ones. When I see Android brands, they look just all the same, it's difficult for me to distinguish HTC from Samsung. IPhones are nice, but running in a "close" environment (just try to download iTunes on a Windows PC and see what happens) that forces you to buy a Mac, an iPad and all the like. Windows phones are the result of the disbanding of Nokia, whose quality products lasted for a decade. BlackBerry phones were practical and easily matching with any other common device. Should they disappear, I hope that something else may rise, with the same easy connectivity and practical functionality.
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I never had any problem to get iTunes on my Win 10 computer.
No need to buy mac works just fine on Win 10 computer02-23-16 12:17 PMLike 0 - No, there's no conspiracy to deprive Canadians of WinPhone.
Tin foil is not required.
Instead, WinPhone's relative strength in Europe is more to do with Nokia's historically greater market penetration and popularity in Europe. At one time, well over 95% of WinPhones that were sold were Nokia Lumias. Nokia was never as popular in North America, so fewer Lumias were sold, so WinPhone penetration is less.Laura Knotek and GadgetTravel like this.02-23-16 02:22 PMLike 2 - No, there's no conspiracy to deprive Canadians of WinPhone.
Tin foil is not required.
Instead, WinPhone's relative strength in Europe is more to do with Nokia's historically greater market penetration and popularity in Europe. At one time, well over 95% of WinPhones that were sold were Nokia Lumias. Nokia was never as popular in North America, so fewer Lumias were sold, so WinPhone penetration is less.
How about when one buy 950/xl..Does Canadian and or Europe can have the dock through the Lumia offering or something???? I read it somewhere but I don't remember02-23-16 03:44 PMLike 0 -
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Fortunately I just uninstalled it as no one uses it on the PC. With three iPads and two iPhones, it just never got used as most everything is now in the cloud.02-24-16 08:22 AMLike 0
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