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BGR Proclaims that QNX Phones Will Be Amazing
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See RIM's decision to release a tablet that has to be "bridged" with a BB phone. How is that supposed to appeal to someone who has never had a BB device?08-23-11 10:10 PMLike 0 - This is just idle speculation. How will QNX be so awesome?
Look, there are things that QNX can't change about Blackberrys. If you want a keyboard, then you get a small screen. And with a small screen come complex menus, because you can't put buttons all over the UI. That's also why we haven't had touch screens, because they are not very practical on this kind of device.
And the complex settings aren't going to be all that different. With BES and BIS, it will just not look like regular account settings on other phones. Any simplifications RIM can do in those areas have nothing to do with the OS. Speaking of, it's interesting to hear that QNX won't even ship with BES support initially.
QNX Will bring an entirely new Core, AND hopefully a newer UI (I'm hopeful for widgets) also the HOPE on my end is RIM finds a way to bring bezel gestures to the QWERTY QNX based BlackBerry.08-23-11 11:19 PMLike 0 - But there's the problem. The "BB fan base" is dwindling/aging/dying out. They need to be releasing phones that will CONVERT the iPhone/Android users if they want to stay alive. They may be very popular in the third world, but those folks aren't going to be buying bolds.
See RIM's decision to release a tablet that has to be "bridged" with a BB phone. How is that supposed to appeal to someone who has never had a BB device?
if All you want is a web device for wifi, that first in your pocket or small purse, the PlayBook was also a good option,
BUT the PlayBook was developed as a tool to enhance you BlackBerry Experience, and to pilot RIM's Next generation Operating system
RIM doesn't need to mass convert Android and iPhone users, they need to offer a Quality and attractive Alternative for those to defect to, and for the New people who get their first smart phones every year to buy into the BlackBerry Culture, those 12-16 year olds who get their first phones.08-23-11 11:21 PMLike 0 - But there's the problem. The "BB fan base" is dwindling/aging/dying out. They need to be releasing phones that will CONVERT the iPhone/Android users if they want to stay alive. They may be very popular in the third world, but those folks aren't going to be buying bolds.
See RIM's decision to release a tablet that has to be "bridged" with a BB phone. How is that supposed to appeal to someone who has never had a BB device?08-23-11 11:35 PMLike 0 - This is just idle speculation. How will QNX be so awesome?
Look, there are things that QNX can't change about Blackberrys. If you want a keyboard, then you get a small screen. And with a small screen come complex menus, because you can't put buttons all over the UI. That's also why we haven't had touch screens, because they are not very practical on this kind of device.
And the complex settings aren't going to be all that different. With BES and BIS, it will just not look like regular account settings on other phones. Any simplifications RIM can do in those areas have nothing to do with the OS. Speaking of, it's interesting to hear that QNX won't even ship with BES support initially.
The silly EULA screens when launching apps for the first time, RIM can clean this up on OS7 if it wanted to.
So what else do you expect from QNX...faster boot times and no need to reboot after app installs, maybe. The performance of OS7 is already excellent and we like it, don't we? I don't understand the excitement for QNX. It's just a long term investment for RIM.08-23-11 11:43 PMLike 0 - RIM's QNX phones are going to be amazing
Wow. It seems like the media as a whole has taken BB Viagra and now their hard-ons are raging for RIM08-24-11 12:48 AMLike 0 - QNX isn't bringing anything meaningful to the user. It's a long term strategic platform for RIM, if you're waiting to be blown away by it on launch day, forget it.
Were you blown away by the Playbook? Didn't think so. You could put OS7 on it and it would do what it does now.
And lastly, the JVM is an asset and it's very bad that it's going away. Developers hate working with C++, and hate working with a web based SDK or Air. Developers want to see performant and polished UI frameworks that are easy to program with. A web based SDK is easy, but not polished. C++ is overkill and a pain to work with, unless it's for games or graphics based applications. So in the middle, RIM isn't offering anything compelling. That's where the JVM could have been a good fit.08-24-11 03:16 AMLike 0 - I would say an article like this that is just hype and speculation fits exactly with BGR being trash as they are using classic uk tabloid tactics, you have to build something up before you knock it down again.08-24-11 03:31 AMLike 0
- BGR is far from a hater. He use to be addicted to his BB. Just because he showed the negative side of things doesn't mean he is hating. He called what was going to happen and begged for them to change way before the constant bashing by the media. Now they finally are changing and the site is showing recognition.08-24-11 03:35 AMLike 0
- I think this is more about specs than build quality, but even then it overlooks the fact that the specs for the 9000 were more than competitive at the time.08-24-11 03:38 AMLike 0
- It lacks some apps and features, but if you actually look at the stuff it can do then yes it could blow people away quite easily, things like the incredibly natural gestures and the great multitasking are very impressive to people when they actually see them in action.08-24-11 03:44 AMLike 2
- ^^ I agree...
no the playbook didnt necessarily "blow me away", but i believe its easy to see that it is a entirely different beast than the current BBOS. its potential is just beginning to be unlocked.
People can say what they will but they will NEVER see a game like Dead Space on the BBOS. now that blew me away. that alone excites me for the types of apps that will eventually make their way to the platform. i cant wait to see QNX mature and what it will do for the next gen handhelds. QNX and TAT is a winning formula08-24-11 07:50 AMLike 0 - I really don't see how he arrived at his conclusion.
"Bold 9900 has excellent build" ==> ??? ==> "QNX phones will be awesome!"
It seems pretty weak to me to claim that the 9900's good hardware design alone is a sign of things changing within a company. When we see model after model that ups the build quality, and a string of polished OS releases and features that offer compelling new features, then we can make inferences like this...08-24-11 08:11 AMLike 0 - avt123O.G.
Admit it. There was WAY more negative going around then positive. The positive was really small things that only BB fanboys would actually care about. At least small enough to no outweigh the negative press. And he wasn't the only one doing it. Almost every single blog not dedicated towards BBs and RIM went "above and beyond". Even major news companies, not blogs did this. BGR just happened to put up the biggest stories.08-24-11 10:43 AMLike 0 -
Same goes for the multi-tasking..I'm not sure how one would watch a video whilst working on a spread sheet on a 4" screen..
Hopefully RIM can figure out a way to make it stand out from the crowd..thus drawing people back in..because that's what they need..to not only please the loyalists..but to bring back the defectors.sivan likes this.08-24-11 12:10 PMLike 1 - Rickroller likes this.08-24-11 12:12 PMLike 1
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