Should BlackBerry bring back legacy devices?
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- Who do people think they are, saying that people should not be allowed to buy something because it's not 'modern'? Such a modern form of fascism LOL! If there is demand for a product, and money can be made from it, it's absolute madness not to sell it. There are some companies that no longer buy BlackBerries, simply because BlackBerry no longer make legacy handsets. They have no interest in BB10 and buy cheap crappy Androids instead. Surely that's lost business?03-07-16 06:41 PMLike 0
- Who do people think they are, saying that people should not be allowed to buy something because it's not 'modern'? Such a modern form of fascism LOL! If there is demand for a product, and money can be made from it, it's absolute madness not to sell it. There are some companies that no longer buy BlackBerries, simply because BlackBerry no longer make legacy handsets. They have no interest in BB10 and buy cheap crappy Androids instead. Surely that's lost business?03-07-16 07:34 PMLike 0
- What I don't understand is this:
BB10 obviously failed, so they move to android and they came up with basically a BB10 clone.
They could have really recreated the BBOS experience, complete with keyboard and BIS, on powerful android
Beats me why they would go with the same complete failure of BB10 experience.
Personally, I would still buy a highly spec'd BB10 slab today, fully expecting the ART to never advance, and it's usefulness diminishing within little more than a year. That option is beyond doubtful, so I'm sticking with my Z30 as long as it makes sense, then moving to an Android that suits me I'll load the BlackBerry features onto.
Missed ya Gino!03-07-16 07:46 PMLike 0 - Who do people think they are, saying that people should not be allowed to buy something because it's not 'modern'? Such a modern form of fascism LOL! If there is demand for a product, and money can be made from it, it's absolute madness not to sell it. There are some companies that no longer buy BlackBerries, simply because BlackBerry no longer make legacy handsets. They have no interest in BB10 and buy cheap crappy Androids instead. Surely that's lost business?03-07-16 07:49 PMLike 0
- If these numbers prove true, that means 11M users who currently use BBOS will be migrating to SOMEthing this year. What part of not even TRYing to attract repeat business makes any sense? ??03-07-16 08:22 PMLike 0
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Posted via CB1003-07-16 08:44 PMLike 0 - Well, I won't disagree or refute the other poster's claim. It's perfectly believable to me. Totally depending on apps he's running. My crew returned to 9900s from Q10s (long story) for about a year before Classic. We already knew better than to load it down with apps. I can't say how many of my crew dual carried during that period but I, and at least a few coworkers, solo carried 99s for that year (2014). Some of us just have no need for some popular apps. If I saw a spinning hourglass during that year, I certainly don't recall it.
The other possible caveat is that my crew disdains wall hugging and prefers to power our 99s with battery swaps. (Another long story). Those routine batt swaps likely also provides memory garbage cleaning functions. Which likely preempts spinning hourglass. ???
Our experience is that 3G & data services (including browsing) are typically available right after boot. Virtually simultaneous with voice. I depend on incoming email dings as audible alert that return calls are ready. Generally less than 3 minutes. Idk what to suggest. Too late now anyway but were you on Sprint or VZW? Our Verizon 9930s and Classic's experience delays in weak signal conditions??
The biggest delay is with BeWeather acquiring GPS. That might never happen inside steel industrial buildings. Classic's GPS seems faster and more robust than 99.
To each their own, seriously! I'm not trying to belittle how you use your 9930. I know I'm not the norm. My preference is to abuse the heck out of my smartphone, and take it to its very limits, then come up with ways to keep raising the bar, rather than restrict myself, and not suffer it's failings.03-07-16 08:50 PMLike 0 - The vast majority of the remaining BBOS users are in emerging markets, and BB really has nothing that is going to appeal to these people, most of whom are likely to buy newer, relatively high-performing phones in the $200 range - which is less than BB can make phones for and even come close to breaking even.JeepBB likes this.03-07-16 10:30 PMLike 1
- Google Trends suggests that Regional interest in BlackBerry is highest in Nigeria, St. Helens, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Venezuela and Honduras. BBOS users are world wide and not concentrated in countries that are interested in purchasing expensive PKB devices.
Posted via CB1003-08-16 01:15 AMLike 0 -
Somehow they're still surviving though and they could turn it back if they really wanted.
But not with devices priced like the iPhone and high end androids. That's never gonna happen.03-08-16 01:35 AMLike 0 -
- They should probably put some effort into saving BB10. BBOS, as nice as it is, is a bit past it now. And going Android full time will probably bankrupt them.03-08-16 01:40 AMLike 0
- BBOS is long gone, BB10 was DOA, they could make a BBOS clone using Android, as long as it generally maintains the same experience.DrBoomBotz and Frehley like this.03-08-16 01:42 AMLike 2
- They gave up on the repeat business when they still had 60+ M users, and yes, it made no business sense.
Somehow they're still surviving though and they could turn it back if they really wanted.
But not with devices priced like the iPhone and high end androids. That's never gonna happen.
Even at this late date, its been suggested that Chen says he needs 5M sales this year to stay in handsets. Yet some forcast 11M BBOS users to migrate to SOME other platform THIS year and utterly zero effort is made, suggested, or even encouraged to sell anything resembling a legitimate replacement to these EXISTING customers. Unbelievable.
These customers obviously found a way to afford BlackBerrys 4+ years ago. They've obviously had other, less expensive, options available for these past 4+ years. How do we KNOW price is the only variable? ?? MAYbe they really LIKE their legacy BBs??? Maybe they're finally giving up on BB because BB has given up on them?
Maybe??? I KNOW I've felt that way for 4+ years, at least. But... BB's market research resources dwarf my pitiful sampling capacity... Lol.goodayeh likes this.03-08-16 04:14 AMLike 1 - Who do people think they are, saying that people should not be allowed to buy something because it's not 'modern'? Such a modern form of fascism LOL! If there is demand for a product, and money can be made from it, it's absolute madness not to sell it. There are some companies that no longer buy BlackBerries, simply because BlackBerry no longer make legacy handsets. They have no interest in BB10 and buy cheap crappy Androids instead. Surely that's lost business?
Posted via CB1003-08-16 09:02 AMLike 0 -
Perhaps you can make a video where you let all of your apps update through App World, showcasing the experience while the apps are updating on the device; then the reboot cycle and what that is like?BigBadWulf likes this.03-08-16 10:17 AMLike 1 - They gave up on the repeat business when they still had 60+ M users, and yes, it made no business sense.
Somehow they're still surviving though and they could turn it back if they really wanted.
But not with devices priced like the iPhone and high end androids. That's never gonna happen.
#armchairknowitall03-08-16 10:18 AMLike 0 -
Posted via CB1003-08-16 10:35 AMLike 0 - They gave up on the repeat business when they still had 60+ M users, and yes, it made no business sense.
Somehow they're still surviving though and they could turn it back if they really wanted.
But not with devices priced like the iPhone and high end androids. That's never gonna happen.03-08-16 10:48 AMLike 0 -
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