In your opinion, should blackberry focus on android and forget bb10 ?
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- I'm of the opinion that BlackBerry should exit the hardware business completely at the consumer level, and just focus on making BlackBerry software like the Hub, keyboard, blend, etc. available to Android phones. That appears to be the direction they are headed anyway.
Truthfully, there are several Android hand set makers that sell quality devices for less money than BlackBerry ever could. Yes, the Priv is a neat device, but if demand for PKB phones was really all that hot, other OEM's would be selling them. Once you get past the keyboard , the Priv offers little else to the consumer that isn't already available elsewhere for less money.
Besides security, BlackBerry has no added value in the consumer space and most consumers couldn't care less about security.
Just my .06
Z10, 10.3.2.858, MPJ 5000 mAh extended battery.JeepBB likes this.02-16-16 03:15 PMLike 1 -
But you're right in the sense that devices are secondary anyways to the BES/Good/Watchdox EMM bundle. The Priv was Louks' "let's give it one last shot" pet project.02-16-16 03:19 PMLike 0 -
Z10, 10.3.2.858, MPJ 5000 mAh extended battery.02-16-16 03:30 PMLike 0 - Agreed. But, as I said, so few people even care about that. iOS and Android are already roaming the halls and servers of corporate America without any certification, etc. Only gov't cares about that stuff and as we see, that is too small of a market to sustain or grow BlackBerry.
Z10, 10.3.2.858, MPJ 5000 mAh extended battery.02-16-16 03:36 PMLike 0 -
But Chen really made it clear the PRIV was focused more on the consumer market... and Privacy. Security and Enterprise really hasn't been their target... at least not yet. Maybe with Marshmallow that will all change.
Speaking of which... there have been a lot of older Android phones getting the Marshmallow update this week. Sure hope that BlackBerry already has it in testing with US Carriers so that Verizon will launch the PRIV with Marshmallow. (whenever that ends up being)02-16-16 03:49 PMLike 0 - The only other thought I have on this issue is that we do see Apple and Google trying to make inroads into the secured space now that they have the consumer market locked up. Could it be BlackBerry is doing the same thing just in reverse? Hmmmm....
Z10, 10.3.2.858, MPJ 5000 mAh extended battery.02-16-16 05:20 PMLike 0 - BlackBerry has already abandoned BB10 and put its focus on Android. I know it's hard to tell because even 100% of BlackBerry focus looks anemic compared to any other android maker.
BlackBerry10 is dead. Chen wants android to fail too, so its tenure in Android will be short lived.
The only hope for a BlackBerry fan to have hardware for any OS at all is if Chen is sent packing. But it looks like Chen has free reign to play his fiddle while Waterloo burns.
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02-16-16 06:16 PMLike 0 -
- Probably. There's no potential shareholder value in the OS side of things. Let someone else do the heavy lifting.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android02-17-16 01:00 AMLike 0 - BB10 has been the home grown product of Blackberry and has been the backbone in the past years and still it has huge potential subject to many conditions . BB10 never reached its peak before being sidelined. Android platform has been widely accepted has already peaked much before and who knows a new platform shall come and take over with storm and Blackberry will be again caught napping . IMHO they should promote their home grown BB10 OS which is their core strength and is considered by many the best OS in the world .02-17-16 04:34 AMLike 0
- It's pretty the same if you ask, "should Kanye West focus on fashion business and forget about music career?"
Blackberry just need to translate/put decent keyboard layout letters for BB10 to iOS or android supported languages level, push devices to the same markets/regions worldwide iOS/android are and put devices available on stock in stores with others. That's how to make sales 101. Almost done, just forgot to translate Operating SystemLast edited by novapolskas; 02-17-16 at 06:24 AM.
02-17-16 05:25 AMLike 0 - Why is it an either-or choice? Ford sells both trucks and cars. More than a few happy Ford truck owners also buy Ford cars & vice-versa. Ford also sells flagship products that advertise themselves. No one ever believed that Shelby's Cobras should be the total future of the company. Or even ever turn a profit. Flagships generate interest & establish creds. Time after time BlackBerry's flagship products become their most popular. Is there a lesson to learn there?
My vote, fwiw, would be to continue BB10 as a secure & reliable work truck product, droid as a consumer model and get a flagship Samsung killer out there that droid kids can drool over. Pack that flagship with specs & numbers enough to establish creds and to attract attention in spite of lame marketing. Subtract losses from their non-existent marketing budget and then offer a consumer grade "sorta like" at consumer friendly pricing. ?? Oh well, probably a good thing that John hasn't called for my advice lately... Lol.David Tyler and Superdupont 2_0 like this.02-17-16 06:44 AMLike 2 -
But they only need to sell 3-5 million a year instead of 10+.Last edited by conite; 02-17-16 at 07:38 AM.
02-17-16 07:08 AMLike 0 - No.
Passport SE: All the snooty prestige of a device with a precious metal in the name at less than half the price!02-17-16 07:10 AMLike 0 - Why is it an either-or choice? Ford sells both trucks and cars. More than a few happy Ford truck owners also buy Ford cars & vice-versa. Ford also sells flagship products that advertise themselves. No one ever believed that Shelby's Cobras should be the total future of the company. Or even ever turn a profit. Flagships generate interest & establish creds. Time after time BlackBerry's flagship products become their most popular. Is there a lesson to learn there?
My vote, fwiw, would be to continue BB10 as a secure & reliable work truck product, droid as a consumer model and get a flagship Samsung killer out there that droid kids can drool over. Pack that flagship with specs & numbers enough to establish creds and to attract attention in spite of lame marketing. Subtract losses from their non-existent marketing budget and then offer a consumer grade "sorta like" at consumer friendly pricing. ?? Oh well, probably a good thing that John hasn't called for my advice lately... Lol.02-17-16 07:50 AMLike 0 - I think there's plenty of heavy lifting involved in keeping the BlackBerry features and security enhancements compatible with each iteration and update to Android. But at least in return for that heavy lifting they get the ecosystem advantages that Android brings. There just doesn't seem to be a business case for putting much work into BB10, beyond maintaining it for a while for existing customers.JeepBB likes this.02-17-16 07:51 AMLike 1
- From a shareholder perspective? I think Blackberry should get out of mobile hardware. It neither has the resources nor the talent to compete in the mobile space.
I think this should have been clear prior to even the launch of BB10; but, company pride and a feeling of obligation to not mass layoff employees pushed upper management to attempt the OS, anyway.JeepBB likes this.02-17-16 08:40 AMLike 1 -
Early 50's Pontiacs were popularly perceived as "slow, old school, old-man" products. Sound familiar? GTO ultimately destroyed that perception, while returning profit. BUT, Pontiac still profitably sold station wagons, etc. Because the GTO made it "OK" for younger guys to be seen in a Pontiac.
Is there a way to extrapolated that concept to BB? Idk. BB's certainly in no position to eat losses of any kind. BUT, "marketing doesn't cost, it pays" ya kno... Fwiw from this armchair. Lol.02-17-16 08:56 AMLike 2 - I certainly have no inside info but would be shocked if Shelby's Cobra project turned a profit from direct sales. Same with Honda's RCBs of the 60s. I doubt that any of Yamaha's Kenny Roberts GP racers themselves turned profit but the RZV500 "repli-racer" likely at least broke even. All part of the price of perception.
Early 50's Pontiacs were popularly perceived as "slow, old school, old-man" products. Sound familiar? GTO ultimately destroyed that perception, while returning profit. BUT, Pontiac still profitably sold station wagons, etc. Because the GTO made it "OK" for younger guys to be seen in a Pontiac.
Is there a way to extrapolated that concept to BB? Idk. BB's certainly in no position to eat losses of any kind. BUT, "marketing doesn't cost, it pays" ya kno... Fwiw from this armchair. Lol.02-17-16 09:18 AMLike 0 - I certainly have no inside info but would be shocked if Shelby's Cobra project turned a profit from direct sales. Same with Honda's RCBs of the 60s. I doubt that any of Yamaha's Kenny Roberts GP racers themselves turned profit but the RZV500 "repli-racer" likely at least broke even. All part of the price of perception.
Early 50's Pontiacs were popularly perceived as "slow, old school, old-man" products. Sound familiar? GTO ultimately destroyed that perception, while returning profit. BUT, Pontiac still profitably sold station wagons, etc. Because the GTO made it "OK" for younger guys to be seen in a Pontiac.
Is there a way to extrapolated that concept to BB? Idk. BB's certainly in no position to eat losses of any kind. BUT, "marketing doesn't cost, it pays" ya kno... Fwiw from this armchair. Lol.
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