RIM Chose QNX Over Android
Hardware is EXACTLY what RIM needed...
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Embrace the difference, but accept that one needs to assimilate for the customer to come back. Strongly support what makes you different, but strongly support what makes a customer loyal. Neither of which RIM is doing. They are like the opposite now.
That would be like Sony deciding that the Playstation 4 will run Windows 8 and play X Box games...what exactly would be the point of getting a Playstation? Just get an X Box and get it over with.
People who like Blackberries like them because it's an alternative to the iPhone and Android, take away that alternative and there is no point in getting a Blackberry at all...
Andras888 said:
People like the BB because of reasons other than the OS. RIM is moving away from it, but IMO to the wrong direction.
For me its the package and not just "reasons other than the OS"
Blackberries are all about efficient communication.
They work best for users that need the best in email, messaging, a secure platform, and above average battery life. Even their current OS is designed better than anything else on the market to deliver that info to you and to access it in fewer steps than say an iPhone.
You buy a BB because of what I mentioned above. They are more of a business device that has added cameras, youtube, and Facebook apps over time so you can play with them after work.
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Jarahawk said:
"Android and IOS were built with the masses in mind"
So was Walmart.
*Shiver*
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Very True!
Yes, it has some unique qualities and features as mentioned earlier in this thred, but its efficiency of interface and battery life are arguable. The reliability is questionable, with many outages lately. And I didn't mention the Blacberry Enterprise Server cost and hassle.
I would argue that a good Android or IOS phone, that costs the same as a BB ($200), can communicate more efficiently than a BB.
Andras888 said:
I would argue that a good Android or IOS phone, that costs the same as a BB ($200), can communicate more efficiently than a BB.
I had an iPhone 4s for a bit and ran into several large issues with email. The iPhone and my Mac desktop would fight each other over email account access. The iPhone would check email on the server and not sign out for a while which locked any other computer out for the time being. No reasonable workaround in my case. Plus if you have multiple emails like I do, access to each inbox is a few more steps. Not efficient for me ...
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Andras888 said:
I respectfully disagree. When there is an emerging standard, manufacturers need to comply. RIM is pushing Betamax in a VHS world. Imagine creating a new network to compete with the Internet.
If or when RIM goes away, it will frustrate a percentage of the public until it's strengths are addressed in other platforms. Yes, Android and IOS have some pretty annoying shortcomings for some people. To be fair, the opposite is also true.
Personally, I think RIM messed up with an inefficient OS coupled with internals that were limited for what they were trying to offer. They started the BB app store with no room to actually store apps on the phone. You could upgrade the memory with a micro SD but, only for media storage. The OS was designed nicely enough but, just lacked the effeciency that it needed. It used up too much resouce but, most likely, it didn't have enough available in the first place and it caused the phones to constantly freeze, resulting in the natorious battery pulls. Hell, they had an app to simulate that, just so you didn't have to actually pu...
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Exactly.
Rim isn't the secure platform many makes it out to be. Obama was a big blackberry user but had to switch to win mobile because the blackberry wasn't secure eno...
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