Comments on: BlackBerry 10 smartphone launch gets a few cheers, a bunch of jeers and a lot of meh

By: Rann Xeroxx

Rann Xeroxx — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:15:47 +0000

I was supporting BlackBerrys for my company in 2006 so they sent me to the WES (Wireless Enterprise Symposium) run by RIM to prompt BlackBerrys. On the last day they had an open panel with the RIM engineers that you could ask any question and I asked when they would be integrating voice command and other consumer driven technology in their devices. Their response was that they were not really hearing that request from their B2B customers so it was not a focus.

RIM was run by geeks and engineers who understood the foundation of technology but that foundation is not what made, say, Apple great but giving customers what they did not even know they wanted yet. RIM failed at this and will be a failure now.

By: Rann Xeroxx

Rann Xeroxx — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:10:11 +0000

You might be right but I would guess the reason people might hate BB is that these devices were forced on them by their companies while iPhones and Android phones were far, far better.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:01:42 +0000

Competition is great for everyone. Another player and one that at least die hard BB fans can now buy with some confidence is good, 4 majo smart phone – Apple, Microsoft, Android (Samsung) and Balckberry.Great choices for the public and competition will drive prices down and hopefully drive innovation.

By: Adnan Agboatwalla

Adnan Agboatwalla — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:27:58 +0000

I can’t wait to buy my new BB 10 phone :)

By: saumya

saumya — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:33:07 +0000

This looks like a good phone to buy. Nice alternative to iPhone Windows and Android.

Android, I would never consider, already own too much of Apple Mac and iOS, Windows is exciting, but the new BB… Sounds cool.

Plus, even after all these years, nobody has the excellent email support that BB has.

By: Duncan Wynn Jr.

Duncan Wynn Jr. — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:18:35 +0000

Well , Bb10 seems to be either love or hate , much like Meego and Belle , of which BB10 has distinct elements of both and that`s` a good thing !
The naysayers seem to be either people who haven`t actually tried BB10 , Apple or Google fanboys who perceive a credible threat , or people with a financial interest in influencing BB stocks …
BB10 is awesome ( I f u like to get stuff done ) , every bit the equal of its rivals , even ahead, if u like being productive !

By: gro

gro — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:43:02 +0000

The fact is–people hate blackberry. It makes people happy to see blackberry fail. Its actually kind of creepy and weird.

By: scottph

scottph — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:22:30 +0000

Do you _really_ think that this will matter to anyone? Seriously?
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By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:31:07 +0000

I think that when we talk about RIM’s future we need to specify what kind of future we’re discussing. The three broad categories are: great success; taking third or fourth place in the market and remaining there; and going out of business. My feeling, simply based on intuition, is that RIM is likely to occupy the second one.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:28:24 +0000

Question – Blackberry released true multi-tasking here. When is this expected to occur on Iphone?