Some of these "BB Sux" comments are laughable and the people writing them probably have never experienced the QNX operating system. It's great. Hoping to see a great Canadian company back in the competition.
Couldn't this be said about what BlackBerry is doing? They lack many of the apps that Apple and Android has but look where Apple started, who didn't have many of the capabilities and features that it now touts. Everybody started from the bottom up and built what the mobile world is like today. BlackBerry fell and is behind the curve on many things but to expect it to come out of the gate running with full-blown features is ridiculous.
Some of these "BB Sux" comments are laughable and the people writing them probably have never experienced the QNX operating system. It's great. Hoping to see a great Canadian company back in the competition.
If anything is "ridiculous" it's the fact that Microsoft and RIMM were both caught with their pants down. Both companies had a mobile OS to use as a launching point to compete with Apple and Google
What the Playbook? It tanked hard.
QNX... not Symbian.Does it run a Symbian dialect, correct? It's nice knowing that this OS is still evolving even if Nokia stopped producing newer Symbian models.
The biggest mistake of Symbian was being a horrendous name. It was a nice OS until 2009, but Nokia opened too much branches like S40, Maemo, MeeGo, S60v5, S^3 and so on. This multi-ecosystem was a management nightmare, but it wasn't Symbian's fault. Qt was the possible "glue" by allowing portability between Nokia devices, but it was too late when Qt was mature enough for deploying apps for multiple OS without any re-coding.
Symbian had some nice features when multitasking was seen like an useless feature for smartphones. Symbian Belle FP2 wouldn't need too much time to reach Android and iOS main features, while preserving its strengths.
They did, and what shocks me is that Blackberry 10 no longer supports Push email unless using Exchange. A lot of people use Pop email accounts, which won't be push anymore.
They rushed it out and like the media trashed it to the ground.
The playbook still runs circles around the ipad mini and it's 2 years old. Playbook will be getting a reboot with BB10. Only ones who say it sucks is ones that never actually used it for a day.
Used one, it sucked. Even at $99
RIM did a half arsed firmware update and pretty much allowed it to die. Why isn't BB10 available for the Playbook now? Is there even a beta? (after all the Z10 is available in the UK today why not release BB10 for the Playbook too).
If stock continues to drop as its been doing since the announcement I wouldn't hold my breath for BB10 the Playbook edition.
I am happy to have the Blackberry option again. If they make a good product... it give Apple more to strive to. Also, honestly Apple's email solution in the iphone kinda is lacking compared to blackberry.
I prefer having my emails more accessible than IOS can provide. Way better for work.
My inclination is to test the keyboard version... if i like it.. buy it and have both phones.
iPhone and iPad were two big innovations which changed the market.Most review sites are bias and against Blackberry for years. What they say who cares, it's real world people that use it everyday is what matter. Last time i checked when has apple innovated anything? The iphone is getting more and more stale every year they release more or less the same boring phone.
Like Android is not. How does Galaxy S3 differ from S2? Yes, faster processor, more memory, worse quality display...iOS is old and is showing it's age. It lacks most features new super phones have. Frankly apple has peeked and there is no innovation anymore. All they do with the iphone is faster processor, more memory, newer display is that innovation? Hardly.
Why NFC? Where did you use NFC last time? Where can you use it? I don't have anything even remotely close to my area where I can use NFC, and use it for what? First we implement something then come up with ideas what to use it for? Childish.4G took forever, and NFC is still missing.
Who said innovations must come every year?Bring on competition maybe Apple will get it's mojo back, because it has not innovated in years!
I use NFC everyday. It has many uses beyond payments.Why NFC? Where did you use NFC last time? Where can you use it? I don't have anything even remotely close to my area where I can use NFC, and use it for what? First we implement something then come up with ideas what to use it for? Childish.
Well, seriously, if you have to use external things (NFC tags) to compensate for something lacking in your phone (automatic recognition of your current location), it's called a clutch and not worth it.I use NFC everyday. It has many uses beyond payments. The S-Beam feature works as advertised. I also use NFC tags to change my phone settings when I get in my car and when I am in the office.
Tap and viola, my phone is on drive mode or my phone is is meeting mode.
I don't use Siri, it's turned off completely in my iphone. I don't find it useful at all.Nothing childish about it at all. You sound like someone who is trying to justify the lack of a feature by dismissing its usefulness.
To each his own.Well, seriously, if you have to use external things (NFC tags) to compensate for something lacking in your phone (automatic recognition of your current location), it's called a clutch and not worth it.
I wouldn't even bother buying tags, sticking them to the walls all over the place and in my car, like a jerk.
I can't believe they're still selling the Playbook. Everyone else has come out with Multiple different models since then.
Welcome to 2013. The company is called Blackberry now. Not RIM
At least iPhone, Android or WP do not require a additional server to recieve emails such as BB does.
Even worse is when you do not have a BESR you will need your carrier to route the emails for you and you cannot sync contacts and calander which his crap.
Well, seriously, if you have to use external things (NFC tags) to compensate for something lacking in your phone (automatic recognition of your current location), it's called a clutch and not worth it.
I wouldn't even bother buying tags, sticking them to the walls all over the place and in my car, like a jerk.
I don't use Siri, it's turned off completely in my iphone. I don't find it useful at all.
Evil Samsung? Get over it dude
Apple is as evil as they come