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BlackBerry PlayBook Fail
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I think the Playbook, HTC Flyer, and iPad are the ones that are going to be competing. Playbook for the Blackberry fans, Flyer for the HTC Evo (and other HTC phones) fans, And iPad for the rest. 
From what I have seen of the Playbook and Flyer they both look like they are catering to the business crowd. And they both look like they are putting thought into their UI and what apps come standard on the devices.
From what I have seen of the Playbook and Flyer they both look like they are catering to the business crowd. And they both look like they are putting thought into their UI and what apps come standard on the devices.
The big problem for me is that you have to use a blackberry to "bridge" to get your email on it. That's a terrible mistake in my opinion as they are shutting out non bberry users. Maybe when there is an app that can use active-sync to connect to mail it will have chance, but who knows when that will be. I played with one at CES and it was cool, but the need for a bberry handset is a total misstep.
more misleading MR info ...
if you read the article HTC is winning in the UK because they give them away FREE on contract ... there is no free iPhones - period.
And that's relevant how? Free or not free, the article shows most popular phones. iPhone is not free. If someone makes it free, it becomes #1 and then stats will be re-made. Until then, it's pointless to mention if it was free or not.
OP thanks for sharing the comparison photos. I as well feel that the playbook is DOA, but if they do what's necessary and heavily market to the business sphere, perhaps BB will gain enough market share to also make their product appealing to consumers when compared to alternatives like iPad and TouchPad.
I doubt I'd ever want one over a iOS or WebOS tablet, but competition is very necessary.
I doubt I'd ever want one over a iOS or WebOS tablet, but competition is very necessary.
Die hard Blackberry fans would pick it up. Blackberry has a great name recognition. I am not the fan of it's looks and the fact that software was developed by 3rd party, but I can see people snatching it to compliment their blackberries. I doubt that it will have great sales figures, but it will sell. Similar how Blackberry phones are sold. They do not have a lot to offer, compared to most iOS or Android devices, but they still have a huge marketshare.
I'm a BlackBerry fan and still love my Bold 9650, and I bought an iPad 1. I think the Playbook will be good, maybe even great, device, but the iPad had the elements, particularly the apps, that I needed. That's going to a huge factor for all of these devices, the apps, not the hardware alone.
I thought it looked pretty nice myself. Don't really see how it's a fail. Aside from the lack of apps at the moment, both Android and WebOS devices are putting out pretty worthy competitors, which is a good thing even if you're an avid apple/iPad fan, because it forces Apple to compete even more which means better stuff for consumers. It's completely illogical to downplay the competition and want it to fail just because you're an iPad fan, because even if you personally are never going to buy one, the more success the competition has the stronger the iPad will become because Apple will have to compete.
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