Blackberry is not slowly dying (1 Viewer)

[Hanson]

Apparently, the demise is happening quite swiftly.

http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/20/blackberry-2012-market-share-windows-phone/

I read the article and note two things:

1) This is more about the precipitous decline of BB than any rapid expansion of WP. If you look at the chart, WP projected growth is quite modest.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Many people using BBs probably either haven't bothered to upgrade (yet) or just opted for another BB. Presumably, sales/activation figures are for sales/activations of new handsets, not total number of handsets still in use.

Give it another year or two I guess for most of the BBs to go out of use. I'll probably stick w/ mine until it breaks or something since it's a company BB. I probably do need a new battery soon-ish though.

_Man_

 

[Sam Posten]

It's coming, we swear!
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/25/blackberry-10-new-details-revealed/
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3386444/blackberry-10-beta-3-hands-on-photos-video

 

[Hanson]

Blackberry 10 -- the Atari Jaguar of smartphones!

 

[schan1269]

I have a curve. I wish I had gone droid.
Spotify for BB sucks. It works, but it sucks.
Slacker for BB keeps telling me I have to upgrade and downgrade...???
The only thing I miss is the ability to do Skype. And Angry Birds...and Words with Friends...

 

[Sam Posten]

Whaaaat?
http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/09/25/what-the-ever-loving-fuck-is-rim-doing/

 

[Hanson]

BlackBerry PlayBook 2.1 update goes live with SMS, portrait email



Quote:

[COLOR= rgb(68, 68, 68)]Habitual messagers can now start SMS text messages directly from the tablet when tethered through [/COLOR]BlackBerry Bridge[COLOR= rgb(68, 68, 68)]; they also get overdue support for a portrait view in email, calendars and contacts.[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(68, 68, 68)]I don't even know what to say. Just pathetic.[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(68, 68, 68)]Well RIM, welcome to 2007.[/COLOR]

 

[Hanson]

http://www.androidauthority.com/idc-blackberry-enterprise-iphone-android-134808/

 

[Ed Moxley]

I hate my Blackberry! I won't make that mistake again................ Next one will be an iPhone or Android. Can't wait for May to get here.