BB10, RIM and the future

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moose;341558 wroteI worked in Waterloo. Duh. You ask dumb questions.
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Well I figured that duhhhh! I meant where in RIM, what dept/group, etc? Just curious.

wildbill7145

For me, right now, the physical keyboard is what makes me happy about my bb. If they are removing that for the next generation, I won't really have any reason to stick with their brand, however I have no clue what I'd choose next. I can't use a touch screen on a cel phone.

As for the other issues... I do agree they've gotten murdered in the media. They have to take most of the responsibility for this, but once media momentum started rolling downhill it's become almost unstoppable.

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wildbill7145;341580 wroteFor me, right now, the physical keyboard is what makes me happy about my bb. If they are removing that for the next generation, I won't really have any reason to stick with their brand, however I have no clue what I'd choose next. I can't use a touch screen on a cel phone.

As for the other issues... I do agree they've gotten murdered in the media. They have to take most of the responsibility for this, but once media momentum started rolling downhill it's become almost unstoppable.

There will be both touch screen and physical keyboard models, maybe not all on Jan 30th but there will be both.. A little birdie told me...;)

wildbill7145

Well, that makes things more interesting.

A guy I work with (non painter) got an iPhone a few weeks back. One day he went on and on about the apps he got for it and started going through them.

He has one that makes his phone do a whip lashing sound when he motions it in my direction.

He has one that tells him the name of the artist and song when he walks into an area where there's music playing.

He went on and on explaining all the different things he can play with on his iPhone. He didn't get anything accomplished in terms of work that day.... Not one piece of wood was cut. Not one screw was driven. But he got paid for a full day.

This being said, I'm sure there are many other productive apps available for i products. I just never see or hear of anyone using them.

To this date on my bb, I've downloaded a weather app, facebook (likely deleting that one VERY soon), and last week Tapatalk so I could keep an eye on you guys while I was at my Mom's.

JimmyHo

RIM Dumped By NTSB in Favor of Apple, Citing Device Failure - Forbes

JohnnieH

I think RIM's main problem is that they release products to compete against Apple before they are ready.

My wife had the first (I think) BB without a keyboard, The Storm. I was OK for the first year, but then quickly both the hardware and the software began to break down. She put up with it until the 2nd year when she could upgrade. When she took it in the clerk lol'd and told her that that model began coming back after just a few months. RIM also put out a Storm 2, which failed miserably.

Don't forget about the Playbook. They design a fairly decent tablet to 'bring down' the iPad but forget to include RIM's most valuable asset: access to email! Whoops.

I also remember that BBs where cool with young people (a huge market potential) because of BBM, but once Apple brought out iMessage, they lost that edge.

As for the future, I think that RIM should focus more on just a few really high quality devices that cater to their market and stop trying to directly bring down Apple. If they stick with the formula that made them a huge tech company, they will be fine.

g2

Android is the future.

/g2

wildbill7145

g2;341607 wroteAndroid is the future.

/g2

Please expand on this.

actyper

Still holding on to my bold until 10, will see ...

800OVER

New 10 interface is pretty sweet... some fun stuff to come for sure. They'll have a keyboard and non keyboard so something for everyone. They're not apple, but if they gain 5% of the market they'll be just fine.

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JohnnieH;341588 wrote Don't forget about the Playbook. They design a fairly decent tablet to 'bring down' the iPad but forget to include RIM's most valuable asset: access to email! Whoops.

Old news, that was fixed with V2.0 early this year.. As of xmas this year my family will have 6 of them in everyday use.. Fantastic little tablet at $118.. well 5 of them were purchased at that price anyways.. I have no illusions nor do I want to defend RIM's past marketing faux pas but technically its a great tablet in the under $200. market.. We'll see what the next one is like.

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800OVER;341634 wroteNew 10 interface is pretty sweet... some fun stuff to come for sure. They'll have a keyboard and non keyboard so something for everyone. They're not apple, but if they gain 5% of the market they'll be just fine.

Exactly... Remember Apple only has about 15% of the pc market.. Microsoft is the big guy there and if their tablet is anywhere near the predictions I am seeing it will be dominant in the high end. This will squeeze Apple in the middle between Microsoft at the high end and Android devices at the lower end...Interesting times ahead for the consumer... RIM is kinda the wild card...;)

moose

WTF is with the new Optimized for BlackBerry Playbook screen flash on playbook webpage swaps? So fucking annoying. Is BlackBerry marketing being run by retards? It's a BlackBerry provided program. If it's not optimized for the playbook then WTF would it be for?

It would be the equivalent of changing channels with your Rogers cable box but before you can see the new channel, everytime you have to see a screen flash of 'Optimized for your Rogers cable box.'

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moose;341637 wroteWTF is with the new Optimized for BlackBerry Playbook screen flash on playbook webpage swaps?

Never seen it.. Is this something new with a new update?

asxn557

I was a devout Palm Pilot user, but I've never been a first-adopter. My first Palm was the IIIc. My first palm phone was the Treo 600. I had 2 of them. When the Palm Pre came out, it was cloud-based and didn't convert your existing Palm desktop software. Big oops there Palm. Next.

My mobile needs don't centre around email. They do centre around my time-management and contacts. Where the Palm synced seamlessly with my desktop database (I use something called TimeMatters), it also simply allowed me to phone right from my address book in my Treo. A Blackberry requred me to keep two address books in order to make this happen and get Microsoft Exchange.

I spent many hours reading the syncing abilities of the iPhone, then tested it several times with a friend's phone. But where the Treo only took 30 seconds to sync, the iPhone takes 5 to 10 minutes as I have to go through both Outlook and iTunes. But I can dial right from the iPhone address book. Still better than the BB option.

I have taken the same time-management course offered by the CA institute twice - 25 years ago and 2 years ago. The first time around, managing your time focussed on closing your door to your office when you had to get something done and managing your phone calls, usually through your assistant. The second time around, it was managing your email by turning off push-emails and scheduling your time around when you would check for email. According to the instructor, texting was found to be more efficient than email.

So for me, the BB can't do what I need my mobile phone to do. Sure I have some apps on my iPhone that I didn't have on my Treo. And btw I'm nowhere close to using the 1G data plan I signed up for. But I can Facetime with my 90 year-old Aunt in Nova Scotia, even when she misdials her iPad.

I'll read about the BB10 when it comes out, but I won't be switching anytime soon.

compuease

BB10 SDK toolkit went Gold yesterday.. Developers are all abuzz.... Wait for it... :) Stock up to $12.40 from a low of $6.10...

moose

I rebooted my playbook and the flash screen went away. Yay.

BrennerM

BB10 will have physical keyboard models....eventually. But to not launch with them is just idiotic when that is really your only truly visible advantage and differentiator over the competition. RIM will have a very narrow launch window to get some press coverage, and then people will quickly move on if they don't like what they see.

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More positive news....

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 13, 2012) - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) announced today that it will begin a pilot program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the new BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 mobile enterprise management solution and BlackBerry® 10 smartphones in early 2013. ICE will be among the first government organizations to pilot the new BlackBerry 10 solution.

"ICE has been a valued BlackBerry customer for years, and our commitment to government agencies has influenced the development of the BlackBerry 10 platform." said Scott Totzke, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Security, Research In Motion. "Along with providing workers with secure access to behind-the-firewall confidential information, BlackBerry 10 can help organizations fully leverage the potential of mobile technology to offer new services, improve service delivery and increase organizational productivity. We look forward to sharing more features of the BlackBerry 10 platform at our global launch event on January 30."

RIM recently announced that the BlackBerry 10 platform has received FIPS 140-2 certification ahead of launch. The certification enables government agencies to deploy BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 from the day of launch. RIM first introduced mobile device management solutions more than a decade ago and continues to be a global leader in providing mobility solutions to government agencies.

Bolded is key...

Independant confirmation..

Good news for RIM (RIMM): It may win back a big government client that decided weeks ago to switch to the iPhone. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is planning to launch a pilot program next year that will test out RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 phones and the new BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 platform. ICE has roughly 17,600 employees, so if RIM can convince the agency to adopt BlackBerry 10 it will be a huge win for a company that has seen many significant government and corporate clients switch to other devices over the past year.

This is a pretty concise look at the first model to hit Jan 30th... Have a look at the camera features... slick... And the idea of being able to switch seamlessly between a business and personal profile will be a big hit in the business market imo...

http://technology.canoe.ca/2012/12/13/20429711.html

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Getting close now... New updates.

Global News | Research In Motion stock continues remarkable comeback, analyst revises estimate

RIM heats up as BlackBerry 10 launch nears - Yahoo! News

Lots more positive news, just google it.... I'm set to be a BB millionaire...

Well not really, but you get the idea.. My avg price is $10.10, closed today at $15.71 I almost think it's done too much too fast, up from $6. plus in October...

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