i have to say i never was a hardcore blackberry fan, but it seems like ill be ditching my blackberry in the near future. From switching from a touch screen PPC (before my blackberry), i must say i miss it. I was really hoping the rumors were true that the next Blackberry would be a touchscreen iphone killer. Since its just another trackball phone I guess Im going back to Windows or maybe an iPhone.
I *just* got a blackberry curve (yesterday) for work. There are things about it that I really like (the size, GPS, etc), but I must say that I prefer my personal Treo 650. It's cause I miss the touchscreen. It's so annoying to see exactly what I want (say, that icon in the corner) and have to scroll to it. I mean, my thumb is so damn close. I want to touch it.
Wow, this thing is hideous. How could any rational human being use the word sexy in the same breath as this device. It's at best lipstick on a pig. Does Blackberry have a corporate death wish. One Infinite Loop is playing patty cakes if they haven't noticed. They're in it for the big prize--dominance. As for the iPhone, five friends at work have it and can't believe they ever lived without it, and these aren't Apple die hards. I finally have one, now I wish I'd waited for 2.0, and I can't believe how amazing it is. The phone is just amazing--period. Apple haters like to say otherwise but it's a bit like saying, 'hey there's unicorn in my front yard.' The virtual keyboard awesome as well, I actually thought it was going to be a problem originally but it was just a perception. Blackberry has to innovoate better than this or Apple will have there market jugular before too long. They're probably stuck in the same gridlock Microsoft is; they have a bunch of brilliant engineers like Apple or any other company, but the executive branch of the company won't untie the ropes that hold them back from creating some really cool toys. Those are my useless thoughts.
people seem to be missing the fact that Blackberry does corporate email (and POP3) extremely well and remains the market leader. iPhone offers no competition in that space. Other features have always been an extra (and still are). Unfortunately for those of us wanting web-centric multimedia devices, BB sucks. My 8800 has done a year of good service as a phone, email and GPS device, and is useful for the web at a pinch. But I rarely bother with music, the bluetooth is not multimedia, and the video is rubbish. However, iPhone is no substitute (nor is it the final word on multimedia). Your money, your choice.
i think the bold is going to be yet another bad a** blackberry and the os looks great, but if any of you watch the news the worlds strongsest man just tried to break the curve in half and all he managed to do was crack the screen so for durability i think blackberry takes the cake. seen iphone and if he had tried that one he would have wound up with a bleeding handfull of glass and a useless waste of materials in his hands. i think both phones are awesome but i work in a busy worl and i drop my phone a lot because of it and for that reason i would chose rim over anything. oh and the speakers on rims products are amazing and the quality of even awful music is sweet i use the curve right now and my guests are amazed when i turn on the surround sound and plug in the bb, even compared to the ipod, i had the 5th gen nano and i gave it away cause my phone is better quality.
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wako @ Mar 28th 2008 9:08AM
i have to say i never was a hardcore blackberry fan, but it seems like ill be ditching my blackberry in the near future. From switching from a touch screen PPC (before my blackberry), i must say i miss it. I was really hoping the rumors were true that the next Blackberry would be a touchscreen iphone killer. Since its just another trackball phone I guess Im going back to Windows or maybe an iPhone.
Anonymoose @ Mar 28th 2008 9:18AM
i just hope the web browser doesn't suck monkey balls.
rock99rock @ Mar 28th 2008 10:15AM
As long as the iphone is 3g, i might have to agree. Then again, there is the whole situation of switching to a touchscreen keyboard.
Jonathan @ Mar 28th 2008 10:25AM
I *just* got a blackberry curve (yesterday) for work. There are things about it that I really like (the size, GPS, etc), but I must say that I prefer my personal Treo 650. It's cause I miss the touchscreen. It's so annoying to see exactly what I want (say, that icon in the corner) and have to scroll to it. I mean, my thumb is so damn close. I want to touch it.
tom @ Mar 31st 2008 9:54PM
Wow, this thing is hideous. How could any rational human being use the word sexy in the same breath as this device. It's at best lipstick on a pig. Does Blackberry have a corporate death wish. One Infinite Loop is playing patty cakes if they haven't noticed. They're in it for the big prize--dominance. As for the iPhone, five friends at work have it and can't believe they ever lived without it, and these aren't Apple die hards. I finally have one, now I wish I'd waited for 2.0, and I can't believe how amazing it is. The phone is just amazing--period. Apple haters like to say otherwise but it's a bit like saying, 'hey there's unicorn in my front yard.' The virtual keyboard awesome as well, I actually thought it was going to be a problem originally but it was just a perception. Blackberry has to innovoate better than this or Apple will have there market jugular before too long. They're probably stuck in the same gridlock Microsoft is; they have a bunch of brilliant engineers like Apple or any other company, but the executive branch of the company won't untie the ropes that hold them back from creating some really cool toys. Those are my useless thoughts.
ScooterDe @ Apr 3rd 2008 5:32PM
people seem to be missing the fact that Blackberry does corporate email (and POP3) extremely well and remains the market leader. iPhone offers no competition in that space.
Other features have always been an extra (and still are). Unfortunately for those of us wanting web-centric multimedia devices, BB sucks.
My 8800 has done a year of good service as a phone, email and GPS device, and is useful for the web at a pinch. But I rarely bother with music, the bluetooth is not multimedia, and the video is rubbish. However, iPhone is no substitute (nor is it the final word on multimedia).
Your money, your choice.
dustin @ Jun 22nd 2008 4:33AM
i think the bold is going to be yet another bad a** blackberry and the os looks great, but if any of you watch the news the worlds strongsest man just tried to break the curve in half and all he managed to do was crack the screen so for durability i think blackberry takes the cake. seen iphone and if he had tried that one he would have wound up with a bleeding handfull of glass and a useless waste of materials in his hands. i think both phones are awesome but i work in a busy worl and i drop my phone a lot because of it and for that reason i would chose rim over anything. oh and the speakers on rims products are amazing and the quality of even awful music is sweet i use the curve right now and my guests are amazed when i turn on the surround sound and plug in the bb, even compared to the ipod, i had the 5th gen nano and i gave it away cause my phone is better quality.