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$5 submissions · 06-16-2011, 07:29 PM

Not a good sign....

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20...offs/?ttag=fbw

V_RocKs · 06-16-2011, 07:33 PM

Android and iPhone spelled the death of an era for both them and Palm...

Makes you wonder why they don't put Android on their phones if they want to stay in business.

candyflip · 06-16-2011, 07:34 PM

Blackberry will always have it's niche. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

$5 submissions · 06-16-2011, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V_RocKs

Android and iPhone spelled the death of an era for both them and Palm...

Makes you wonder why they don't put Android on their phones if they want to stay in business.

Exactly. Android's gonna eat iPhone's lunch as phones get cheaper and cheaper and more powerful. Open source FTW.

bronco67 · 06-16-2011, 07:56 PM

The list of things the Blackberry CAN'T do compared to the Android or iPhone is probably longer than the list of things it can do.

Linguist · 06-16-2011, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by candyflip

Blackberry will always have it's niche. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

Yeah. The niche of dinosaurs who will wake up within the next 5 years when they realize what they've been missing out on.

RIM was a great innovator back in the day but it's been bloated/non-innovative for the past ~6 years. They have no chance competing with Google or Apple who are winning the talent war over RIM hands down.

Playbook is a great example of how big they will continue to fail. I mean. WTF were they thinking.

Due · 06-16-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Linguist

Yeah. The niche of dinosaurs who will wake up within the next 5 years when they realize what they've been missing out on.hI

RIM was a great innovator back in the day but it's been bloated/non-innovative for the past ~6 years. They have no chance competing with Google or Apple who are winning the talent war over RIM hands down.

Playbook is a great example of how big they will continue to fail. I mean. WTF were they thinking.

for business the blackberry is still the best option. The battery of an iphone and android phone just can't compete with it.
Also the bbm blows any current alternative away.
I use both blackberry and android and these days I'm leaning towards the android because of the browser that blows in the blackberry

marlboroack · 06-16-2011, 08:26 PM

I still have a beeper

ThatOtherGuy - BANNED FOR LIFE · 06-16-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Exactly. Android's gonna eat iPhone's lunch as phones get cheaper and cheaper and more powerful. Open source FTW.

200% agree.

beks001 · 06-16-2011, 09:32 PM

I have an old ass blackberry. I hate the browser but I refuse to change it. I know..not smart. BUT, I hear that sprint will be getting iphone..ill prob jump on that train...

LiveDose · 06-16-2011, 09:41 PM

I have a bb for one of my business lines. No nonsense and solid. I love it and will have a bb as long as they are around.

SomeCreep · 06-16-2011, 09:50 PM

Yep, blackberries remind me of the razor. Everyone thought they're be around forever. Then better phones came along and they went extinct.

WiredGuy · 06-16-2011, 10:39 PM

Blackberries cater to a business marketplace more than consumers. Always have and will have a very strong following for a long time to follow.
WG

scarlettcontent · 06-17-2011, 12:23 AM

iphone rocks

martinsc · 06-17-2011, 12:49 AM

iphone and android are awesome toys and tons of fun to play with, but when it comes to work - I love my bb

JFK · 06-17-2011, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Blackberries cater to a business marketplace more than consumers. Always have and will have a very strong following for a long time to follow.
WG

Love my BB , dont need any of the fancy shit, that comes with other competitors

ottopottomouse · 06-17-2011, 04:02 AM

The BBM service seems to keep a lot of people tied in to not moving from Blackberry.

candyflip · 06-17-2011, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

The BBM service seems to keep a lot of people tied in to not moving from Blackberry.

This will change as RIM rolls out the service to the other phones/carriers.

Vendot · 06-17-2011, 06:44 AM

Sure but in the UK if you want to use internet and BBM on Blackberry you have to pay £5 per month for blackberry service.

Isnt Android stuff free?

Shey · 06-17-2011, 06:53 AM

I love my iPhone but I must say, I miss the keyboard of my old bb. Shit like this is now a daily occurrence:

Vendzilla · 06-17-2011, 07:36 AM

for travel and business, BB is still pretty good, but I'm going to android

Spudstr · 06-17-2011, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candyflip

Blackberry will always have it's niche. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

The US gov has its own blackberry network.. RIM will just goto a gov only solution once its public market dies off.

Case in point android and iphone will never be allowed inside any FBI, CIA or NSA building. Why? because camera phones are not allowed. Hence why blackberry has versions of their phones without cameras.

BareBacked · 06-17-2011, 08:16 AM

Is the VHS tape?

About the same

john FVC · 06-17-2011, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Blackberries cater to a business marketplace more than consumers. Always have and will have a very strong following for a long time to follow.
WG

Many companies are switching to i-phones as that is what their employees want now.

Wilbo · 06-17-2011, 09:09 AM

I have had a Blackberry for years and it is the fastest phone I have ever had for replying to an email or sending a text. The Android and Iphone do much more, but it takes longer to do them in my opinion. I just need a good phone, email and text. The rest is fluff that I never use.

$5 submissions · 06-18-2011, 12:59 PM

Might make for a good stock short play

Davy · 06-18-2011, 01:03 PM

They need to focus on business. And they need to remove the camera from their phones.

slapass · 06-18-2011, 01:11 PM

A few years ago when a plane touched down, I was the only person in first class with an iphone and now it is 50/50 or so. Oops to BB.

qwe · 06-18-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Due

for business the blackberry is still the best option. The battery of an iphone and android phone just can't compete with it.
Also the bbm blows any current alternative away.
I use both blackberry and android and these days I'm leaning towards the android because of the browser that blows in the blackberry

that's a non sense, tell me one thing iphone can't do that bb does in a business world? if anything bb is very limited compare to what iphone can do... just as an example, can bb connect to a server using windows remote desktop app? I hate apple but I'm not blind like most people

chronig · 06-18-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Shey

I love my iPhone but I must say, I miss the keyboard of my old bb. Shit like this is now a daily occurrence:

I think you better take one more look under Tom's ballsack.

$5 submissions · 06-18-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Davy

They need to focus on business. And they need to remove the camera from their phones.

You're right. Plus business users probably would PAY MORE for a completely businesscentric phone. Make it a mobile business productivity center

TwinCities · 06-18-2011, 02:13 PM

Blackberry is like the Lotus Notes of the mobile world. Just an old tired platform that a handful of people will remain using while everyone else has moved on.

BlackCrayon · 06-18-2011, 02:19 PM

they're coming out with a new os for the blackberry, im sure they aren't going anywhere.

Due · 06-18-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by qwe

that's a non sense, tell me one thing iphone can't do that bb does in a business world? if anything bb is very limited compare to what iphone can do... just as an example, can bb connect to a server using windows remote desktop app? I hate apple but I'm not blind like most people

1 thing ? Keep battery going for 2-3 days

connect to windows desktop app ? Yes I connected to both windows and mac os.

1 more thing ? real keyboard + touchscreen, yep!

I'm not an Iphone hater at all, I had 3 of them, also had 2 androids and a blackberry (in the last 2-3 years), they all got their good and bad sizes, but if mobility and reliability is important then there is nothing that can really compete with a blackberry.

Currently I use Android at home and Blackberry when travelling

jimmycooper · 06-18-2011, 08:34 PM

FYI - Here's from an email thread with friends yesterday regarding the stock. I haven't researched it at all, but from what it looks like, LEAP puts would be a good play.

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I don't know but I stradlled rimm today and made 6800 off of 1k. Rimm is dying.
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What a disaster RIMM has been. I shorted it a few months ago and used a put spread and made a ton. Owning long puts straight out on this is probably a great idea.
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RIMM still has overseas growth potential, but they are definitely hurting. Down under 30 from high of 70's in March. The put I bought yesterday expires today anyway so it was a one day play, but Rimm long term may be in trouble.

garce · 06-18-2011, 09:14 PM

Hopefully the "Cut and Paste" will suffer the same fate.

ContentPimp · 06-19-2011, 02:20 AM

One of the biggest cons of blackberry is they make u pay monthly mandatory bis or bes fee. Without it phone is useless. I love the feel of a bb in hand but when I learned that android has push I switched.

Bb will die unless they stop charging for the mandatory blackberry service plan

TBS_Andreas · 06-19-2011, 08:34 AM

I hope so. I got a Blackberry Torch - and it is the biggest shit phone ever. The touch screen is extremely inprecise, and the phone goes off by itself at all times. An absolute piece of crap for 600-700 Euro list price...

Elli · 06-19-2011, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Blackberries cater to a business marketplace more than consumers. Always have and will have a very strong following for a long time to follow.
WG

Just like the business networks that were on WinXP until the bitter end

Agent 488 · 06-19-2011, 11:54 AM

they are struggling, pretty much a common story in the canuck biz press.

DateDoc · 06-19-2011, 12:02 PM

best comment on that article - "The day is coming when nobody will be able to get a RIM job anymore."

seeandsee · 06-19-2011, 01:31 PM

they are making millions and still no body think any thing good about it

mavruda · 06-19-2011, 01:55 PM

I'm gonna jump on HTC soon. I'm still using my old Sony Ericson....

u-Bob · 06-19-2011, 02:03 PM

read an article some time ago about how the blackberry is gaining popularity amongst teens (the heavy texting crowd).

Vendot · 06-19-2011, 03:28 PM

Sure but if Apple comes out with a "decent" Iphone which has a keyboard like a BB, wont that instantly be the end of Blackberry?

$5 submissions · 06-19-2011, 05:32 PM

The future is spelled A - N - D - R - O - I - D

hollywoodskincompany · 06-19-2011, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by marlboroack

i still have a beeper

lolololololol

Adam_M · 06-20-2011, 12:03 AM

I read up 16% from the same quarter last year, doesn't sound to bad! BB is ingrained in large corporates and will be for a long time yet.

PromoterX · 06-20-2011, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by candyflip

Blackberry will always have it's niche. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

Maybe, but when the contracts start ending and people keep moving to Android phones, we will see...

Glad I got my Sony X10 Xperia when I did instead of going BB or IPhone.

bDok · 06-20-2011, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Not a good sign....

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20...offs/?ttag=fbw

yes they are done. They will be a niche device. They will never be what they were.

goodbye.

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