Google| Subject | Re: Playbook 2.0 |
| From | -hh |
| Date | 02/22/2012 14:53 (02/22/2012 05:53) |
| Message-ID | <84a2fc2d-b33b-4d17-8d14-838317fd3247@b18g2000vbz.googlegroups.com> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | Sandman |
| Followups | Nashton (5h & 12m) > -hh |
Sandman <m...@sandman.net>wrote:
SandmanThe phrase "better late than never" comes to mind, although given that the iPad shipped two years ago with email ... and that RIM's core business has been email for businesses through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (which the Playbook **still** doesn't support) ... the phrase "exercise in futility" may be a far better description, at least by some analysts:
Nashton <n...@na.ca>wrote:Nashton
Was it worth the wait? D... straight, it was!
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/BlackBerry-PlayBook-2-10-Reasons-Why-This-Tablet-Will-Fail-203924/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/02/sorry-rim-the-playbook-still-s.php
...although others have tried to be enthusiastic, although still also apologetic:
http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slates/blackberry-playbook-os2-update-is-finally-available/
So then why doesn't Nick send them an IM thank-you via a Blackberry Messenger?This thing rocks and the folks at RIM deserve some kudos for the fantastic work.
Oh...right: that RIM feature is still absent too.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/technology/an-e-mail-app-arrives-for-the-blackberry-tablet.html
Maybe Playbook 3.0 will have it, if RIM's current business plan of losing money on every sale (as per Abramsky, quoted by NYTimes) doesn't sink them by then.
Indeed. Stikes one as a classical case of being in denial for buyer's remorse.This thing just rocks. Android apps work as if they were written for it, sync via gmail, email, calendars, all work like a charm.Flash too. I get to use what is available now, not some crippled device that can't browse the web and offer users the full experience of every single website.Well done.My next phone: A BlackBerry.Sandman
Wow, talk about hysterical fanboy!
-hh
02/22/2012-
