Comments on: Can Blackberry 10 Return RIM to Profitability? http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/ Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: veeru789 http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62526 veeru789 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:35:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62526 Hi Andrew, nice well balanced article. its refreshing to see articles not mindlessly bashing RIM. "What do you think of RIM’s Blackberry 10 are you excited or do you think it is a case of too little, too late?" I am definitely getting both L and N series on lauch. I love BB's. its those small things that make the phone so joyful. example, key board short cuts, integration with social media to BBM, BBM (when the D for delivered turns to R for Read-little BB magic), emails, data compression (saves tons of money while international roaming),ecct..... i dont need 100,000 fart apps. all the ones i need are already there on BB. its not a zero sum game: Most analysts also forget that the smartphone market has just started to evolve. for example, in India there are 900 million mobile phone subscribers (Please correct me if im wrong). Only a fraction of them are on smart phones. similarly in africa & middle east. RIM doesnt actually have to eat apples or googles market share to be successful. there is a huge mkt which is yet to be tapped. it is definitely not a zerosum game. Mobile computing - the future: in the more developed markets where smart phone market is more or less matured, the future is mobile computing - devices talking to devices ( not just cloud to sync photos). and this where RIM is heading. it already has presence in automotive, hospitals, defence, nuclear powerplants, ect. and RIM's NOC can push updates, fixes, real time info to smartphones or what ever device (tablet, car, house control system) that is. its imperative to look beyond all the noise and see the potential of this wonderful platform. i truly believe RIM is upto something BIG. next 4-5 years will be very exciting. Hi Andrew,

nice well balanced article. its refreshing to see articles not mindlessly bashing RIM.

“What do you think of RIM’s Blackberry 10 are you excited or do you think it is a case of too little, too late?”

I am definitely getting both L and N series on lauch. I love BB’s. its those small things that make the phone so joyful. example, key board short cuts, integration with social media to BBM, BBM (when the D for delivered turns to R for Read-little BB magic), emails, data compression (saves tons of money while international roaming),ecct….. i dont need 100,000 fart apps. all the ones i need are already there on BB.

its not a zero sum game:
Most analysts also forget that the smartphone market has just started to evolve. for example, in India there are 900 million mobile phone subscribers (Please correct me if im wrong). Only a fraction of them are on smart phones. similarly in africa & middle east. RIM doesnt actually have to eat apples or googles market share to be successful. there is a huge mkt which is yet to be tapped. it is definitely not a zerosum game.

Mobile computing – the future:
in the more developed markets where smart phone market is more or less matured, the future is mobile computing – devices talking to devices ( not just cloud to sync photos). and this where RIM is heading. it already has presence in automotive, hospitals, defence, nuclear powerplants, ect. and RIM’s NOC can push updates, fixes, real time info to smartphones or what ever device (tablet, car, house control system) that is. its imperative to look beyond all the noise and see the potential of this wonderful platform. i truly believe RIM is upto something BIG. next 4-5 years will be very exciting.

]]> By: Robocec http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62521 Robocec Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62521 That's carried over to the new phone That’s carried over to the new phone

]]> By: Robocec http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62520 Robocec Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:09:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62520 Went to I phone 5 hated it so went back to bb can't wait fof bb10. It's the little thing bb do that are good ie little red light flashing when you have an email. That will be cat tied over to the new phone. Went to I phone 5 hated it so went back to bb can’t wait fof bb10. It’s the little thing bb do that are good ie little red light flashing when you have an email. That will be cat tied over to the new phone.

]]> By: greenmachine http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62518 greenmachine Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:21:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62518 I can second this...have a BB Torch and Nexus One. After more than 2 years use I hate hate hate the Android phone...If it wasn't for the browser and a couple of apps it would be in the drawer. BB10 will replace both devices for me. I can second this…have a BB Torch and Nexus One. After more than 2 years use I hate hate hate the Android phone…If it wasn’t for the browser and a couple of apps it would be in the drawer. BB10 will replace both devices for me.

]]> By: Jake http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62515 Jake Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:12:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62515 I switched to Android last year (BIG MISTAKE). I can't wait to get back to BlackBerry! I think that there are a lot of people waiting to switch back. I really hate when bloggers use the last four words of this article. It's only too late if the company has been bought out or run out of cash. Neither is the case for RIM. I think RIM will be one of the biggest comeback stories in tech history. I switched to Android last year (BIG MISTAKE).
I can’t wait to get back to BlackBerry!
I think that there are a lot of people waiting to switch back. I really hate when bloggers use the last four words of this article. It’s only too late if the company has been bought out or run out of cash. Neither is the case for RIM. I think RIM will be one of the biggest comeback stories in tech history.

]]> By: Mare Juli http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62514 Mare Juli Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:40:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62514 I can't wait ... I've seen the fantastic new format and it will be awesome to be able to multi task and enjoy quick, seamless switching between my web activities ! ! I can’t wait … I’ve seen the fantastic new format and it will be awesome to be able to multi task and enjoy quick, seamless switching between my web activities ! !

]]> By: Max Li http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62512 Max Li Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:22:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62512 Very excited about this! This platform shows potential. The swipe features/hub look so promising I can imagine myself using it all the time! It does not have an iphone air about it or infact in doesn't feel like any other phone on the market. It feels formal, mature, and stylish. I hope this would appeal the majority of the consumers. Perhaps taking the perspective on smartphones to another level instead of just being a hipster toy. Very excited about this! This platform shows potential. The swipe features/hub look so promising I can imagine myself using it all the time! It does not have an iphone air about it or infact in doesn’t feel like any other phone on the market. It feels formal, mature, and stylish. I hope this would appeal the majority of the consumers. Perhaps taking the perspective on smartphones to another level instead of just being a hipster toy.

]]> By: Frendy http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62510 Frendy Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:40:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62510 I believe RIM will succeed with BB10! I'll purchase it as soon as it is available. I believe RIM will succeed with BB10! I’ll purchase it as soon as it is available.

]]> By: Andrew_Grush http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62509 Andrew_Grush Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:38:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62509 You make a great point about Android starting from nothing. I suppose saying they won't be "mainstream" isn't good wording and is kind of vague on what I actually meant. I really didn't mean that Blackberry can't be a market leader--- instead I meant that they will likely always have more of a specific purpose. Blackberry has seems to be targeted towards heavy multi-taskers, business users and productivity first and foremost. Don't get me wrong, it can do gaming and entertainment just fine, but these seem secondary. Keep in mind that being a solid platform with a clear focus IS NOT a bad thing. It can actually be a really positive thing. BB10 is different than Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8--- and that's a compliment in my opinion, not a criticism. RIM Blackberry isn't trying to "be all and do all" at this point. It is taking the things that RIM knows well and it is running with these things. Again, BB10 could try a more "be all, do all" approach with BB10 that would give it a more mainstream feel--- until we see the apps it is hard to say for sure and as a result I'm going to slightly reword my article to avoid future confusion. I'm actually very excited to see how RIM progresses going forward and expect many of these analysts to be flat out wrong. Thanks again for commenting, and also for letting me see that my word choice could have been better! :) You make a great point about Android starting from nothing. I suppose saying they won’t be “mainstream” isn’t good wording and is kind of vague on what I actually meant.

I really didn’t mean that Blackberry can’t be a market leader— instead I meant that they will likely always have more of a specific purpose.

Blackberry has seems to be targeted towards heavy multi-taskers, business users and productivity first and foremost. Don’t get me wrong, it can do gaming and entertainment just fine, but these seem secondary.

Keep in mind that being a solid platform with a clear focus IS NOT a bad thing. It can actually be a really positive thing.

BB10 is different than Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8— and that’s a compliment in my opinion, not a criticism. RIM Blackberry isn’t trying to “be all and do all” at this point. It is taking the things that RIM knows well and it is running with these things. Again, BB10 could try a more “be all, do all” approach with BB10 that would give it a more mainstream feel— until we see the apps it is hard to say for sure and as a result I’m going to slightly reword my article to avoid future confusion.

I’m actually very excited to see how RIM progresses going forward and expect many of these analysts to be flat out wrong.

Thanks again for commenting, and also for letting me see that my word choice could have been better! :)

]]> By: Manny Styles http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/12/05/blackberry-10-profitability/#comment-62508 Manny Styles Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:28:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=141856#comment-62508 BlackBerry looks great, I'm definitely. Excited and can't wait to get one. BlackBerry looks great, I’m definitely. Excited and can’t wait to get one.

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