\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/technology/blackberry-becomes-a-source-of-shame-for-users.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Wow, I thought that was an Onion article at first. That's what passes as journalism at the New York Times...? The author apparently did no research. Yelp is available on the Blackberry. So is Google Maps. You can easily go to OpenTable (there may even be an app), and to say there's no social media apps is ridiculous -- I had Facebook and Twitter on my Blackberry. In fact, during the Olympics, iPhone, Android, and Blackberry users all made roughly the same number of tweets (which surprised me when I heard that, but hey). The 9900/9910 has a screen roughly the same size as the iPhone and has a slideout keyboard (I still miss it... ). I put it up on eBay and got $220 for it, so there's obviously still a market. Great article for the Onion. Not so much for the NYT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Wow, I thought that was an Onion article at first. That's what passes as journalism at the New York Times...? The author apparently did no research. Yelp is available on the Blackberry. So is Google Maps. You can easily go to OpenTable (there may even be an app), and to say there's no social media apps is ridiculous -- I had Facebook and Twitter on my Blackberry. In fact, during the Olympics, iPhone, Android, and Blackberry users all made roughly the same number of tweets (which surprised me when I heard that, but hey). The 9900/9910 has a screen roughly the same size as the iPhone and has a slideout keyboard (I still miss it... ). I put it up on eBay and got $220 for it, so there's obviously still a market. Great article for the Onion. Not so much for the NYT... FWIW - Both my teenage daughters use Blackberry's and still appreciate the full keyboard for the amount of texting they do. They also use twitter, fb pretty extensively and I haven't heard any complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Blackberry still exists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I miss my keyboard..but this is rather like the betamax argument at this point no? Does it really matter if BB can do everyting a droid or Apple can if the persecption is that it cannot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I miss my keyboard..but this is rather like the betamax argument at this point no? Does it really matter if BB can do everyting a droid or Apple can if the persecption is that it cannot? Theh only thing I miss about my BB is being able to put the cursor anywhere using the track ball. Trying to put the cursor on the iPhone screen by tap, tap, tapping it bugs the crap out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Theh only thing I miss about my BB is being able to put the cursor anywhere using the track ball. Trying to put the cursor on the iPhone screen by tap, tap, tapping it bugs the crap out of me. You're just holding it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 You're just holding it wrong. That's what she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 That's what she said. Why do you always bring my wife into every conversation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Why do you always bring my wife into every conversation? Well tell me she likes it to be held and I'll stop bringing her up. Geesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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