http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/04/blackberry-patent-featuring-slider-smartphone-might-hint-at-bb10-torch/
BlackBerry just filed a new patent that hints that the company will be coming out with a new phone, a slider phone with a keyboard. While is great for the company, I just feel that a slide phone is sort of outdated in comparison to what's top in market, i.e. samsung galaxy and the apple iphone and it's touch screen. I personally know a lot of people who switched from blackberry to either iPhone or Android simply because the BlackBerry phone was outdated. I'm seriously interested how this will play out in the market. Will BlackBerry come out with apps? Will there be an app store? Or will blackberry run Android on it's phone?
Also, do people really want a slide phone? Personally, I feel like a slidephone is so.....3 years ago. Maybe I really enjoy having a touch screen and sort of think a slide phone is old. Do we really need a keyboard? Is it really annoying. I use to have one with a touch screen and barely used the keyboard.
I want to see what this new BlackBerry could become. How is it going to fare in market?
Hmmm...I actually used to own a slider phone with a keyboard, but switched to one of those smartphones we see all the time now. Well, I think it all depends on what types of features the new Blackberry phone will have, but yes, I think it is a little outdated as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree, many people stopped using Blackberry because they thought it is outdated - the technology moved to touch screen rapidly. However, I believe that blackberry positions itself towards the market of laggards and late majority, people who are not willing to switch to a new technology, and will never be. I imagine that there is still market there because a lot of competitors leave the market once the product is at the maturity stage of life cycle.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Yuliya. A lot of BlackBerry users are the original smart phone users and older business folks who are not particularly savvy or comfortable with a full touch display. Having a manual button system is more reliable and efficient for them.
ReplyDeleteAgree with Sargunjot. Their target market currently is a demographic of old businessmen (and their phones are cheaper that companies can just loan to their employees).
ReplyDeleteWait --- they already tried this years ago. I'll be surprised if Blackberry can survive long enough to make this phone. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteInteresting move by Blackberry. I will await to see what happens with this.
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