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Why Windows SmartPhone 8 Launch Can Lead To BlackBerry’s Death

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Re: Why Windows SmartPhone 8 Launch Can Lead To BlackBerry’s Death

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Post by diminish »

Toshio wrote: post #2

To summarize, a dead-end OS's last best hope is stealing market share from another dead-end OS. Welcome to technologyland.

Microsoft's latest trial, again portrayed as a killer platform. Come on guys, Microsoft's ambition is good but their track record proves that they can't compete on mobile .

If Windows8 fails, I hope Ms gives up mobile totally and behaves the IBM/Oracle way, i.e. sucking the cash out of their client base to the full limit.

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Post by gouranga »

I'm sure it will. WP has superior features to BlackBerry OS (esp Facebook, twitter integration, messaging) and the devices are cheaper than comparable Blackberry, Android and iOS devices. Market share is also finally growing.

It's a killer platform already - they just need to sort out the marketing and get through all the Android/iOS fanboy FUD out there against it.

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Post by shin_lao »

I've owned a couple of BlackBerry and each new one was a worse experience than its predecessor. I was pretty happy with my Bold 9000, by that time it was convenient, fast and very good at email and texts (what I do mostly).

Then others caught up. The newer BlackBerry had a crappy keyboard and they weren't very good at playing MP3 and there were very few applications.

At some point I gave up and I switched to the Lumia 700. My only regret is that I didn't switch earlier.

Except for the lack of keyboard and S/MIME support, it has got everything I want and offers it with a great interface. It's very good with emails, excellent with Exchange integration (and free!) and has a decent application offer (although not up to par with the iPhone, but I don't really care, all the ones I need are there).

I've been extremely impressed by Microsoft and this pivot. I knew the heart of Windows CE was very good (very solid real time Operating System), but all Windows PocketPC and phones I had sucked a lot and were awful to use because of the interface and the crappy hardware.

I don't see how BlackBerry can survive this.

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Post by cageface »

gouranga wrote: post #5

I'm sure it will. WP has superior features to BlackBerry OS (esp Facebook, twitter integration, messaging) and the devices are cheaper than comparable Blackberry, Android and iOS devices. Market share is also finally growing. It's a killer platform already - they just need to sort out the marketing and get through all the Android/iOS fanboy FUD out there against it.

Market share is also finally growing.

I've been hearing the opposite. Where are you reading this?

Re: Why Windows SmartPhone 8 Launch Can Lead To BlackBerry’s Death

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Post by gouranga »

cageface wrote: post #7
gouranga wrote: post #5

I'm sure it will. WP has superior features to BlackBerry OS (esp Facebook, twitter integration, messaging) and the devices are cheaper than comparable Blackberry, Android and iOS devices. Market share is also finally growing. It's a killer platform already - they just need to sort out the marketing and get through all the Android/iOS fanboy FUD out there against it.

Market share is also finally growing. I've been hearing the opposite. Where are you reading this?

http://www.businessinsider.com/finally-microsoft-has-stopped...

Inevitably, they put the reverse spin on it because it's trendy...

Also, you've got to call bullshit on the stats as the widely deployed Nokia Series 30/40 phones are still the most ubiquitous worldwide

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