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" If I were in your position, I would sell those RIMM shares, trash the BlackBerry and buy Apple iPhones and iPads for self and for the family, and go Long Apple". I use and appreciate my 9900+Playbook(s) on a daily basis, not a chance I move to another fruit flavor :) I'm (new) long on RIM (avg : $10) ; this was then a consensus "crazy mistake" when I did it (first in @ $15). Now, I feel like a "Watsa perspective" gently blows the market. I believe, we're not in the exact same boat if you're long near $50.
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If you espect those salesperson to give you a forecast of the mobile market in 2013 ... well, I believe you'd better (like I do) gust bet.
They do not know anything but what current/next incentive is. Hopefully, RIM will do good marketing for BB10 launch and those exact same person will then tell you "OMG, BB10 is freaking awesome, surely the device of choice for mobile use right now. Nothing compares" that translates "c'mon, I'm only 2 units away from my free sunny holidays, buy this new device, I don't give a [F word] of the brand : show.me.the.money."
@RealMrBean "Firstly, the technology is not mature"
Yes it is, really. The specifications are now stable (unfortunately, there's a rumored new branch ... ) and only browser support/compliance can be a counter argument to this. But BB10 browser (witch is still beta now) has the best score EVER for HTML5 compatibility. This means that there's no limitation for full HTML5 implementation with BB10 devices. By the way, this is also the VERY FIRST TIME a "mobile OS/Browser" beats any desktop combination; but strangely ... no one blogs about it. http://bit.ly/LLbfqY
The Webworks SDK received a major update last thursday (http://bit.ly/MFuZ0K) with new APIs implementation. Last APIs should be released by the end of September ... and we'll be programming on a "hardware abstracted" device, or such.
Many BB10 developers are even balancing hard between coding "native" (c++, Qt, cascade) and HTML5 (WebWorks, BBui.js), as the HTML5 track opens a highway to cross-platform base development. RIM is going "standard" (being HTML5 or C++), to the opposite of what has been flawed before.
@sreimer77 Not in a Blackberry Fusion/Balance perspective. In short, with Balance ... "almost nothing professional" is stored on your device. When you leave, you just loose access to company contents and the associated credentials/limitations. But you keep ALL your private data (apps, mails, docs, pictures, contacts ...); this is what "next level" means :)
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@Stock Jackal ... I believe $300 is very over estimated. Remember it's (mass) B2B runtime licensing. As a basis, the fee you're giving is for a single workstation QNX development suite.
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I believe C.I.Os are already monitoring this. As I stated before, MS W8 is a great opportunity in that perspective. Lot of large companies are now aware that their next upgrade/change of MDM/BYOD strategies can be settled with several goals including :
- multiple brand/OSes/Types of devices (tablets, phones) support - Privacy and Security concerns - Scalability (hosted against/with cloud) - Cost efficiency - Users satisfaction (no device restriction for private use, high restriction for pro use) against user frustration
And, so far I know ... Only RIM back-end with BB(10) devices can offer the full monty, natively.
That's correct, but many users will feel frustrated, as they won't be able to use many apps or features. For instance IBM disabled the cloud storage for idevices ... In this perspective, RIM's Fusion/Balance enterprise suite (let's name it "new BES" to make things simple) will be a very relevant answer, as it splits two waterproof distinct environments for each use: personal and pro.
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I wish my English was good enough for me to tell about the difference between an OS and a Platform... Well, maybe I'm too lazy for that ;) Hint : "I guess the BB10 will communicate with your car quite well" is an understatement :)
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Thanks for this Tehedra. Regarding BYOD, RIM will be alone to offer on a single device both secured personal (boss don't read your history nor mails ) and professional (users don't geopardize your security nor leak your internal secrets or stole business contacts ) environments. This is called BlackBerry Balance and is already available for PlayBook users. This is a major feature.
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(application fans, just skip this). It was and still is a toy. But this is not the point, people want it. Will appl learn from RIM... We will see in the second half of 2013, reading figures and Google OS / Samsung position.
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I use and appreciate my 9900+Playbook(s) on a daily basis, not a chance I move to another fruit flavor :)
I'm (new) long on RIM (avg : $10) ; this was then a consensus "crazy mistake" when I did it (first in @ $15). Now, I feel like a "Watsa perspective" gently blows the market.
I believe, we're not in the exact same boat if you're long near $50.
Research In Motion And The Confidence Game [View article]
They do not know anything but what current/next incentive is. Hopefully, RIM will do good marketing for BB10 launch and those exact same person will then tell you "OMG, BB10 is freaking awesome, surely the device of choice for mobile use right now. Nothing compares" that translates "c'mon, I'm only 2 units away from my free sunny holidays, buy this new device, I don't give a [F word] of the brand : show.me.the.money."
Will The RIM-Pire Strike Back? [View article]
The BlackBerry 10 SDK Beta schedule looks like the following:
R4: May SDK Beta Release (first beta)
R6: July SDK Beta Release (just launched)
R8: September SDK Beta Release (API Freeze, Binary Compatible with Gold)
R9: October SDK Beta Release (bug fixes)
R10: November Gold SDK Release (bug fixes)
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"Firstly, the technology is not mature"
Yes it is, really. The specifications are now stable (unfortunately, there's a rumored new branch ... ) and only browser support/compliance can be a counter argument to this.
But BB10 browser (witch is still beta now) has the best score EVER for HTML5 compatibility. This means that there's no limitation for full HTML5 implementation with BB10 devices.
By the way, this is also the VERY FIRST TIME a "mobile OS/Browser" beats any desktop combination; but strangely ... no one blogs about it.
http://bit.ly/LLbfqY
The Webworks SDK received a major update last thursday (http://bit.ly/MFuZ0K) with new APIs implementation. Last APIs should be released by the end of September ... and we'll be programming on a "hardware abstracted" device, or such.
Many BB10 developers are even balancing hard between coding "native" (c++, Qt, cascade) and HTML5 (WebWorks, BBui.js), as the HTML5 track opens a highway to cross-platform base development. RIM is going "standard" (being HTML5 or C++), to the opposite of what has been flawed before.
Will The RIM-Pire Strike Back? [View article]
In short, with Balance ... "almost nothing professional" is stored on your device.
When you leave, you just loose access to company contents and the associated credentials/limitations. But you keep ALL your private data (apps, mails, docs, pictures, contacts ...); this is what "next level" means :)
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Research In Motion At Waterloo: Prepare For Bankruptcy [View article]
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Research In Motion At Waterloo: Prepare For Bankruptcy [View article]
As I stated before, MS W8 is a great opportunity in that perspective.
Lot of large companies are now aware that their next upgrade/change of MDM/BYOD strategies can be settled with several goals including :
- multiple brand/OSes/Types of devices (tablets, phones) support
- Privacy and Security concerns
- Scalability (hosted against/with cloud)
- Cost efficiency
- Users satisfaction (no device restriction for private use, high restriction for pro use) against user frustration
And, so far I know ... Only RIM back-end with BB(10) devices can offer the full monty, natively.
Will The RIM-Pire Strike Back? [View article]
Devcon + BB10 jam ?
Why have you been there ? For a free device ?
Will The RIM-Pire Strike Back? [View article]
In this perspective, RIM's Fusion/Balance enterprise suite (let's name it "new BES" to make things simple) will be a very relevant answer, as it splits two waterproof distinct environments for each use: personal and pro.
Research In Motion At Waterloo: Prepare For Bankruptcy [View article]
Hint : "I guess the BB10 will communicate with your car quite well" is an understatement :)
Research In Motion At Waterloo: Prepare For Bankruptcy [View article]
Regarding BYOD, RIM will be alone to offer on a single device both secured personal (boss don't read your history nor mails ) and professional (users don't geopardize your security nor leak your internal secrets or stole business contacts ) environments.
This is called BlackBerry Balance and is already available for PlayBook users. This is a major feature.
Research In Motion At Waterloo: Prepare For Bankruptcy [View article]
Research In Motion At Waterloo: Prepare For Bankruptcy [View article]
It was and still is a toy. But this is not the point, people want it.
Will appl learn from RIM... We will see in the second half of 2013, reading figures and Google OS / Samsung position.