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BBM on Android & iOS
Many websites are saying it could be today, some are saying the 20th so what do people think?
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Many websites are saying it could be today, some are saying the 20th so what do people think?
Edit: oh, I see the event has already happened in Malaysia and they have announced a new phone: http://m.europe.wsj.com/articles/a/S...?mg=reno64-wsj |
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It could be twentieth occur same time as iPhone release date but honestly BBM is going be just one of many messenger apps if it come a year or two ago maybe it would of been big but not now.
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Blackberry are holding a special event today I believe, so no doubt there will be more info on the cross platform BBM later today.
Edit: oh, I see the event has already happened in Malaysia and they have announced a new phone: http://m.europe.wsj.com/articles/a/S...?mg=reno64-wsj |
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The link broke, for some reason it won't let me post a new one... It's and article on the Wall Street Journal website if you want to search for it.
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Your on about the Z30 right ? Blackberry's 5inch device that is meant to be a competitor against S4 iPhone 5S and Z1 and HTC One.
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21st of September and for FREE!
Take that BB OS7 users! |
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21st of September and for FREE!
Take that BB OS7 users! |
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Still no sign of it on the App Store. Would have thought they would have sorted the problem of the leaked beta version by now.
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Still no sign of it on the App Store. Would have thought they would have sorted the problem of the leaked beta version by now.
PJ Publicly, BlackBerry have blamed the beta version. In reality, there are many issues from which direction is BlackBerry going (services - can they monetise BBM? , hardware, niche enterprise business) to sensitive commercial discussions with carriers/manufacturers (think phones for the developing world with BBM as the default messaging service rather than SMS ). Add in disagreements within BlackBerry; writing off of stock (resulting in a loss and a re-evaluation of future plans) and its no wonder BBM is "delayed". |
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Is that a theory on your behalf or is that actually fact?
Why would they start rolling out on iOS in several countries? Or just a big con? |
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I doubt we will see it soon on iOS and Android to be honest
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I doubt we will see it soon on iOS and Android to be honest
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What would BBM offer Android or iPhone users that cant be found on other similar apps?
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What would BBM offer Android or iPhone users that cant be found on other similar apps?
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Is that a theory on your behalf or is that actually fact?
Why would they start rolling out on iOS in several countries? Or just a big con? It's a bit more complicated than describing the roll out as a con! To put it nicely : BlackBerry is going through a period of transition. Strategic direction is changing regularly. There are disagreements (at senior level) as to how to take the company forward. What this means is that at this point, no one can say what will happen. As BlackBerry doesn't even know. |
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I think even the comment "We are still 100% committed" actually shows it's not certain it will happen. That to me doesn't sound like "yes, we guarantee it will happen".
Btw, I wasn't accusing you of lying, was just wondering if someone in the know had mentioned it. |
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...and I doubt most Android or iOS user could give a toss.
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Ill use Skype or Google Talk/hangouts
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My kid has been waiting for this for weeks no wonder they are going down the pan when even this is proving too difficult for them. Now it seems another beta is here which indicates the first version was broken and the reasons for the delay are probably nonsense.
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I can't see why they would give away free the only thing that makes them what they are!
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I can't see why they would give away free the only thing that makes them what they are!
The era of BBM has moved on to Whatsapp. |
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The era of BBM has moved on to Whatsapp.
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BBM now on Google Play
BBM for Android is now on Google Play. But don't get too excited, due to the high demand for the service you have to register your email address for a place in line, once the app has been installed.
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Also if you go to BBM.com it is available for ios6 and 7. Registration restriction applies.
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