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The consensus seems to be "it's solid, but not special". I guess RIM needs to keep working even harder now to actually determine whether their tablets make it o

The consensus seems to be "it's solid, but not special". I guess RIM needs to keep working even harder now to actually determine whether their tablets make it or not. The good news for them is that starting 1 year behind the competition doesn't necessarily mean they won't be able to carve out a profitable slice of this rapidly growing market in the future.

lawnchair_larry 16y ago
The business market, where RIM has had a lot of success, seems to prefer "solid, but not special". I don't think they will do as poorly as many seem to think. Everyone compares it to the iPad, which feels like more of a consumer toy than a business tool to me. I think there is definitely overlap, but I don't think it is trying to be the iPad. This is good, because if it were, it would fail. To someone that does not want to play games or watch movies, all of those features stack up to absolutely nothing. I opted for a Kindle DX over an iPad 2, and some people think I am crazy. It does what I need, and does it very well. That's all the PlayBook has to do to be successful.
- cpeterso 16y ago
  The PlayBook's #1 priority should have been to leverage the popularity of BlackBerries among existing enterprise customers. The PlayBook should have tightly integrated support for RIM's BlackBerry messaging services and Microsoft Exchange. Instead, the PlayBook does not even ship with email, calendar, or address book apps!
  - lawnchair_larry 16y ago
    It does, just not at launch. At launch, you have to use the AES-256 bridge to your existing blackberry. http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/blackberry-playbook-faq-confirms-native-email-calendar-and-cont/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/blackberry-playbook-faq-c...
    - icegreentea 16y ago
      In fact, the AES-256 bridge possibly means even -faster- adaption as opposed to all native apps. Big corps would insist on all sorts of due diligence and ridiculous testing for a brand new model connecting to their BES (I've seen how long a certain company to get the 9700 approved...). With the BB bridge, way less silliness to go through.
      - digamber_kamat 16y ago
        Actually if a company is already paying for your blackberries data plan it may not like to pay for another blackberry device. But if you can use your phone a a bridge and save the need to have another data plan I think it is an excellent idea.

lawnchair_larry 16y ago

The business market, where RIM has had a lot of success, seems to prefer "solid, but not special". I don't think they will do as poorly as many seem to think. Everyone compares it to the iPad, which feels like more of a consumer toy than a business tool to me. I think there is definitely overlap, but I don't think it is trying to be the iPad. This is good, because if it were, it would fail. To someone that does not want to play games or watch movies, all of those features stack up to absolutely nothing. I opted for a Kindle DX over an iPad 2, and some people think I am crazy. It does what I need, and does it very well. That's all the PlayBook has to do to be successful.

cpeterso 16y ago
The PlayBook's #1 priority should have been to leverage the popularity of BlackBerries among existing enterprise customers. The PlayBook should have tightly integrated support for RIM's BlackBerry messaging services and Microsoft Exchange. Instead, the PlayBook does not even ship with email, calendar, or address book apps!
- lawnchair_larry 16y ago
  It does, just not at launch. At launch, you have to use the AES-256 bridge to your existing blackberry. http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/blackberry-playbook-faq-confirms-native-email-calendar-and-cont/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/blackberry-playbook-faq-c...
  - icegreentea 16y ago
    In fact, the AES-256 bridge possibly means even -faster- adaption as opposed to all native apps. Big corps would insist on all sorts of due diligence and ridiculous testing for a brand new model connecting to their BES (I've seen how long a certain company to get the 9700 approved...). With the BB bridge, way less silliness to go through.
    - digamber_kamat 16y ago
      Actually if a company is already paying for your blackberries data plan it may not like to pay for another blackberry device. But if you can use your phone a a bridge and save the need to have another data plan I think it is an excellent idea.