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I don't claim to be an expert on Blackberry, but for me the real sell for Blackberry has always been BBM. Kids today all have mobile phones, and most of them in
by EnderMB 15y ago
I don't claim to be an expert on Blackberry, but for me the real sell for Blackberry has always been BBM. Kids today all have mobile phones, and most of them in the UK have Blackberry's solely for contacting each other through BBM.
I feel that Blackberry could save themselves by targeting both those who love BBM, and those who want a simple, cheap phone. I think parents and kids would love to have a basic phone with a physical keyboard, BBM and a great new UI.
- RandallBrown 15y agoI've never understood why people like BBM. It's almost no different from texting except you need to have another number and both people need blackberries.
- morty16 15y agoIt's because you don't have to pay per-message, and there's groups. i.e. cheap and fast.
- toomuchtodo 15y agoLike iMessages (iPhone) and Google Voice/GroupMe (Android)?
- RandallBrown 15y agobut don't you have to pay the blackberry monthly fee or something? Groups are convenient I guess.
- Nagyman 15y agoThere was a significant BBM push that I recall last year[1]. I'd always heard great things about BBM, but it requires everyone to have a blackberry, no? That won't work in a diverse ecosystem; iPhone's Facetime is another example. These are standard features, not "killer" nor innovative features. Text messaging is the standard. Anything else can be had in an app (e.g. Kik Messenger [2]) that is at least cross platform. [1] https://www.google.ca/search?q=blackberry+bbm+ads https://www.google.ca/search?q=blackberry+bbm+ads [2] http://kik.com/ http://kik.com/