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Blackberry vs. iPhone
updated: Sep 21, 2012, 11:33 AM

By Edhat Subscriber

Opinion Survey Question: How many of you think Blackberry will be around much longer?

Recently my 9930 performed a "self update" - and in the process removed a critical program ("core") that was essential to running (it promptly turned into a "brick"). Had programming restored, and just this week the "Blackberry App World" program updated itself - apparently with an incompatible version, the "App World" icon disappeared and a number of updates are queued and cannot install.

My experience with Blackberry service is terrible! Their web-based support pages clearly acknowledge buggy software but point me to solution links which are broken or months out of date!

In the meantime, I started using my wife's I-phone and love it! Screens are intuitive; data (unlike Blackberry) can easily and seamlessly be transported between different applications.

I know what I want for Christmas!

Comments in order of when they were received | (reverse order)

COMMENT 322647	2012-09-21 11:39 AM
Not I. Their global outage just as the IPhone 5 was release was really funny.
COMMENT 322662P	2012-09-21 11:44 AM
Replacing my company Blackberry Tour with an iPhone by end of the year. H8 it. Have to pull the battery and reboot it monthly or it stops fully functioning.
COMMENT 322668	2012-09-21 11:47 AM
Our company is in the process of ditching Blackberry and moving to the iPhone.
COMMENT 322683	2012-09-21 11:57 AM
Businesses will keep RIM going for a while; too many email systems and internal protocols are into BBs. But definitely dying in the consumer world; hanging on by a thread for a while in the biz world.
COMMENT 322694P	2012-09-21 12:20 PM
I thought it was already dead?
COMMENT 322698	2012-09-21 12:31 PM
My Blackberry morphed into an Android eons ago.
COMMENT 322704P	2012-09-21 12:35 PM
Blackberries make good pies.
COMMENT 322707	2012-09-21 12:39 PM
I read an article saying that some companies stay with it because RIM has their own data network and the phone has better security than any other.
COMMENT 322734	2012-09-21 01:09 PM
BB service remains great for international travelers, too - the flat monthly fee gets you email access almost anywhere there's cell service, so no roaming surprises or outrageous charges.
COMMENT 322736	2012-09-21 01:11 PM
OP here. I am an indiviual consumer, not a business. And I agree RIM's fortunes were made based upon selling a high-security platform. But if I were a business user I would still wonder (based upon my experience with poor programming quality, updates, support, and disjointed, non-integrated third party apps) if RIM was going to be able to provide support 5 years or even 1 year from now..... I'm guessing RIM has lost a lot of talent.
COMMENT 322740	2012-09-21 01:15 PM
Blackberry is a goner. They didn't keep current. Made your company need to purchase hardware and software to support the devices. Didn't take their competition seriously. Yep, done!
COMMENT 322765	2012-09-21 02:14 PM
Business user here, with a company of many phones. We're all on Androids for smart phones. If I see someone with a BB these days, I sort of snicker.
COMMENT 322768	2012-09-21 02:18 PM
I had a BB for about 3 months and hated it a few years back, ditched it for an iPhone as soon as I could, but that was just me. I know a lot of people that love their BB's and have begrudgingly been making the transition to iPhones or Androids. Like Google+ the BB will soon be a footnote in tech history. Should we start taking bets? I'll set the over/under on the BB remaining lifespan at 12 months, any takers?
COMMENT 322801	2012-09-21 03:51 PM
Blackberry is quite secure for a while, as all defense-related businesses use them almost exclusively. That's one thing about Apple products and their operating systems...the military will NEVER use them. EVER.
COMMENT 322842	2012-09-21 07:32 PM
Blackberry was great until iPhone and Android came out. Now, what's the point of the Blackberry? iPhone and Android do what Blackberry does just as well and you have a nice big screen to effectively do other stuff. The Blackberry screen size is just too small. Say bye-bye soon.
COMMENT 322874P	2012-09-21 10:25 PM
Blackberry & RIMM will be gone by May, 2013.
COMMENT 322886	2012-09-22 05:48 AM
I have loathed the Blackberry since its inception. It is clunky. As for the "Security", it isn't that secure. The main point of the Blackberry was it was a status symbol for poseurs. A place once held by pagers, before technology ran them over.
COMMENT 322923P	2012-09-22 08:22 AM
I like my BB,mainly because I prefer a true keyboard and am not a big fan of the touch screen. Have a non-clunky model and don't think of myself as a "poseur." Are all the people who love all things Apple well-described as "fanboys." I'm guessing that RIM, despite obvious problems, will remain in business for the foreseeable future.
SPARKEY	2012-09-22 08:37 AM
I loved my Blackberry Tour (personal) and Bold (work). There are many features on them that are perfect for my business and personal life. But when it came time for an upgrade the boss was cheap and said, "Android or Apple?". I went with Android. Recently my Tour began having software issues so I kept the operating systems the same and got an Android. I miss the Blackberry, but there are many things I like about the Android. I'm not sure RIM will be around in 2015. At least not for non-business consumers.
COMMENT 322935	2012-09-22 08:52 AM
Who's Black Berry?? Did the Fruit of the Loom break up and go solo?   888.... type RIMM in your Google search field and now learn.
COMMENT 322938P	2012-09-22 08:56 AM
923P, many business and consumers love their iPhones and are not "poseurs". FYI, as proof I will offer that BB went from 50% of the market to 5% of the market in the last 2 years. I guess we are all "poseurs". <:+)
COMMENT 322943P	2012-09-22 09:10 AM
938P: I was replying to _another_ comment re BBs, scroll down,or up, and read Julian's, hence the _quotes_ on poseurs. Am honestly not sure what you're saying here, though. More "poof" may be required.
COMMENT 322955	2012-09-22 09:31 AM
Still kicking myself that I didn't short that stock years ago. I could see their demise coming from a mile off but didn't think it would happen so quickly.
COMMENT 322984P	2012-09-22 11:09 AM
Blackberry isn't going anywhere except in an acquisition. #1, the US federal government (and especially the GSA) have huge long term contracts with RIM, #2, in Europe and South America it is still the top selling and top contracted cell phone and #3, their patents are worth nearly four billion dollars.

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