When Choosing A New Phone, What’s A WebOS User To Do?

Blackberry

I’ve been less than gentle with my feelings towards RIM’s once-pervasive handset since the day Techcitement first started. I’m honestly baffled as to how any company with that much of a lead over everyone else managed to completely squander it. There is not a single Blackberry handset out that does not feel dated. Blackberry’s highest end phone, the Torch, is less usable to me than my Pre was.

You see a phone; I see a giant "kick me" sign.

It’s not that I loath Blackberries. I think there’s a place for them. I recently got my mother a Bold, but mostly so she could teach my dad how to use the one his company issued him. Do I think the Blackberry 10 looks impressive? Sure. I liked the Playbook for what it was, and I think scaling it down to be a phone OS could really work. However, with Blackberry’s recent track record and no firm dates, I think I’ll pass.

Who am I, Apple in 2007 or RIM in 2013?

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