blackberry ceo...tablet computers are a fad

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

So this made the news recently. After laying off a bunch of employees and filing for bankruptcy, the CEO of blackberry has said that they will quit making tablet s, because nobody is buying them.

Err...what? The iPad and various android tablets are doing exceedingly well. I know at least fifteen people personally who have tablets. Even my professor uses it for sending us blackboard assignments.

Seems like blackberry are just mad that nobody is buying their stuff anymore.

 

[Gutted]

Uh oh! I have a BlackBerry and I like it just fine.

I read in the papers a while ago (About 1 Month) that only 4% of the Smartphone & Tablet industry were BlackBerry and that their latest phones (Z10 & Q10 I think they're called) were like a last ditch attempt at making BlackBerry bigger. I guess they failed lol. Apple, Sony and whoever else had too much control for BlackBerry to handle.

 

[Aihpames]

They're not a fad, unfortunately... As long as they don't replace laptops entirely, then I don't really care

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

I think blackberry are outdated. It's no longer fashionable to own one.

 

[Aihpames]

Not really bothered about what's fashionable, to be honest... Just what's powerful - and laptops will always be a more powerful portable computing experience than tablets, so that's what I'll stick with.

I see your point, though Many people are about the latest and greatest apple/android device.

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

I am too.

I don't see why you can't have your foot in both camps, though. Most of my music listening is mp3 and the cloud, but I still own CDs, tapes, and vinyls. Most of my movies are DVDs but I still own videocassette.

And really, desktops are the most powerful. There is desktop, then laptop, then tablets.. but I can still do the basic stuff with tablets. And they're new, so who knows where they will be in five years?

 

[Aihpames]

I prefer a dedicated device for music rather than an all in one, but I get your point. I still have some Vinyl and a pretty intense CD collection.

Aye, but I said portable I don't know what your desktop is like, but my PC CASE alone weighs more than any laptop on the market, even when there's nothing in it I'd hardly consider that portable.

I can see why some people like tablets... Like you said, the basic stuff, but none of that interests me. I'm in the minority, though, so no Mr Blackberry CEO, tablets are not a fad

 

[Sigma]

(Still doesn't have a smartphone, let alone a tablet..)

 

[Aihpames]

Same haha. My phone cost £7, and was meant as a temporary replacement for my Sony W850i that died after 5 years of service... That was last year, and I'm still using the £7 phone

 

[xaero]

And BlackBerry is a failing, unpopular company.

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

In my Desktop, I have two internal disk drives, an internal hard drive, an external hard drive (running Linux), an external CD burner drive that I use to kick around and listen to music. Not to mention my 23 inch monitor and surround sound system, haha.

So, yeah, it depends on what you want. My mp3 collection is on my desktop, so if I want to just listen to it off of there, I go there. If I want to do some serious computing and have to travel, there goes my laptop. If I just want to play around on the internet or do some facebooking or watch movies and listen to music, there's the tablet or smartphone.

I also run my entire mp3 collection through two cloud systems: itunes (Apple) and Amazon. So I could potentially listen to it from one, if the other one goes down.

 

[Dissident]

Aye, but I said portable I don't know what your desktop is like, but my PC CASE alone weighs more than any laptop on the market, even when there's nothing in it I'd hardly consider that portable.

Nobody buys desktops to be portable (unless they do LAN parties). Bringing up mobility is a completely moot point. Desktops are bought because of the sheer power that remains unmatched by any mobile device.

 

[Aihpames]

@ Leaning, I have two 11 inch GPUs that weigh around over 2lbs each, a 27 inch monitor, 4 speakers (several pounds/KGs each...), a 19 inch audio interface... Yeah, there's enough there to keep it in it's place.

@ Dissident, that's pretty much the point I made. Laptops will almost certainly offer a more powerful portable experience for years to come, and more often than not, offer more value for money in terms of performance than a tablet - So why buy a tablet when I can buy a laptop?

 

[VanillaCreme]

Seems like blackberry are just mad that nobody is buying their stuff anymore.

That seems the way of it, especially with some of these companies. Many of these companies don't realize that the buyers, consumers, and users make them. Completely. There's no point in putting out a product that people have to buy in order for it to be successful when people aren't buying into it.

They mad, but that's alright. Someone will buy out their company when they begin liquidating it, and BB will be some other company's headache.

 

[annik]

Same haha. My phone cost £7, and was meant as a temporary replacement for my Sony W850i that died after 5 years of service... That was last year, and I'm still using the £7 phone

Yeah my phone didn't cost a lot either, though its better than my old one which was severely retro!

It was funny today when I told my dad I have my phone on silent when I'm out because I have music on and can't hear it anyway and I'd be embarrassed if my bag was ringing and everyone could hear it but me! He said but the music should cut out in your headphones if something calls. I had to remind him dad I have a crap* phone and an ipod! He thinks completely in smart phones I think! He's also got a samsung tablet and would love a new one or maybe an ipad. Me I'm not arsed!

* I hate calling it crap because it was bought for me. Its not crap its basic.

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

I didn't own a smartphone till 2011, annik. My first phone was an iPhone, then I got an Android.

Before that, I was of the iPod classic 80GB and the cheap flip phone brand. I actually was surprised that the tablets were so affordable...my laptop was around $700, and that was a CHEAP laptop!

 

[VanillaCreme]

Smartphones... I've actually looked into going back to older phones. At least they didn't freeze so often.

 

[Walley]

So why buy a tablet when I can buy a laptop?

the way I see it, is why make both?
why can a tablet not have the same types of spec internally as a laptop? put win8 on it and use a wireless keyboard with a mouse pad and you have a laptop with more flexibility. the only reason they are seen as lessor than a laptop atm is because they use android or alternative OS.

right now on my phone, I can connect it to an hdmi tv, Bluetooth keyboard/mouse, plug in a usb drive and play 1080p movies from it, or surf the net or work on office documents and so on.
all I would need is an external graphics card for playing intensive games.. and with that I would have a complete pc replacement device in my pocket all day long. I keep my music, movie and tv collection on a headless network server in my basement that can be accessed by any pc or mobile from anywhere.
my desk at home and work would simply have a monitor, keyboard/mouse and a dock to put my phone into.
and to take that concept a step further, why not have a tablet that I has a slot on the side where my phone plugs right into it like a tape-drive and works as the brain for that too!
personally I feel there will come a day, sooner than later, where all we will need is a smartphone in your pocket and workstations where ever you need. it only makes sense and we are a lot closer to that now than a lot of people realize.

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

Windows 8 tablets do exist, you know...

 

[VanillaCreme]

I'm not buying into the tablet phase really, however I would like the bedtime Nook. Cute little thing and perfect for my late night reading before I sleep.