Comments on: ThoughtPiece: Learning To Let Go

By: George

George — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:43:00 +0000

Robb is right, the trackball was necessary in the evolution of future Blackberry devices. There’s also been rumors that the next generation iPod will be going away from their famous wheel, just like what RIM has done.

It’s either you stay stagnant or keep on improving.

By: George

George — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:43:00 +0000

It’s either you stay stagnant or keep on improving.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:24:28 +0000

ThoughtPiece: Learning To Let Go

With the new BlackBerry consumer line of products the most noticeable departures from the more traditional BlackBerrys are surely the addition of the camera and the replacement of the beloved trackwheel with a trackball. Iâ€™ve commented on the subject…

By: Robb (RIMarkable)

Robb (RIMarkable) — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:26:05 +0000

Moving from the trackwheel to the trackball was absoulutely necessary for Research in Motion as the BlackBerry was coming to a physical limit as to how thin the device could be made.

RIM’s intention isn’t to upset the 5 or 6 million users who have grown found of the trackbwheel, however, they do want to make their next generation BlackBerrys actractive to the 10s of millions of consumers that would never carry something as clunky as a 7250, 870x, or even a 71xx.

RIM may need to improve the Trackball, however, it was the right move all the way…

By: Robb (RIMarkable)

Robb (RIMarkable) — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:26:00 +0000

Moving from the trackwheel to the trackball was absoulutely necessary for Research in Motion as the BlackBerry was coming to a physical limit as to how thin the device could be made.

RIM may need to improve the Trackball, however, it was the right move all the way…