Comments on: 2.O(h No!): Keeping up with the ‘Berrys http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Halfcent http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-98689 Halfcent Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:04:40 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-98689 Yeah, but how about people like me who can change carriers soon due to contract fulfillment obligations having been met and now they want the single Blackberry that will stand the test of time (or ateast the next 24 months? So I figure I will settle for one of these 8320′s while what I really may want is one of your 9xxx’s!

]]> By: Halfcent http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485506 Halfcent Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485506 Yeah, but how about people like me who can change carriers soon due to contract fulfillment obligations having been met and now they want the single Blackberry that will stand the test of time (or ateast the next 24 months? So I figure I will settle for one of these 8320′s while what I really may want is one of your 9xxx’s!

]]> By: b.N http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-98675 b.N Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:02:31 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-98675 BGR*

]]> By: b.N http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485505 b.N Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485505 BGR*

]]> By: b.N http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-98674 b.N Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:01:30 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-98674 I believe the saying is, “Can’t see the forest for the trees”

You have become so deeply involved in blackberries and the community (which makes sense, bbcool) that you fail to see that the enthusiast community barely makes up 1% of the total owner community. The average bb user is not on a forum site, visiting the blogs or “keeping up with the jonses.” I don’t imagine the average corporate owner giggling as they head over each morning to see what new news BGF brings.

The enthusiast community is being just that.

]]> By: b.N http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485503 b.N Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485503 I believe the saying is, “Can’t see the forest for the trees”

You have become so deeply involved in blackberries and the community (which makes sense, bbcool) that you fail to see that the enthusiast community barely makes up 1% of the total owner community. The average bb user is not on a forum site, visiting the blogs or “keeping up with the jonses.” I don’t imagine the average corporate owner giggling as they head over each morning to see what new news BGF brings.

The enthusiast community is being just that.

]]> By: b.N http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485504 b.N Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485504 I believe the saying is, “Can’t see the forest for the trees”

You have become so deeply involved in blackberries and the community (which makes sense, bbcool) that you fail to see that the enthusiast community barely makes up 1% of the total owner community. The average bb user is not on a forum site, visiting the blogs or “keeping up with the jonses.” I don’t imagine the average corporate owner giggling as they head over each morning to see what new news BGF brings.

The enthusiast community is being just that.

]]> By: Krad http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-98666 Krad Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:07:36 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-98666 People have no clue what I am typing away on.(pearl in seidio case). They just look at me as rude. Blackberries imho are just not their yet. The features they are coming out with, have already been out for some pocket pc phones on the market.

From what i can gather in the tri-state area, most have verizon and most want a phone like the chocolate or the envy. I just don’t see the market outside of business for the blackberry.

As for keeping up with the berries… we are a very small niche of people, maybe 20,000 total who actually care about rim and their products. Face it, most blackberry users have blackberries because their company gave it to them… they don’t even know what version they have or that they could even load software on it.

The blackberry appears to be the I.T./Industry/Executive tool to always be working.

Wait until the Iphone. blackberry who? (everyone outside our niche).

]]> By: Krad http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485501 Krad Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485501 People have no clue what I am typing away on.(pearl in seidio case). They just look at me as rude. Blackberries imho are just not their yet. The features they are coming out with, have already been out for some pocket pc phones on the market.

From what i can gather in the tri-state area, most have verizon and most want a phone like the chocolate or the envy. I just don’t see the market outside of business for the blackberry.

As for keeping up with the berries… we are a very small niche of people, maybe 20,000 total who actually care about rim and their products. Face it, most blackberry users have blackberries because their company gave it to them… they don’t even know what version they have or that they could even load software on it.

The blackberry appears to be the I.T./Industry/Executive tool to always be working.

Wait until the Iphone. blackberry who? (everyone outside our niche).

]]> By: Krad http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485502 Krad Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485502 People have no clue what I am typing away on.(pearl in seidio case). They just look at me as rude. Blackberries imho are just not their yet. The features they are coming out with, have already been out for some pocket pc phones on the market.

From what i can gather in the tri-state area, most have verizon and most want a phone like the chocolate or the envy. I just don’t see the market outside of business for the blackberry.

As for keeping up with the berries… we are a very small niche of people, maybe 20,000 total who actually care about rim and their products. Face it, most blackberry users have blackberries because their company gave it to them… they don’t even know what version they have or that they could even load software on it.

The blackberry appears to be the I.T./Industry/Executive tool to always be working.

Wait until the Iphone. blackberry who? (everyone outside our niche).

]]> By: George http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-98662 George Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:51:13 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-98662 Like it or not, the Blackberry is a status symbol.

A few years ago, having any Blackberry made you look important. However, with Blackberrys becoming more prominent, the case right now is you just can’t have any Blackberry but you must have the latest Blackberry. Because now feeling is that if you have an ‘old’ device, you’re not important enough that your company will spring the extra dollars for the latest gadget. Hell, it could have been some execs hand me down device.

I’m sort of guilty of this myself, judging people based on what device they’re carrying, it’s a bad habit but for the most part it’s based out of fact. RIM employees would be familiar …

]]> By: George http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485499 George Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485499 Like it or not, the Blackberry is a status symbol.

A few years ago, having any Blackberry made you look important. However, with Blackberrys becoming more prominent, the case right now is you just can’t have any Blackberry but you must have the latest Blackberry. Because now feeling is that if you have an ‘old’ device, you’re not important enough that your company will spring the extra dollars for the latest gadget. Hell, it could have been some execs hand me down device.

I’m sort of guilty of this myself, judging people based on what device they’re carrying, it’s a bad habit but for the most part it’s based out of fact. RIM employees would be familiar …

]]> By: George http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/2oh-no-keeping-up-with-the-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-485500 George Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/03/14/003859/#comment-485500 Like it or not, the Blackberry is a status symbol.

A few years ago, having any Blackberry made you look important. However, with Blackberrys becoming more prominent, the case right now is you just can’t have any Blackberry but you must have the latest Blackberry. Because now feeling is that if you have an ‘old’ device, you’re not important enough that your company will spring the extra dollars for the latest gadget. Hell, it could have been some execs hand me down device.

I’m sort of guilty of this myself, judging people based on what device they’re carrying, it’s a bad habit but for the most part it’s based out of fact. RIM employees would be familiar …

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