BlackBerry Storm 9530
Other big name phone launch mess ups
1. The iphone
2. The G-1 "Google phone"
3. The Storm
All three were buggy phones or at the very least not up to their full potential when released. All have had lots of hype attached to them. All are complex phones.
I guess one of my points is that if you have to be the first in line for the latest and the greatest, there can be a price paid. Either wait for perfection or be the first on your block with the latest and coolest phone at the time.
Any more phone launch mess ups that you can think of???...the list is probably endless
Trying to compare the launch of a sub-par device by an already established cell phone producer with the launch of the first iPhone is quite a stretch and a pretty weak argument.
PlayboyPenguin said:
I would not call the iPhone release a mess up at all. It was a new machine with an upgradeable system. Even with it's initial (and continued) flaws it was still the most advanced device on the market and still became the worlds leading cell phone seller. I would not call that a "mess up." People lined up around stores to buy them and the returns were minimal. iPhones were selling for twice their value on the blacket market for months after release. I do not forsee the Storm doing that.
Trying to compare the launch of a sub-par device by an already established cell phone producer with the launch of the first iPhone is quite a stretch and a pretty weak argument.
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How many cell phones has RIM produced? Yet still they release this technological abortion upon the consumer.
Standing by your argument does not increase it's validity.
Read some of the blackberry forums elswhere(not here) most of these guys love their Storms.
You wrote it off in several days, but it appears to already have been a success to those that like Blackberrys
picksix said:
I played with the Storm in the store yesterday and was disappointed. I thought it had a touchscreen. Having to manipulate the little device in my hand in order to physically press the screen is uncomfortable and annoying. I could actually feel discomfort in my thumbs after playing with it for just a few minutes. RIM should have just put a high-quality touchscreen, ala the Dare, etc. in their new pride and joy. Instead, they've built a beautiful device that's a pain to interact with.
One big complaint that many touch screen users have had is the lack of feedback on the devices as they type. More mistakes are made. RIMs approach attempts to address that shortcoming. I think they had to do somet...
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The whole story about it being better for typing is just advertising. They are trying to makes lemonade out of lemons. Anyone that actually knows how to type on a touch screen sees through the advertising within a day of use.
Rdraper said:
You are wrong on that account too. The method of typing on the Storm was NOT created to increase the effectiveness of typing. It is a shortcoming of there touch-like screen design. Their screen is not so much a touch screen as it is a transparent track pad layered over a stand screen.
*Ahem* I do think you stole my analogy. 🙂
The bad part is I think you are misusing it. True the screen is not a true touch screen, but I do not think that the typing style is a defect of their design. I think the entire design was based around the touch-and-press typing style. I think you are saying they designed the screen style and then said "oh, this is not going to be good for typing." I think it is more...
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Rdraper said:...Blackberry is an established name and has not only released a under performing phone; they did so without really creating anything new or revolutionary. They tried there hand at an established market and fell short. Worse yet, they tried to make something old appear new with the sure touch gimmick and even that has e ploddd in their faces. It is clunky and hard to use and does nothing but slow typing speeds.
I honestly don't understand all the complaints against the Storm. As I continue to argue, Apple did not invent 'touchscreen' technology. They simply took an idea and improved it. I happen to like the innovation Blackberry used in the SureTouch screen. I've tried typing on an iPhone and i...
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The Storm's method is severely limiting speed wise. Having a single button for every letter puts a serious physical limit on the speed at which you can type. Just check out all the major reviews and you will see almost all of them agree on this. Check out Phonedog first. He has a good web video out about this very limitation.
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Thx ur friendly neighborhood verizon geek