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Posted: 11/20/2011 8:51:49 PM EDT
Blackberry is cutting the price of the Playbook down to $200 for the 16GB version (from $500) up here permanently.
I kind of want one, but have zero use for it.  $200 sounds a fuck of allot better than $500. ETA - my bad, it's a "temporary price" only good to Nov 24th. Staples in the US will have them for $200 on "Black Friday". |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 8:53:17 PM EDT
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Blackberry is cutting the price of the Playbook down to $200 for the 16GB version (from $500) up here permanently. I kind of want one, but have zero use for it.
$200 sounds a fuck of allot better than $500. i want one, but i want the android market if anything. And i dont think blackberry plays with android, unless i'm wrong |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 8:55:00 PM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point?
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Posted: 11/20/2011 8:55:53 PM EDT
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RIMFlash is dead so what's the point? FIFY |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 8:56:30 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Blackberry is cutting the price of the Playbook down to $200 for the 16GB version (from $500) up here permanently. I kind of want one, but have zero use for it. $200 sounds a fuck of allot better than $500. i want one, but i want the android market if anything. And i dont think blackberry plays with android, unless i'm wrong Apparently the new update due in February (Playbook 2.0) will allow you to download and use Android apps. |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 8:56:59 PM EDT
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Quoted: Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:00:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:07:21 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.  What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?  ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:10:52 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person. What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash? ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? Basically, you write and compile your software once and it will run on any platform, instead of having to compile a version for each OS and each browser you want your software to run on |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:12:22 PM EDT
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A lot of the grahics and video on the net are Flash.
Apple doesnt work with Flash. |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:13:43 PM EDT
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Quoted: A lot of the grahics and video on the net are Flash. Apple doesnt work with Flash. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-09/mark-smith-adobe-flash-mobile/51135466/1 |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:22:10 PM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.
What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?
ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? It's like when you boil a 1911 in a bag of milk. |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:44:01 PM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. Long live Flash |
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Posted: 11/20/2011 9:44:39 PM EDT
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Can't see getting a tablet that doesn't run Android.
Most stuff gets a ROM ported to it eventually, but I don't expect that the Blackberry tablet will be a hot item in this regard. The kindle will be instantly hacked up with a bunch of different ROMs, easy to use tools, and detailed instructions in no time flat. Even at $200 I'd be buying it for the hardware, leaving it in the box, and waiting to see if I wanted to resell it or hack it; depending on Android community support and reports. They can't win, because all of their OS and app effort is for naught. They can't sell their product without spending a bunch of money developing something that I want to throw away at the first opportunity. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:16:48 AM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.
What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?
ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? 
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:18:56 AM EDT
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People still bitching about flash
Playbooks are garbage - RIM really missed the obvious mark with it. RIM needs to drop BBOS and adopt Android to save their company. Run after the "Hardened" device market. Their "Co-CEO" thing really has lead to poor decisions. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:22:36 AM EDT
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they are discounting the price because no one buys blackberry products anymore.
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:26:15 AM EDT
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It's got good hardware, well for when it came out it did. Better hardware is right around the corner and if you kept track of RIM updates or lack of I'd be weary of a purchase.
If it was $100 I'd probably pick one up. It wouldn't surprise me if 2.0 didn't have the Android App player I also think that price drop is going to be permenant or on sale every week. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:27:23 AM EDT
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I've got one. I've got no complaints.
(Good to see it getting a price adjustment though because it was high IMO) |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:29:03 AM EDT
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People still bitching about flash
Playbooks are garbage - RIM really missed the obvious mark with it. RIM needs to drop BBOS and adopt Android to save their company. Run after the "Hardened" device market. Their "Co-CEO" thing really has lead to poor decisions. What is "garbage" about it? Most of the complaining I've seen revolves around "it's not an Android device". |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:30:41 AM EDT
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another useless Canadian POS
yeah my company uses BB, but that's all it's good for is email, web surfing sucks.canucks need to stick to milk bag making |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 6:50:05 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: People still bitching about flash Playbooks are garbage - RIM really missed the obvious mark with it. RIM needs to drop BBOS and adopt Android to save their company. Run after the "Hardened" device market. Their "Co-CEO" thing really has lead to poor decisions. What is "garbage" about it? Most of the complaining I've seen revolves around "it's not an Android device". Uh playbooks don't have a native email client for one. A bunch of what would be useful is dependent upon you also owning a bb device. Do some googling on reviews and you'll see. The only way BB isn't going to die is if they start making better devices that run android and use what's left of their brand power to hang on. But they're a bunch of fucktards so that won't happen.
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:06:11 AM EDT
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Playbooks are garbage - RIM really missed the obvious mark with it. RIM needs to drop BBOS and adopt Android to save their company. Run after the "Hardened" device market. Their "Co-CEO" thing really has lead to poor decisions. What is "garbage" about it? Most of the complaining I've seen revolves around "it's not an Android device". Uh playbooks don't have a native email client for one. A bunch of what would be useful is dependent upon you also owning a bb device. Do some googling on reviews and you'll see. The only way BB isn't going to die is if they start making better devices that run android and use what's left of their brand power to hang on. But they're a bunch of fucktards so that won't happen. I have one - I don't have to Google for reviews. So basically yeah you're saying "it's not an Android device." Got it. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:25:09 AM EDT
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BlackBerry sucks, period. The user interface is garbage and the product in general was made obsolete by the iPhone in 2008.
Android will surpass iPhone because of its availability on a wide variety of smartphones, its usability, and tight integration with Google products which are actually very good. For example, I no longer bother with TomTom/Garmin because Google Navigation kicks ass. Google Maps' "My Places" makes it very easy to store addresses/locations unlike TomTom/Garmin. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:28:18 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person. What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash? ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? I have an old "smart phone" and a 3 year old laptop. You've heard of "early adopters"? I am a very, very late adopter.
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:30:40 AM EDT
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A lot of the grahics and video on the net are Flash. Apple doesnt work with Flash. Use Google Chrome |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:44:40 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:47:57 AM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.
What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?
ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? I have an old "smart phone" and a 3 year old laptop. You've heard of "early adopters"? I am a very, very late adopter.
I hear they have a cure for your "adopter" condition, its called..........stop being Canadian and sucking on empty milk bags. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:51:28 AM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.
What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?
ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? You know what WebKit is, deej? |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:51:37 AM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.
What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?
ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? it means the Adobe hated flash and got tired of its crap so it finally killed it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 7:54:18 AM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.
What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?
ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? You know what WebKit is, deej? No. But flash is so integral... |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 8:19:05 AM EDT
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You know what WebKit is, deej? No. But flash is so integral... ahhhh but WebKit is more integral for mobile browsing and apps....thus Adobe dumping Flash. RIM's web browser is actually built on WebKit too. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 8:23:56 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person. What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash? ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? You know what WebKit is, deej? No. But flash is so integral... I've never installed "flash" on any computer I own, as far as I know. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 8:27:43 AM EDT
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Flash is dead so what's the point? I'm not sure what you mean. The selling point of the Playbook was it supports Flash and can get to all of the internet, not the iPads nuttered interent. Adobe killed Flash not that long ago. Shit dude, I'm not a "computer" person.
What is an Adobe? Why did the Adobe kill Flash?
ETA: Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. ....The fuck does that mean? How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? You know what WebKit is, deej? No. But flash is so integral... I've never installed "flash" on any computer I own, as far as I know. Here try this link- it'll tell you if you have flash. 
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Posted: 11/21/2011 1:27:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/21/2011 1:47:32 PM EDT
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What's a "YouTube"?
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Posted: 11/21/2011 1:50:14 PM EDT
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How the hell do you use a computer and not know what Flash is? He's budgeted most of his free time to infecting GD.
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Posted: 11/21/2011 1:51:58 PM EDT
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RIM needs to just die, already. It can't come soon enough.
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Posted: 11/21/2011 2:01:13 PM EDT
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RIM needs to just die, already. It can't come soon enough. We got rid of our BES and BB's  Couldn't come quick enough
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Posted: 11/21/2011 2:07:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: What's a "YouTube"? You're full of it, dude. Seriously? Yeah, check the smiley. I know what fucking Youtube is. Flash, no. I have (had - still have, whatever) no idea what that is. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 2:09:30 PM EDT
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Quoted: New to this new-fangled Internet? Quoted: Quoted: What's a "YouTube"? You're full of it, dude. Seriously? Yeah, check the smiley. I know what fucking Youtube is. Flash, no. I have (had - still have, whatever) no idea what that is. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 2:25:32 PM EDT
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RIM needs to just die, already. It can't come soon enough. Can't wait for my company to kill these things. A different division, that uses the same IT dept, went to iphones about a year ago. Our president is technically adverse and that's being polite so we're stuck with rotten BB9300's. He won't even let us get the torch, because he doesn't like it. 
I'd prefer an Android device, but I'll take anything over the BB. Hijack over, the playbook isn't very useful if you don't have a BB. There's no native email/calendar client. The hardware might be useful for dumping an android ROM/kernel on. I've been through that with my tablet and can't say how easy/hard that will be for a device that didn't support Android from the start. |
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Posted: 11/21/2011 2:39:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/21/2011 3:21:57 PM EDT
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If they fall to $99 I may pick up one to toy with other wise nope.
I think the 2.0 update scheduled in Feb will bring native email and other fixes but man would you really want a device that took that long to get basic stuff on it unless you planned on hacking another OS on to it. What I find hard to believe is how long to get the NDK out and choose to rely on the Android Player. I honestly think this device is going to be killed off. I don't care what RIM says. It was advertised as the 1st professionl tablet and there's nothing professional about it. Doesn't even have autocorrect ,oh and good luck using Bluetooth headphones with it in its current state. Not supported. No way they can take the price back up, Kindle fire $199 and the new 7" Samsung tablet is $400 |
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