Report claims a rushed BlackBerry Colt could launch in 2011

They never claimed to be journalists. It’s that simple. It’s a blog. They can post what they want.

And that’s exactly why tech bloggers are never taken seriously. They need to leave opinions for the comments section and stick to the facts.

BGR claims to be “America’s number one source of exclusive and breaking mobile news”

However you slice it, if you’re reporting news to the masses, it’s journalism, the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience.

Yes, we should all calm down. The last time RIM pushed a device out the door pronto in response to the competition in the market, aka “The Storm” you couldn’t find anybody with a bad word to say out it !! No wait……

That’s like saying the Ford Pinto is the greatest car ever.

I’m sure it is in your eyes Jimbo…..

Thats because Zachoff wrote it. He’s so in love with Apple and his iPhone its pathetic.

you back again Mother Theresa?  I happen to disagree (and your faithful leader iGeller does too) that the 9900 is one of the best BB handsets ever produced and one of the top phones on the market.  

Whether or not YOU think it is one of the best phones on the market is completely pointless. Fact is, I seriously doubt the 9900 will save RIM in the consumer space. You can be naive all you want …. but I seriously doubt it’s going to sway the mass public into taking to Blackberry like they do Android or iPhone. And it sure as hell isn’t going to improve their failing app market. To be around longer than iPhone or Android, and have an app market like they do now is very sad.

And … I do agree. The hardware is amazing. BlackBerry OS 7 as well as its app infrastructure are pathetic. If this was a QNX device or has Android, it would do much better. It’s BBOS that it pathetic … not the phone itself.

9900 will fail. RIM has a chance when QNX devices come out either end of this year of Q1 in the next. I love the Playbook … but there is no way in hell I’m getting ANYTHING with BBOS 7. I WILL be on the QNX phone bandwagon as soon as they release one with good hardware.

I think what Jhonny’s saying is that at times like this with RIM consistently going down (whether they deserve it or not), it doesn’t hurt if we, as a public, see a news like this as a positive thing, at least for advancement of technology via corporate competitions sake. Since nobody know the real story, Jhonny’s opinion doesn’t have more credibility than yours but you seem to also bash on people who have different opinion than yours.

I saw couple of your comments in the past several days and holy shit you bash everyone that seem to have slightest positive perspective on RIM, it’s disgusting. I think you should stay clear of commenting on tech blogs for a while, truthfully it makes your ugly face on your display picture look uglier.

wow i can’t believe I used the word “credibility” and “opinion” in the same sentence. What I meant is Jhonny’s theory vs. your theory are just “theories” and that’s no reason to bash someone for giving their two cents.

And you say this with the ugly one you have on your pics? Really it’s no different than people bashing Apple at every turn, or iPhone people bashing Android. The only thing most of us DO agree on … is Blackberry has done a pisspoor job competing. And you know what? The consumer smartphone market as a whole agrees. There are ugly naive people like yourself here. And that’s okay … you have a right to voice your opinion. But don’t pretend like you don’t have bias, and there aren’t mass fanboys on either side bashing the other at every turn. The only difference with RIM … is that the people that really like Blackberry as a consumer device are few.

My theory is supported by a) current state of the smartphone industry, b) current trends of consumers towards hardware choice, and c) a lack of change into what most consumers dislike about them … the OS. What is the opposing theory supported by? The simple hope this one device WILL change their current decline? A weatherman can predict the weather based on CURRENT conditions and trends … and a lot of times they are right. Someone can predict how something will do by analyzing trends. I have more to support MY prediction of their failure. It is more likely it will fail than the oposite. Now … you can put your head in a sandhole and pretend RIM ISN’T failing in the consumer space; but … this is reality. RIM IS FAILING in the consumer space. The only thing that will change that is to show people Blackberry has changed. You don’t do that by reusing the same crap OS people dislike and bolting on liquid graphics. Commercials on TV focus on app-running phones because why? Trend shows the market wants to run apps … and it’s leading to the uptick of Android and iPhone smartphones. Blackberry doesn’t fit that new trend … AT ALL. QNX? Maybe THAT will change things.

Bang some more roids into your ass, then trash someones comments for being opposite of yours, its all cooool, we know what your about…

How does this make you different? You just trashed someones comment for having THEIR own opinion. According to you, nobody can have an opinion oposite one FOR RIM? You are a moron.

Agree to disagree then.. because numerous blogs have given high grades for the new BB7 devices (and the changes to the OS)… with the Bold 9900 getting the best grade of all of the new phones.   I find it funny how you say BlackBerries are currently terrible yet.. 1.  RIM was selling a fair amount of them even right before the BB7 devices started dropping and 2. YOU (and your fellow iPhone/Android brethren)  still have yet to share what an Android/iPhone can do that a BB7 device can’t… other than being able to download millions of fart apps.

Lots. I want an all rounded SINGLE device. With my Android (and also with an iPhone), I can fully administer my network. I have zabbix and opennms clients, a Citrix receiver that works well. Better support for working on the go. I can look at data easily when someone sends me a large spreadsheet. I have a work issued blackberry … I HATE using it to navigate large spreadsheets. Pain in the butt. Tons of network tools for troubleshooting on the Android side. What does blackberry have? Absolutely nothing …. just a good email client. Period. Apps suck. I use my personal device for work and use my work BB rarely.

As something that is ALSO a personal device I like to snap photos of my kids. When I am on an administrative meeting at a Lions club camp, I love to snap pictures and do some photo processing/editing, then send it. When I take videos I like to edit it and send it. I like to have video conferences while I am there. Play some games on my downtime (not the crap old world mobile phone games we have on BB).

All of this from ONE device. Blackberry is just a good email client. That is pretty much it. I remember when people said BB Bold was the best BB to date and it would save RIM. It didn’t. People will continue to flock to Android/iPhone because of what it can do. They won’t pay the same amount for a Blackberry with a poor comparative consumer experience. By Q1 next year … reflect on this. BB 9900 will NOT save RIM. The only thing that will is their QNX phone, which I am expecting to get by the 2nd iteration (I hear they are rushing Colt). Unlike you, I am a realist. It’s not that I dislike Blackberry …. it’s that the consumer smartphone industry dislikes them. It doesn’t matter what you or I think. That is where current trends point. Analysts do market research. They aren’t raising expectations for RIM either because of this phone. It won’t change anything. That is reality.

Ps.  The fact that you THINK the 9900 won’t save RIM in the consumer space is completely pointless…

Roid Rage….

It’s better than fat rage. Go eat another cheeseburger and gain another few lbs fatty.

Last 7 phones were bb pearl, curve, storm, Droid, Droid x, iPhone 4, and now I have a thunderbolt. iOS is best for variety of apps, Android is best for core apps and multitasking apps, and blackberry is best for typing messages. For months and months I installed every beta version of bb OS on the friggin’ storm hoping fruitlessly that bb would fix the massive problems with it. They never did and were repentant a about. That phone was a have backed piece of garbage that they rushed out because they righfilly saw they brand rapidly fading away. It is no surprise that they are rushing qnx now. Same old RIMM. I am not a fanboy of any platform, but bb is really really bad/stoneage.

you had a shit phone.  everyone knows the Storm was a good thought but terrible in reality.  Test out the BB7 devices (namely the 9900) and then come talk to me about the quality of RIM products.  

I have many friends who have government and corporate issued blackberries. I have plenty of exposure to contemporary blackberries, I just haven’t purchased any. The phones are awesome for messaging and far below the Android/apple standard in terms of capabilities. RIMM abandoned the consumer market for a long time and missed the boat of the wildfire spread of smartphones. Since then they have scrambled to make up ground which has resulted in a decrease in quality. The consumer sales numbers are the indicator that back me up. The RIMM ceos scoffed at the capabilities of the iPhone and called them unnessary, and poor relative battery life of the iPhone and had a severe lack of vision regarding the future of mobile technology. That is not to say that bb isn’t perfect for many people, it is. Just not me and most other people. You, and millions of other people, love their blackberries and are not wrong for it. No need to get upset about it. I am a super power user of tech, as evident of my frequently changing phone, and bb is not a consideration for me.

Stynk..  I like the adult response (one doesn’t see that too often on iBGR posts).   One thing that I’ve always questioned iPhone and Android users … but never seem to get a response is “what does your Android/iPhone do that a BlackBerry doesn’t/can’t do?  I know that BlackBerry seems to lack in apps compared to Android and Apple.. but I don’t use a ton of apps.. and the ones I do need, I can find them in the BB App World.  I’d appreciate your feedback on how an Android/iPhone is a superior to BlackBerry.

Hope that made u feel better …….still wont change the fact that ur Mother is ur Fathers sister

I thought you were sleeping?  

Your momma!

although i support your hatred of Max, I think your choice of words wasn’t very appropriate.

The ironic thing is so does Max’s family.