Comments on: The new BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Lotus-administration/the-new-blackberry-playbook/ David Vasta on all things Lotus, Lotus Admin and Collaboration Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:59:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Blackberry Playbook - you got the name all wrong! - Lotus Alive: Lotus Administration for Everyone http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Lotus-administration/the-new-blackberry-playbook/#comment-14 Blackberry Playbook - you got the name all wrong! - Lotus Alive: Lotus Administration for Everyone Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:52:31 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Lotus-administration/the-new-blackberry-playbook/#comment-14 [...] So in my post yeaterday I shared with you the new RIM Playbook and then when Chris posted his comments it got me to thinking. They named it all wrong. Why would the CIO who has purchased thousands of Blackberry devices to run his buinsess now go out and spend more money for his user to have a PLAYbook? Something to PLAY on? Come on RIM is this the best you can do? [...]

]]> By: David Vasta http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Lotus-administration/the-new-blackberry-playbook/#comment-13 David Vasta Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:48:07 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Lotus-administration/the-new-blackberry-playbook/#comment-13 @Chirs – I think it can help add value to the Blackberry Development Efforts. For once RIM is not waiting to get out there with something new and popular. I will still admit the phones are at least 2 years behind anything Apple or Google are offering (OS wise) but the build quality or their phones is awesome (minus the track ball, what a poor choice.)

If you have field techs that are on the road or sales people on the road who have laptops now. Some of those laptops are upwards of $2000. Then you take into consideration that there would be no VPN needed. All the traffic would come via the BES to the back end, and if you build BB apps now, then you can just push more data to a larger screen, and wham bam, there is a clear case for the Playbook.

I do hate the name. Should have come up with something more business savvy. What does it sound like you are going to do all day? PLAY? Come on RIM. You know your customer base is BUSINESS why call it the PLAYBOOK?

Here are a few better names:

Rass-a-ma-taz-berry
BlackberryXL
Frankenberry
Workberry
Workpad
iWorkPadLite
iPadding-ton-berry

Thanks for the position Chris!

]]> By: IdoNotes http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Lotus-administration/the-new-blackberry-playbook/#comment-12 IdoNotes Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:43:45 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Lotus-administration/the-new-blackberry-playbook/#comment-12 I had some thoughts on this a while ago if this could save RIM or not.

You can read the [A href="http://planetlotus.org/74df9c"]posting here[/A]

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