Comments on: Why Are So Many More Celebrities Seen With BlackBerry Devices As Compared To iPhones?

By: Rafael

Rafael — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:01:26 +0000

Rim just use ‘cool and famous’ people to promote their new products and stuff, they get these products for free and mortals like us turn our head to what celebrities are using

By: jonathan_seoul

jonathan_seoul — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:58:08 +0000

i personally use a blackberry because i worked in software and then finance since 2000 and i began using bb’s when they first came out cause my jobs gave them to me. however, that doesn’t prevent me from being curious about the iphone. it’s a darn sexy phone and i hear their are tons of cool apps. of course, i’m an uneducated consumer at this point as this is purely based on what i’ve heard and i haven’t taken time to really research the product.

anyway, i read a lot of comments to gain insight from users of each product for shopping and comparative reasons and it is alarming the hate and venom that is spewed by apple, imac and iphone users that claim there is no equal to the products produced by apple.

as much of the time, i agree that apples makes killer products and software and often like a kid at an apple store, i’m often dissuaded to make the plunge to buy a mac or iphone because of the hate and arrogance that comes from many of the users. however, i do own two ipods and several accessories for it.

i’ve had arguments with friends who are loyal mac fans who can’t seem to live with the fact that i’m ok with my two year old toshiba laptop and blackberry phone and not considering the airbook or whatever clever item apple has created.

isn’t it ok to have options? isn’t it ok to not have a mac? does that make me less of a person? am i automatically downgraded as not smart enough? or what i often see on here, i’m not rich enough to own a mac? that one still perplexes me.

afterall, i’m no genius. i didn’t finish top of my mba program at stern and considering that i earn over twice as much as most of my mac wielding friends, i would imagine i can afford them. however, maybe mac users are just better at managing money than i.

anyway, the initial comment of this thread is a fair question/statement. we often do see more influential people using bb’s. that’s a fact. maybe not one that will always remain that way, but it is true today. perhaps it’s simply because like myself, i’ve been using one for years now and although the corporate folks over at blackberry probably aren’t nearly as smart as the ones at apple, perhaps they’ve done a “decent” job in capturing and retaining market share in a very competitive environment over the years.

i don’t think it takes anything away from the iphone. it’s a great product and as it becomes more available and new versions and or possibly newer models come out, perhaps bb won’t be used by so many in the near future, but until then…apple fanboys/flamers…give it a rest.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:42:54 +0000

Hi,

I’m a student at Clemson University. I’m working on a project, and I was wondering if I could use the picture of the celebrities with their Blackberries?

Thanks,
Rebecca

By: BB Lover

BB Lover — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Touche!!!

By: O.P.

O.P. — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:40:43 +0000

I almost ditched my new 3GS to Bold. Loved Bold! If only it could handle Gmail/IMAP better… The day it happens I will jump to Blackberry with no regrets! Too much of stupideness Apple is creating with their App store, and actually, I am so annoyed to be one of lemmings using the iPhone. It’s too boring already. (But love Apple’s hardware – laptops

By: Kimmy

Kimmy — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:04:02 +0000

As a Blackberry addict, I noticed many people that use Blackberry in lieu of an Iphone are people that need a SMARTPHONE. IPHONES are cool, no doubt. But I cannot see myself fighting with applications, and having to close apps to open new ones. I like to use my messengers, my pandora, my email, texting, and Tweetcaster all at the same time. Blackberry users know how, and multitask 24/7. The IPHONE, truly are for people that want to look look, and cannot multitask. IPHONE people are for the ADD, and the lemmings..lol J/k

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:59:45 +0000

@nomanarmy

Verizon, actually, is quite notorius for locking down phones, including BlackBerries, on their network. It really hasn’t been until recently that they’ve loosened the iron grip of what they allow and don’t allow. You used to not be able to use built in features such as GPS until just recently. I think that the Tour was the first Verizon BlackBerry to have its GPS completely unlocked.

By: n0manarmy

n0manarmy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:14:49 +0000

I’ve been hearing more and more about verizon and their desire to screw with phones. What I understand they don’t (can’t?) do this with the blackberrys? Is it cause RIM has the balls to say no?

By: joell

joell — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:20:58 +0000

i travel a lot in the southeast: fla, ga,sc tenn. etc. and was with att&t for around 12 yrs & switched to verizon about four yrs ago. from my experiences, verizon wins by a large margin. with att&t i experienced multiple dozen instances of no coverage areas & just got sick of it, and terminated my contract before it expired.

i have encountered some weak signal areas but not one instance of no coverage with verizon.
my dislike of verizon came quickly upon discovering their practice of disabling phone features, but i need reliable connectivity and coverage.