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Sort of but no. When I'm back at a my pc I'll post some screenshots. I don't want to get too hung up on this one matter though, it's just one trivial example among dozens of how the interface is broken, if someone who has used all manner of operating systems over 3 decades can't figure it out.
Sounds like they should have called it Windows Zune... instead of Windows 8.
The operating systems (Win8 and RT) are similar, but not the same. Lacking the ability to run the same programs on "variants" of Windows means the only thing they really share is the user interface.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Surface pro is the same windows 8 as regular computers and even if the RT only shares the user interfaceQuote:
Originally Posted by Koz
its still a commonality thing. You know where to find things, you know how/where to change settings and etc.
So even if they are different "Under the hood" they still have an advantage.
Its sort of like comparing win95 with windows 7, their interface looks pretty much he same (win 7 is fancier looking though)
but they're completely different operating systems.
More changes ahead on the mobile landscape...
BlackBerry Mulls Selling Itself as Demand for Phones Ebbs
BlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY) said it’s considering putting itself up for sale, the strongest indication yet that the smartphone maker won’t remain independent as competition erodes sales and hammers its stock price.
A special board committee will consider ways to enhance BlackBerry’s value and scale, including joint ventures, partnerships or a sale of the company, according to a statement today. JPMorgan Chase & Co. will serve as its financial adviser. BlackBerry shares gained as much as 9.1 percent in New York.
The announcement builds on a move last year when BlackBerry hired JPMorgan and RBC Capital Markets to advise the company on strategic alternatives. At the time, Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said a sale wasn’t the “main direction” he was considering. Prospects have worsened since then, with the new BlackBerry 10 -- the linchpin of a turnaround strategy -- meeting scant demand.
Righty ho, I'm back. Have a look here: http://sdrv.ms/13y6gi7Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
I would like to move the Amazon app into the Shopping category, Cut The Rope into Games, Dropbox into Photo, and so on. There is simply no option to do so - they insist on being lumped into "Other".
Like I say, it's really not a huge problem in itself, but it's indicative of the unfinished nature of the interface. :)
Anyone here got the new BlackBerry Z10 or Q10? Need some feedback on if they any good at all :)
Not interested in the iPhone or Samsung.
I think Mark in Oshawa said he owned some sort of BlackBerry phone.
Oh, wait! I just got off the phone with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg (we do conference calls on weekends when we're not busy). Both said they loved them and you should buy 5 of each! And soon! Please!
Jokes aside, I refused a Blackberry as a (free) company phone back when they were still popular (2006 or so). I hated them. I felt about them the way that some here feel about iPhones now. But now that the pop factor has worn off (and the term "Crackberry" has gone into the history books), if I was looking at a smart phone right now, I'd certainly give the Z10 a very hard look - after the iPhone and just before the Windows phone... and I would never even look at an Android device. With more apps, I think the Z10 would be an excellent and secure smart phone to have. I kind of like them now. I've seen and heard some bad things about build quality and longevity, but you never know how friends and acquaintances treat electronic devices.
Hehehe thanks Jag :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
I also heard "bad things" about the new Z10 and Q10 models, but everyone I have spoken to who owns them say they are brilliant, just maybe battery life could be better.
Z10 for me then :)
The Blackberry email/calendar/notes/contacts business functionality is still one of - if not the - most secure forms of encryption. It is however, still really business orientated. While the likes of Apple and Android have come in and stolen a march on Blackberry, they are not as secure.
For me, if I did not have to pay for a Blackberry bolt on, and could get the service as part of an AYCE data package, I'd deploy Q/Z10's in the office immediately and run BES10 to manage them. As it stands however, with cost calling the shots, it's going to be IOS or Android and activesync on an all inclusive mobile data plan.
Shame, because the Blackberry Balance is a really nice feature.