Buy new BB now or wait for OS6 devices?

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The real matthew

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My poor 9000 is ready for the graveyard. I've been considering the 9700 but wondering if anyone knows if the product roadmap has new OS6 devices that might be worth the wait.

What do you think? Go 9700 or wait?
 
OS 6 is still a figment in the eyes of BB junkies, IMHO, There has been some chatter about it and I agree Heavy Fluid. You will probably be waiting for a while before you see an OS 6 device. S 5 isn't fully released by the carriers yet and several rumored OS 5 devices have still to be officially released.

Once OS 6 gets here, it will probably be available for some of the newer devices, but cannot say for sure as I have not seen very much at all from RIM or other sources on it.
 
OS 6 will be nice, when it comes out. I really wouldn't hold your breath for it right now. I don't see it coming until late this year, maybe. And as DubDub said, it will only be pushed to some of the newer devices, maybe not all of them. RIM really needs to get the kinks worked out of 5.0 before they move on to 6.

One of Verizon's official releases of 5.0 for the Storm2 doesn't allow apps on the homescreen, like BerryWeather, to be updated. You have to move the icon around the screen to get it to update. Seriously? It's almost the middle of 2010, and they still cannot get stuff like this worked out.
 
OS 6 will be the same as all other BB OS, with some minor window dressing making it a bit more finger friendly. It's really not a very good consumer OS, and all indications by it's management team show they have no idea how to make it so.
 
I'm looking for a phone with a full keyboard so that rules out iPhone. I've used WM in the past and didn't like it and I'm not entirely sure I'm comfortable with running all my data through Google for Android so that pretty much leaves BB, unless I've missed something.
 
Wait for a newer BB. I have a 9000 as well and have used most of the BB's after that. I have been a BB user for the last 5-6 years and BB has been GREAT to me. But in reality all my BB's are pretty much exactly the same besides getting a better keyboard every year. Im not really the type of person to update to unoffical OS's so I never updated to OS5.

Long story short, I want to stay loyal to BB but with my 9000 seeming more and more old, the new Android phones are looking good. I have my eyes set on the Motorola Shadow if it comes out in the next month or two. I also need a keyboard and the specs seem amazing.

I'm going to go Android and hope the BB OS gets a huge facelift, because although its perfect for my basic everyday needs, its time I try something else.
 
It's an OS focused on email and messaging, with fantastic phone call capabilities. If that's all you're after, great. But for the same $30 data package, another smartphone platform (Android or iPhone) gives you access to more applications, where competition breeds quality and lower prices, a fantastic browsing experience, media services integrated and not just an afterthought, and a development team that understands the trends of the industry and isn't hidebound in 1998. BB's are great at what they are designed for, and mediocre to poor in everything else.



You'd be surprised how fast you'll adapt to a touchscreen, and be loath to go back to a physical keypad after that. I feel clunky typing on my BB9000, and am far slower if slightly more accurate for it. Of all the iPhones I've sold, not a single one has come back because people couldn't get used to the touchscreen. I've had a few people come back after 2 or 3 days, but after telling them to give it 2 weeks and evaluate they come back again saying I was right, they just had to get comfortable with it.
 
I will agree with the browsing experience in relation to the iPhone and Android. I don't necessarily agree with the whole app thing. There are so many more apps for both, yes, I will agree. Are most of them worthless? Yes. How many farting apps do you need? Do you really need a virtual lighter? Do you need to turn your phone into a virtual shotgun? Is turning your phone into a light saber a necessity? I think not.

The whole app thing is a thin line to walk on. The quantity is greater, but the quality is not.
 
I hear the whole "but all the quality apps are reflected on all platforms." That's kinda true. Difference is, that there's something like 40,000 free apps on the iPhone store. FAR less in the BB App World are free. The volume of applications for the iPhone not only force devs to increase quality, but also drive the price down. You have fantastic apps that are free, or cost $1-$2. There are a lot of stupid apps, and a lot of the good apps are just games and time wasters. The quantity AND quality is greater, not to mention pricing.
 
go ahead and get the 9700 you wont be disappointed and plus i have heard the 9700 will be able to run on os 6.0 also correct me if im wrong.
 
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