Not for nothing, but the OS is how it is 'cause it works. Android is so young that there is going to be a time when you guys are going to hate the changes that have to happen to mature an OS.

Good Luck with that.

I would sure love boldl

I think although the remarks stung, they are pretty much true. I mean, the BB platform is pretty much perfected, and needs a major change up to be more innovative and to make room for further development. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my Bold, but I would also love to see a 3rd party app that I couldn't live without. Come on RIM, time to step it up, the competition is getting pretty stiff out there!!

I kinda have to agree with Casey. While at this point I can't imagine life without my BB I can see where others see the platform heading in Palms direction.

I really like this Android guy. Wish he wasn't connected to such a crappy phone.

Few third party apps I use:
Jivetalk.. excellent, no complaints
Google Maps...
Garmin Mobile...
WeatherEye
Opera Mini (but I feel it's sooo much faster on Sony Ericsson for example)

I do feel a lack of 3rd party apps though...

Few third party apps I use:
Jivetalk.. excellent, no complaints
Google Maps...
Garmin Mobile...
WeatherEye
Opera Mini (but I feel it's sooo much faster on Sony Ericsson for example)

I do feel a lack of 3rd party apps though...

Sounds like jealousy to me...

I think the BB is the best OS. I think a few good apps is better then a ton of worthless apps. Jivetalk, SplashID, GoogleMaps are all good.

Thats blackberry for you... its so simple its genius. It Does what ts supposed to and does it well without congesting useless shit on it.

wasnt logged in ^

I love my BB, and I think I will always have one.

third party apps?
oh, why dont you try windows mobile?
that's really killer
actually you never got quickluanch and tons of apps at the same time

loving the bold

I agree that although BB OS is pretty solid it lacks some innovation. I specially don't like G1 but I think the Android operating system is going to be huge since everything right know is moving to "the cloud" and who knows better the internet than Google. I think RIM should take notice and start working on developing a nice browser with a nice integration with the web and it's apps.

A google based touchscreen phone with a horible slide out or whatever you want to call it keyboard??? I'll take my Bold over a G-1 any day.

Blackberry Bold...Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

its tough givin a blackberry to people who r used to third party apps like g1 and iphone.. blackberrys dont have the best selections in dat department.. hopefully soon!!

give me a break...

This guy misses the crack... and only proves that he doesn't have a clue.

blackberry is the handset that goes and does in a variety of situations while the others are glorified toys.

Of course he doesn't get it. He had to stop playing with his toy and step up to the real workhorse. When he's ready to grow up blackberry will be waiting.

and when the workday is done, there's plenty to play with.

lcg...

I'm sure Santa is a Crackberry addict, what with having to keep up with all those naughty and nice list, toy production schedules and of course Mrs. Clause. Please St. Nick bring me a BB Bold for Christmas!

bold and the beautiful....love the screen, os, keyboard, everything about it......need it need it want it want it.....love it lol i want it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty good review of the Bold I think. However, it's hard to expect a non BB user to really understand the way of life of a BB user. Touch screens are cool, but their not for everyone. Let's not forget that the BB following was built on the qwerty keyboard and trackball. I would personally have the same trouble going to the Storm as the reviewer of the Bold did with using the trackball. To each his own but I am blackberry for life!

it's a good review, but the same could be said about the G1. and at least he admitted to being a bit nitpicky.

Although I am a crackberry addict, I do understand what he is saying. I carry an iPhone as well and constantly find myself going to google maps, yelp, and yp mobile to find businesses, restaurants, etc over the apps made for the blackberry. For some reason the yellow pages app on the the Bold never works and beyond 411 still does not function with gps, despite it being made to do so (didn't on the curve either for that matter).

So when it comes to apps, yes, the Bold does fall behind to other devices. But for everything phone and messaging wise, nothing touches the Bold. Nothing. That's why I feel the Bold coupled with the iPhone is the perfect package - each picks up where the other leaves off.

That was harsh!! Even though Blackberry is still selling better than G1

I still want a BOLD, PLEASE

I had a treo and it would do everything but bark. But the more complicated the OS, the more issues it has. The reason that I switched to Blackberries is because they seem to always work. For all the glory of the Iphone and G1 there are complications. I say a slow, steady, STABLE, growth, beats a run it to a new thing that has to be troubleshooted daily. ((Stable and new and usefull is always the holy grail))....I fell off the soap box...l8r.

I find this comment interesting because what it really says about the Blackberry "experience":

"There was nothing that I desperately needed to try, nothing amazingly innovative, and nothing to really challenge the platform to be better."

That captures the essence of the Blackberry for me, and I'm willing to bet for many users who have never even thought about it before: I just want a smartphone that works. Fetch my mail, contacts, calendar, notes, and tasks; top flight communications (good reception, clear audio at both ends, voice dialing), decent media players.

I've run on the bleeding edge with WinMobile devices and the iPhone, and frankly tired of the compromise in basic features (cut & paste anyone?). I don't want to challenge the platform, and I don't want it challenging me.

That's the ticket.

Great review, the blackberry OS could certainly be freshened up (no threaded messaging? cmon blackberry). The second RIM gets satisfied with status quo, they will become palm. I hope apple and android push RIM to get more aggressive with their OS in future updates

I'm sure no one for the other bogs is going to give a full on raving review of another device simply because the platform is something they are not used to and there will be things they don't like that people who use the platform on a routine basis have either learned to love or learned to live with.

They have a point with the OS having possibly run its course without a major revamp. I must admit I've only been a BB user for less than a month, and I like my BB Storm, but I would like a trackball and the expandability and evolution of an open source OS like android does pique my interest.

I think most people are in love with the idea of having new platforms to choose from. (People were in love with the idea of the Yugo too!) When it's all said and done, the BB platform will always be solid, true and as fresh as you want it to be. A BB user can make their device very unique or simply mainstream. These other platforms are like taking a vacation, it's nice to visit, but you don't want to live there!

I want a bold.. even though its not on my network.. :(

Everyone admits email is the thing BlackBerries do best.

that's a little harsh...but I suppose it's a somewhat valid point. Let's see how the BB app store equivalent turns out...

Yeah see I wasnt all too disappointed with the "lack" of 3rd party apps because I don't use my phone to entertain me. I use it for the sole purpose of productivity. No other device has ever kept me as organized and "in the loop" as my BB's.

Long Live Crackberry!!!

I love the Blackberry OS, at least it doesn't restart everytime i type 'reboot'

I had AT&T in high school, stupid me for switching to VZW for the shared minutes @ the time...Geez, I am an idiot...

I also prefer the blackberry system because of how stable and always working it is. I have never had a problem with my phone since i moved to blackberry but the only thing i need is a new bold!! As for the app situation, i don't need my phone to keep me busy, i keep busy because of what my phone does for me on the go. the last thing i want is to be counterproductive with more and more useless applications rather than the ones that most people can agree are important like the device being a phone first.

Eh, I still want one.

how can a os that works perfectly fine be the problem? when something works you don't change it. you don't fix what isn't broken. lastly seems the only reason you find fault with the bold simply for its lack of touchscreen. the only reason you really say that is cause you came from a device with a touch screen. the bb works just as great with or without a touchscreen. the touchscreen doesn't make scrolling through the webpage any easier than pressing the shortcuts.

I think Casey had a very valid point. As much as I love my Blackberry and while it works rather straight-forwardly as a smartphone should, you get the feeling the BBOS is just facelift upon facelift of the almost now-primitive OS from yesteryear.

I actually thought by now, RIM would have overhauled their OS completely with the Bold and all that came after it, but I can see their hesitance, as BB tied into so many secure corporate processes; you'd have to do a lot of work to ensure full backwards compatibility.

Why does RIM need to reinvent the wheel?

Who cares if the OS hasn't been revolutionized!? The hardware is the main thing that concerns me. With the Bold, its like you're holding a little laptop in your hand...a laptop that has GPS, a phone and a sexy leather back.

With the upgraded processor and onboard memory, this thing is literally a machine when it comes to getting stuff done...from what I've heard at least.

The software can be VERY easily improved and upgraded. Just think of how many improvements there have been from OS 4.2 to 4.5. Thats the best part of owning a BlackBerry, it takes a while for it to be totally obsolete cause you can keep on upgrading the software. My beloved Pearl has been great to me for 2 years now..but its time for an upgrade....BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BOLD!

Seems like the BBOS already does everything I need, not really sure what else needs to be in there. As far as the "killer app" goes, i think its the fact that its a Blackberry. Its the push E-mail and BBM, it just works no matter what. The e-mail is what drove me to Blackberry, BBM is just gravy (really good gravy that is.)

Not that I'm against Android, I'd like to see it live up to the "potential" it has. I just don't buy a device based on potential, but on what is there now.