Last night BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins sat down with Piers Morgan for a brief chat about BlackBerry 10 and tomorrow's US launch. While it was brief, Thorsten got a chance talk a bit about BlackBerry 10, the BlackBerry Z10 and what will bring business users back to BlackBerry. He touched a bit on his previous statement about the iPhone being "outdated" and also how users love the peek and flow of BlackBerry 10.
Thorsten noted that the top three things he hopes will bring users back to BlackBerry are the user interface, the physical keyboard of the BlackBerry Q10 and keeping their private and business lives separate on one device (thanks to BlackBerry Balance).
Plenty more to come from Thorsten and Team BlackBerry over the next few days, so stay tuned for more on the US launch of the BlackBerry Z10!
Some things are product of Sub Cultural Norms. This started a long time ago on Crackberry posting and it's just a fun thing to do if you happen to be first. C'mon people, this is a time to come together & celebrate, not criticize.
lol, this thread is crazy. Now, I like the comments from Thorsten Heins. I am losing my confidence in BB now that I have been researching cell phone for about 8 months now :)
What i like about PM is he isnt afraid to be blunt with people. Even as a blakberry fan he didnt hold back any punches. Im sure he would do the same to android and apple. Anyways good interview and i hope there are more to come.
I like that Piers is a BB user and mentioned it and how he mentioned other people (celebrities) that use BB. Keep up the interviews and push out more info on both the Z10 and Q10.
i did a beer comercial and they used a guy with real small hands holding the bottle in a close up,to make the product stand out,so i think thorstien shld get hand transplants,
Threw the Playbook under the bus? He was right, the PB bombed. Maybe not in your Bubble Gum and Candy filled world, but in the real world, it was a disaster. But it was a disaster that was meant to be. If that didn't fail, we'd still have those other bozos running BBRY into the ground.
I am in agreement with most folks that the "first" post is getting tired. Perhaps we can turn on a filter that automatically hides any post containing "first" on a single line or within the first five posts or something?
Anyways, very glad to see some positive US press on the BlackBerry. Piers asked the questions on everyone's mind in the US and did so without being snarky or confrontational. How are you going to get people back on BlackBerry or is it too late? You can tell he really is a BlackBerry fan even if he hadn't said it over and over again.
Granted Piers doesn't have the best reputation in the US but name dropping rappers as devout fans of BlackBerry was good from a PR point of view.
Perhaps also all the "+1" comments? People whine about having to scroll way down for a relevant comment - well basically "+1" comments are no more factual than"first" comments, so are we to filter those too?
These two previous CEOs that some called them "idiots" have done excellent job in appointing Thorsten Heins as new BB CEO. He is doing excellent job as CEO in my opinion. I never thought that i would say that but imo he is actually earning his $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
I did watch the interview 2x and PM did a good job here, imo. He mentioned several times he is a longtime BB fan. Laying his cards on the table meaning he was going to fire blunt questions, which he also did, fair and square. He didnt bomb the playbook, he said it was unsuccessful (it was a small disaster but he choose his words carefully). So a good interview and a poster mentioned the CEO, for me this CEO is worth every penny cause he is doing what many considered a surely lost battle. Hats off to Mr. Thorsten Heins.
The reason I think BlackBerry will be successful is because of Thorsten Heins! He is not afraid to stand up for BlackBerry and he really believes in the product! And he always keeps it real! #BlackBerry
Is THIS the quality that CrackBerry is lowering itself to now ? A video of the tv playing the interview ? Wow ! Its just plain lazy and unprofessional.
My daughter had to go iphone5 just prior to z10 launch. She had a Torch. My 2 boys held out for z10. They love it, and really love the hub. My daughter is jealous. Pierce, your boys made a mistake!
I'm out of the loop on any PM scandals -- haven't seen him since he was on Apprentice! Like him or not, he has a prime time show that is watched by a half million people that probably do like him and listen to what he says. It was a solid interview with Thor doing well on the tough questions. Could've done without the Playbook comment, but at least you know they're keeping it real.
Heins is a smart guy. Concise, on point. And he doesn't dress like a homeless guy or a college freshman; he presents himself as the CEO of a major corporation.
Piers Morgan has the interviewing skills of a piece of wood and the charm of a 3 week old, mouldy sock.
Herr Heins needs to start wearing jumpers with the slacks and develop a sense of fun.
Well thorstein was in town (hollywood, ca.) cause apparently they had a big debut party here. Celebrities and press were there and today i woke up to a short review by the tech guy on my local news, who gave it a decent review, with a "we'll see" attitude...now with the news covering it i really think they should start unleashing some clever tv promotions.
Please crackberyy Admin, ever since you guys lunched this your new website, I can't see nor watch any of the videos on this website on my BB 9860. Pls fix it. Thanks.
Used to always carry an iphone beside my BlackBerry devices. With the Z10 I am not. I carry the Z10 only. It's fabulous and in my opinion far more advanced than the iphone, thanks to the virtual keypad, which for the first time Blackberry got it perfect. I am much faster now in typing. I think the one major breakthrough for Z10 is the virtual keypad. It's even better than iphone.
As a playbook owner, I didn't like that jab. But regardless, it was a positive interview. That's the kind of thing we need! GO BLACKBERRY! Future Q10 owner here!! :)
I have to say Thorsten Heins is getting better at public speeches.
He was a bit nervous and dry at BB10 launch but now ... nicely done! It is really hard to "get English right" for foreigners as high stress levels do horrible things to your language even if you are native. Imagine to be interviewed on CNN in spanish/french or whatever is your second language.
By the way, English is quite easy to learn but bitch to master - I always wonder how many of my sentences feel wrong. I'm Czech and our language is really different from English. Try Czech language on wikipedia. It is the most complicated latin script language from point of English speaker. Well Slovak too but we invented special lettler to be unpronounceble too :-D
pinkberryz10 Mar 21, 2013 at 11:31 am
First
Batberry Z10
Loader10 Mar 21, 2013 at 11:36 am
And?....You feel special now?
kennybb Mar 21, 2013 at 11:38 am
I wish CB article comments had a voting system. Would encourage more people to post something relevant to the article rather than "first".
PagerRocka Mar 21, 2013 at 6:46 pm
This isn't the forums so i don't care what comments people post.
Posting "first" is no worse than "good article!" or "i can't wait" or other 2-5 word comments.
Abrante Mar 21, 2013 at 12:00 pm
It almost makes it seem like if some folks just continue to hit refresh until a new article is posted. Type "first" and just go about their business.
menaknow Mar 21, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Basically, these people need to get a job...
buwee Mar 21, 2013 at 11:15 pm
No, these people need to get a life!
Draconianfire83 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:23 am
"Who is more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?"
Don't let the "First'ers" get to ya...
tmarkt utd Mar 22, 2013 at 1:19 pm
I've often wondered the same thing.
ShawonBold9900 Mar 21, 2013 at 12:10 pm
LMAO
imcurved Mar 21, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Not really. The interview is not that excited at all more of a repeat. They didn't even show the phone closeup.
radlink14 Mar 22, 2013 at 12:52 am
That's because that show was 'bought' out by Apple
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JPSKILLZ Mar 21, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Some things are product of Sub Cultural Norms. This started a long time ago on Crackberry posting and it's just a fun thing to do if you happen to be first. C'mon people, this is a time to come together & celebrate, not criticize.
xtremeled Mar 21, 2013 at 2:43 pm
7 comments before anything even relevant to the video comes to play.
Eskibo Mar 21, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Don't mind the others. Keep going at it, even if it's just to annoy them :D
ricky124 Mar 24, 2013 at 3:04 am
lol, this thread is crazy. Now, I like the comments from Thorsten Heins. I am losing my confidence in BB now that I have been researching cell phone for about 8 months now :)
bintheredundat Mar 21, 2013 at 11:31 am
Was a great concise interview. Everything is falling into place nicely! Go BlackBerry
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jojo beaconsfield Mar 21, 2013 at 11:32 am
agreed
Yoox_II Mar 21, 2013 at 11:32 am
Piers Morgan is one of my least favorite TV people. But good that BlackBerry is getting there name out in the US right before the launch. Good stuff
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bizzyqu Mar 21, 2013 at 11:38 am
+1
ptmh Mar 21, 2013 at 11:43 am
+1 ditto
Beakman Mar 21, 2013 at 12:38 pm
+1 ditto prime
feldmen01 Mar 21, 2013 at 12:45 pm
+1 ditto prime to the power of pi
stevepar Mar 21, 2013 at 11:36 am
The timing for this interview with an acknowledged BBRY fan was genius...
Scooter68 Mar 21, 2013 at 11:39 am
Agreed I don't like Piers much either but that was a very fair informative interview. Go BlackBerry!
dragonx6 Mar 21, 2013 at 11:43 am
What i like about PM is he isnt afraid to be blunt with people. Even as a blakberry fan he didnt hold back any punches. Im sure he would do the same to android and apple. Anyways good interview and i hope there are more to come.
D.Vader Mar 21, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Being blunt is fine, but bullying your guests is another story.
The fact is none of you watch PM regularly, his ratings don't support that notion!
snihed Mar 21, 2013 at 11:45 am
The fat twat can die now. He did well...
sxchan Mar 21, 2013 at 11:51 am
I like that Piers is a BB user and mentioned it and how he mentioned other people (celebrities) that use BB. Keep up the interviews and push out more info on both the Z10 and Q10.
fbf2012 Mar 21, 2013 at 11:54 am
he just had to throw in a Playbook JAB! SMH!!!
ghazisons Mar 21, 2013 at 11:55 am
BlackBerry the best
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IIJBII Mar 21, 2013 at 11:56 am
It's good to see BB get more exposure. Is it just me or does the Q10 look tiny? It looks like it may be curve size?
koolrosh Mar 21, 2013 at 3:32 pm
It looks that way because Thorsten has giant hands. Even the Z10 looked small when he was holding it on stage at the BB10 unveiling.
jojo beaconsfield Mar 21, 2013 at 4:59 pm
i did a beer comercial and they used a guy with real small hands holding the bottle in a close up,to make the product stand out,so i think thorstien shld get hand transplants,
jrohland Mar 21, 2013 at 11:59 am
Now if Piers Morgan would have the other great Canadian Stefan Molyneux on. He might have proven his worth for a while.
Sexy Sadie Mar 21, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Piers was blunt but knew his subject and mynherr Heins gave a very good interview.
Alpha Omega Mar 21, 2013 at 12:04 pm
I was a good interview, I didn't like how PM threw the playbook under the bus with giving the CEO a chance to respond.
JimTheDancingBear Mar 21, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Threw the Playbook under the bus? He was right, the PB bombed. Maybe not in your Bubble Gum and Candy filled world, but in the real world, it was a disaster. But it was a disaster that was meant to be. If that didn't fail, we'd still have those other bozos running BBRY into the ground.
JPSKILLZ Mar 21, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Truth is Truth.
andreicanada Mar 21, 2013 at 12:04 pm
The best move blackberry did was to go on CNN right before the launch of the new physical keyboard Q10 X good job BlackBerry, go BlackBerry go
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ubermanx Mar 21, 2013 at 12:08 pm
Sixteenth!! ;)
I am in agreement with most folks that the "first" post is getting tired. Perhaps we can turn on a filter that automatically hides any post containing "first" on a single line or within the first five posts or something?
Anyways, very glad to see some positive US press on the BlackBerry. Piers asked the questions on everyone's mind in the US and did so without being snarky or confrontational. How are you going to get people back on BlackBerry or is it too late? You can tell he really is a BlackBerry fan even if he hadn't said it over and over again.
Granted Piers doesn't have the best reputation in the US but name dropping rappers as devout fans of BlackBerry was good from a PR point of view.
JPSKILLZ Mar 21, 2013 at 2:29 pm
"16th." LoL
Eskibo Mar 21, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Perhaps also all the "+1" comments? People whine about having to scroll way down for a relevant comment - well basically "+1" comments are no more factual than"first" comments, so are we to filter those too?
D.Vader Mar 21, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Piers Morgan is a tool.
bitek Mar 21, 2013 at 12:18 pm
These two previous CEOs that some called them "idiots" have done excellent job in appointing Thorsten Heins as new BB CEO. He is doing excellent job as CEO in my opinion. I never thought that i would say that but imo he is actually earning his $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
NaijaBerry Mar 21, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Brief, to the point and very nice indeed!
deanodean Mar 21, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Here's the problem: NO ONE watches Piers the clown or his show. If a tree fell in the woods and no one was around to hear it...
Sexy Sadie Mar 21, 2013 at 1:30 pm
There is always some oppinionmakers that watches.
AlKuqo Mar 21, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Loved the Diddy comment.
"You're so last year diddy"
I cracked up.
Mo Cat Mar 21, 2013 at 12:58 pm
I did watch the interview 2x and PM did a good job here, imo. He mentioned several times he is a longtime BB fan. Laying his cards on the table meaning he was going to fire blunt questions, which he also did, fair and square. He didnt bomb the playbook, he said it was unsuccessful (it was a small disaster but he choose his words carefully). So a good interview and a poster mentioned the CEO, for me this CEO is worth every penny cause he is doing what many considered a surely lost battle. Hats off to Mr. Thorsten Heins.
RocPlayr Mar 21, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Piers Morgen's voice is so annoying!
Maxey05 Mar 21, 2013 at 1:07 pm
The reason I think BlackBerry will be successful is because of Thorsten Heins! He is not afraid to stand up for BlackBerry and he really believes in the product! And he always keeps it real! #BlackBerry
Shanerredflag Mar 21, 2013 at 1:29 pm
Last!!!!
(I'm starting a new trend here so please be patient).
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CDM76 Mar 21, 2013 at 4:04 pm
Is THIS the quality that CrackBerry is lowering itself to now ? A video of the tv playing the interview ? Wow ! Its just plain lazy and unprofessional.
A quick (less than 5 minute) search revealed the CNN link ... http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/03/21/exp-pmt-blackber...
Maybe showing the actual CNN video would be a little more professional ?
G-bone Mar 21, 2013 at 3:40 pm
?
#BB10Believe
ylsf Mar 24, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Was wondering the same thing! Much better, thanks for the link
tpmbb10 Mar 21, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Love the parting comments about the Playbook, still chuckling over here!
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revtech Mar 21, 2013 at 2:16 pm
No Shane, *I'm* last ;)
G-bone Mar 21, 2013 at 3:42 pm
You'll never "last".
Good interview.
#BB10Believe
dancadman Mar 21, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Not a PM fan either, but I am Thor fan! Great job Thor, keep up the good work! Maybe they can make the Playbook successful yet....
Playbook007 Mar 21, 2013 at 4:33 pm
My daughter had to go iphone5 just prior to z10 launch. She had a Torch. My 2 boys held out for z10. They love it, and really love the hub. My daughter is jealous. Pierce, your boys made a mistake!
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jrlong Mar 21, 2013 at 5:01 pm
I'm out of the loop on any PM scandals -- haven't seen him since he was on Apprentice! Like him or not, he has a prime time show that is watched by a half million people that probably do like him and listen to what he says. It was a solid interview with Thor doing well on the tough questions. Could've done without the Playbook comment, but at least you know they're keeping it real.
BillW69 Mar 21, 2013 at 5:10 pm
Heins is a smart guy. Concise, on point. And he doesn't dress like a homeless guy or a college freshman; he presents himself as the CEO of a major corporation.
Pixstar Mar 21, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Good stuff, keep it up BB.
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CJH_ Mar 21, 2013 at 6:56 pm
Piers Morgan has the interviewing skills of a piece of wood and the charm of a 3 week old, mouldy sock.
Herr Heins needs to start wearing jumpers with the slacks and develop a sense of fun.
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omega supreme Mar 21, 2013 at 7:37 pm
Well thorstein was in town (hollywood, ca.) cause apparently they had a big debut party here. Celebrities and press were there and today i woke up to a short review by the tech guy on my local news, who gave it a decent review, with a "we'll see" attitude...now with the news covering it i really think they should start unleashing some clever tv promotions.
omega supreme Mar 21, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Wow, apparently i had to change the word "commercials" to "promotions" cause the site marked it as spam??
Tommy legend Mar 21, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Good interview and some valid points,
Peirs Morgan goes up in my estimations :)
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mhart343 Mar 21, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Thanks for posting the video adam. Think Thorsten did pretty well, we'll just have to see how well the new devices catch on. Looks pretty good so far.
adriancabrera Mar 21, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Finally, the interview video. Thanks!
Shanerredflag Mar 22, 2013 at 12:18 am
Last!!!
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sanjk1 Mar 22, 2013 at 1:12 am
He said Diddy was pissed that he only had the silver one and that PM had the black one. Didn't see the device but could it be a P'9981?
arjitmehra Mar 22, 2013 at 4:22 am
Piers Morgan is an asshole!!
sunnycee Mar 22, 2013 at 8:07 am
Please crackberyy Admin, ever since you guys lunched this your new website, I can't see nor watch any of the videos on this website on my BB 9860. Pls fix it. Thanks.
bobby1874 Mar 22, 2013 at 8:59 am
Piers Morgan is an idiot. A loud mouth over opinionated bully. CNN is the dumping ground for low ethical washouts......
aha Mar 22, 2013 at 9:26 am
Now Piers, I like your show.
bneidelgaar Mar 22, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Used to always carry an iphone beside my BlackBerry devices. With the Z10 I am not. I carry the Z10 only. It's fabulous and in my opinion far more advanced than the iphone, thanks to the virtual keypad, which for the first time Blackberry got it perfect. I am much faster now in typing. I think the one major breakthrough for Z10 is the virtual keypad. It's even better than iphone.
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bneidelgaar Mar 22, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Forget the Q10 guys. The Z10 keypad does the job perfectly this time. Forget the iphone. It's the Z10 and nothing else. Go blackberry Go. This is it.
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Rootbrian Mar 23, 2013 at 2:06 am
As a playbook owner, I didn't like that jab. But regardless, it was a positive interview. That's the kind of thing we need! GO BLACKBERRY! Future Q10 owner here!! :)
kongee28 Mar 24, 2013 at 3:10 am
I don like piers morgan..
Jerry112 Mar 24, 2013 at 8:21 pm
I have to say Thorsten Heins is getting better at public speeches.
He was a bit nervous and dry at BB10 launch but now ... nicely done! It is really hard to "get English right" for foreigners as high stress levels do horrible things to your language even if you are native. Imagine to be interviewed on CNN in spanish/french or whatever is your second language.
By the way, English is quite easy to learn but bitch to master - I always wonder how many of my sentences feel wrong. I'm Czech and our language is really different from English. Try Czech language on wikipedia. It is the most complicated latin script language from point of English speaker. Well Slovak too but we invented special lettler to be unpronounceble too :-D
Chris Kamau Mar 25, 2013 at 9:09 pm
No doubt Heins knows what he's talking about. If you have used the peek and flow, you understand how sweet it is!
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Meaty123 Mar 26, 2013 at 12:31 am
I've neva seen a PM show or a clip ever before ... until now ... Love my Z10