Ever since the device was teased at Mobile World Congress, the upcoming Android-powered BlackBerry slider has been known by its internal codename Venice but a new post from Evan Blass may have revealed the go-to-market name for the device. According to Evan, when BlackBerry decides to announce the slider officially, it will arrive as the BlackBerry Priv.
While the name might sound awkward at first, it certainly falls in line with BlackBerry's security and privacy history, though it's certainly an interesting choice. One that falls in line with some of BlackBerry CEO John Chen's recent comments at the Waterloo Innovation Summit. If it does indeed launch as the BlackBerry Priv, what do you all think of the name? There's still plenty of time to change it.
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BlackBerry's Venice slider to be released as the BlackBerry Priv
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Priv...? Oh, no...
If the phone is good, and gets decent reviews, I'll certainly buy it. I've been looking for a cell with a good physical keyboard to replace my (second) Motorola Photon Q LTE. I'll say this though: if I'd bought this phone as a Blackberry Venice, I'd be showing it off proudly. As the Blackberry Priv, I'll be mumbling though the name, or defending it by saying, "I know it's a horrible name, but the phone itself is great!" Ugh.
It's not the BB Priv looks ridiculous, it's all the comments made my day.
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It's a crap name.
Torch was brilliant too!!
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That name is utter, putrid nonsense to my ears. It's the equivalent of the BlackBerry Bollocks and if they had named it that, I'm sure people would have loved it more. It doesn't seem cool. It doesn't seem catchy. It's meaningless to the majority of people on earth (I just think so, no need for empirical evidence). It just sounds lame. I love the names Passport, Storm, Bold, Curve, Classic...even the Style and Pearl sounded meaningful, powerful and Classy...but this? Steups
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Just wanted to add I like the suggestions of the name Blackberry Vault and Blackberry Droid but they need to put those buttons back on the keyboard (especially the track mouse, end and send call buttons)
I AM SO UPSET WITH BLACKBERRY-
Do they ever inquire with the actual users and owners of their devices as to why they keep on sticking with them when everywhere they go people try to tease them about still using a Blackberry? Whenever they try to purchase one from their cell carriers store, they are conveniently "never in stock" and the store workers try to push you to by other phones they have...including other sliders-
While waiting for the Blackberry Classic to be released I did a 30 day trial of an LG Slider and I HATED IT.
The main reason is I hated how inconvenient the "slide" was. You have to turn your phone sideways and the keyboard was hard to press and felt disconnected from the phone. You had to wait for the phone picture to turn sideways when you preferred to use it right side up. When the keyboard was out, the phone didn't respond like it should have and most of ALL---------------------
I HATED NOT HAVING MY SEND CALL, MENU BUTTON, TRACK BUTTON, GO BACK BUTTON AND END CALL BUTTON AS PHYSICAL BUTTONS!!!!
I like being able to make a phone call and the way it feels when I call without LOOKING at my phone. I do not like these buttons only as touch screen. I can send text messages with the phone in my pocket while in a meeting. I just find that dot on the 5/d and feel my way from there. I like being able to immediately end my call with a button that is not touch screen. I like that my buttons respond with damp fingers.
I held on to my Blackberry 9930 until this year when verizon released the Classic because of this feature and the Blackberry 10 did not have it.
On site I hate this slider. Blackberry should try to move with the times but not by trying to be everybody else. On the classic I hate having to use my hands on the screen to zoom. I use my blackberry with one hand all the time. I don't need two hands but if I'm using it one-handed, I have to put the phone on a table and use my thumb and index finger to do the open motion and get the zoom in/out to move but I can deal with this. Its also psychological at this point. I feel like a kid being told to take my thumb out of my mouth when I'm forced to let go of my buttons to do things. Being able to feel my buttons is comforting and familiar.
Almost every cellphone company has some sort of slider to woo away Blackberry customers and the functionality is terrible. Blackberry should differentiate themselves by making the functionality seamless and by keeping that row of physical buttons (SEND CALL, MENU BUTTON, TRACK BUTTON, GO BACK BUTTON AND END CALL BUTTON) on the damn keyboard.
If Blackberry cares about their core consumer who did not move to droid and iphones when the whole planet did and still has a Blackberry in 2015 when people keep telling them Blackberry is going to go out of business, the least they could do is ask us why? Ask us why we didn't not move to a slider with another company when phone sale employees push us to these phones.
The slider needs to be seamless and should be able to be opened with one hand easily in less then an eighth of a second. It should not have to be pulled out and should be able to be released with a button on the side of the phone (that has a hold button for storage so it doesn't deploy on its own) so you are not forced to use two hands which makes dealing with a slider a chore after you are used to having everything there for you like it is on regular blackberry's.
I do appreciate them having the droid technology added because there are some features/functions that I want that droid is capable of but despite that I STILL CHOOSE BLACKBERRY at the expense of not having that technology because the functionality of the phone trumps everything to me and I need it to be right.
I will not be getting the Venice or Priv or whatever it is. I will be holding on to my Classic until they make that one a Blackberry-Droid-Classic.
Seriously BlackBerry right now doesn't have naming sense, before they change perfectly codename Rio to Leap, and now this? Lmao, it's obviously better as Venice not Priv, laaaammeeeeee
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I don't care about the name, more important will be the quality of the device, the size and the os.
The quality probably will be very good, for me personally the device is way to big, I prefer smaller devices like the Q10.
But the show stopper will be the os. While the base os is not that important, the GUI and the "user experience" is very much. And at this point Android (or iOS or WP) just sucks, not comparable to BB10 or even webOS!
So while I even prefer the Android base (without Google) because it is mostly open and accessible, I don't like using it's GUI, so the new slider probably is not for me!
So BlackBerry, make it smaller, like the Z10 with hires screen, but please without "rounded edges" and install BB10 on it, including the capability to run Android apps. Then it would be my prefered device! Otherwise I will have to stay with my Q10 for long time ...
What does priv stands for? I actually like that name, but maybe i don't know the meaning. Can anyone tell me?
Really bad name choice.
Priv as in privvy slang for toilet
Not a good idea
Z10 STL-100-2 OS 10.3.1.2576
People, people..wait up. This was well thought out. BlackBerry ran a focus group with such Luminaries as Frank Boulben leading a team from Apple and Google. They all love the name Priv.
BLACKBERRY! WAKE UP!! That is the most ridiculous, most non exciting name for a flagship mobile phone product. Please review many of the comments here to see that it take away from the benefits and excitement this phone should create.
Please, please, please reconsider.............
Theory: I think that everybody working for BlackBerry, including John Chen, are undercover Apple employees trying to take down the BlackBerry brand. Why else would they come up with 'Leap' and 'Priv' as names for decent phones?? The lack of apps is one thing most ardent BlackBerry users would not let get in the way of owing such awesome devices, but giving it a bad name, which even the most loyal of BlackBerry fans disagree with... well, that's taking things to the next level.
Blackberry owners should own BlackBerry, just as supporters are buying their own football clubs here in the UK... and running them properly, with love and care to detail.
Do they really care about the BlackBerry brand? They have listened to BlackBerry fans all over the world in getting into bed, metaphorically speaking, with Android, so why not give it a name which links the two?
Introducing the new... BLACKBERRY DROID! The first ever BlackBerry powered by Android! Yes please...
Savvas John Savva - Owner & Sole Director of Skill 7 Limited Now on UK's Vodafone network. BlackBerry Passport and Vodafone, working together to keep www.skill7.org running smoothly!
If Blackberry doesn't hit a home-run with this phone it will be called the Privy!
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Horrible !!!!!!!
Most car names end in a vowel for a reason best described by others. Priv is disgusting
It's still a hot as fuck slider! XD
I hope my comment doesn't get murdered by the moderators, or bla1ze, but I think they all understand that we all wantz it!! ;) :D
Typed using my BlackBerry Classic running 10.3.2 on WINDmobile HSPA+
Ridiculous name, and an even more ridiculous OS running on it. They should have put BB10 on it and called it the Slide.
Isn't there anything not do discuss about BlackBerry??
Even the name of a phone.....
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Automatically fails the sale of the phone with that horrific name. Whoever is going to boast they own a Priv... sounds almost like a French word for toilet.
Posted via my Z30 Droidberry.
Blackberry, I dare say, has now officially jumped the shark.
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I don't like that name, but it's no going to keep me from buying it.
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I think Venice sounds better and like a new world.. Priv is Yuckkkk..
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I'll look at the device as a whole and then call it a Blackberry.
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What a shame! Venice was such a beautiful name.
Wtf????? I knew BlackBerry messed up big time with bb10, but are you able to do the same.
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Oops, Linguistik Research Dept has slipped up. Don't they know that 'Priv' in Inner Mongolian means 'once mighty, now on their knees, sucking up to the big boy'?
All Hail Thorsten. Mother and Father of my Beloved Z10.
Bad name!! Shame on BB
Loving it already...
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I think it would be better as a complete word not a part of word or tryin to be fancy and use Latin (separate?)
To me That's just someone trying to justify there salary for the next 30 days by over thinking it and coming up with a stupid non offensive name, I will just call it the BlackBerry slider.
Done on BlackBerry Classic, Rip Z10
What happened to the talk about the slider being able to run Android and/or BB10? I want a slider bad but I hate Android!
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Ugh
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wtf I wrong with Blackberry.
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is*
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I would have considered a name like 'Javelin'. Just saying.....
The 'Priv' name will not attract buyers. Although it will increase BB's popularity! How about the 'BlackBerry Droid''?
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Worst name ever!
Too much like privy for starters.
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Blackberry perv
Aehm sorry 'priv' :P
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Nice as long as it comes with os 10
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Sounds like a toilet to me..stupid name.
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Why not call it the" Blackberry Secure" or "Blackberry Shield"
Blackberry z30 - a unique experience
People are going to call it the "Perv"
Blackberry z30 - a unique experience
Maybe Evan was sacked before he finished the word
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What a stupid name? Who thought of that. Brings perv to mind LOL
Rectangle 'wide' screen
Touch sensitive keyboard
4 row keyboard
Fully compatible with Android apps
BlackBerry embedded software to make Android less sucky
If they get the right power, RAM and storage size, I think we have a winner!
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Terrible
I don't know how far the name will affect the sales, I mean, if it's what u want you would buy it irrespective of the name, it's just a shame BlackBerry couldn't do some consumer testing with something like this, before determining a final name.
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If it's supposed to be their new flagship (or at least the Android flagship), why not something like Prime? Priv just doesn't resonate.
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Some Black berry fans seem to believe that the BlackBerry team should think and share the same opinions that they do!! Not quite.
I just want BlackBerry to give it a better name, befitting of its image and market it correctly . This device is spot on, exactly what they need right now.
After Apple released their Iphones and Google, Samsung etc launch their devices ,we get their upgrade cycle . This mix of what seems to be( BB10 and Android) is interesting.
This device from BlackBerry will point to another way of producing a productive communication device.
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Obviously an engineer named this. It's a name begging for MASSIVE RIDICULE!!! Change it or be a laughingstock! Too close to perv. a dumb @ss name to be very frank. Horrible
Lovely color's
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It's funny how everyone says they are a Blackberry die hard fan and say that if it comes out with that name they won't buy one...you are not very die hard affordable all
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Didn't see anything wrong with Venice. Priv is just....ick. Back in the day, Blaupunkt used to name their car stereo head units after world cities. Pretty catchy, why doesn't BB do the same? Give it a codename of "Priv" and release it as the Venice. One thing BlackBerry would benefit from is doing consumer surveys...why not put a survey out to millions of people and ask what their thoughts are? Give them a few names to choose from then pick the one with the most "yes" votes.
Love the phone, HATE the name. If they are going to cut staff, start with the naming department.
Priv as in Privy aka slang for toilet? Sheer marketing genius.
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Couldn't have picked a worse name for a phone haha. Who the hell had the final approval on this name? How about the BlackBerry slider pro? Anything but priv haha.
Posted via the amazing Passport
Looking at the video. I quite like the phone. I might as well buy it.
Blackberry Classic | Circa 2015
Venice is a much better name. Priv sounds terrible
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I think BlackBerry venice is good name by itself
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What an awful name.
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Maybe it should be called " works". That would be a change.lol
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Worst name ever. Maybe Glide or Slide or just Venice.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android on my Silver Passport!
I dont like android system!!! I love os10
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Thinking about some statements and or Questions about your new phone that may come up (pun intended).
Is that the new Priv?
Is that your Priv?
Can I see your Priv?
Show me your Priv!
Can I hold your Priv
Can I slide your Priv Up?
Your Priv Slides!
What did you get on you Priv?
You have a lot of buttons on your Priv.
Do you play with your Priv all day?
...
The list just goes on and on.
LMAO!!!
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Blackberry Privium*
As I'm in Amsterdam and am a member. Google it.
A merge of Privilege and Premium. Maybe BlackBerry licensed the name from them?
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BlackBerry Rise or Secu or Glide... sounds good...
With Z10 STL-1 10.3.2.2474
Despicably bad.
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Call it the blackberry slider sounds great than you have the passport,classic,slider nice!!!
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Sick phone I can't wait to have one soon
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Stupid
Lame
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Noooooooo
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That's a terrible name - but if it's not on the chassis, I won't have to see it or refer to it as such.
I wonder if the wife would understand if I told her I was playing with my priv while in the privy?
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In the Welsh language there is no "v". We use an "f". So Priv would be pronounced Prif (preev). The Welsh word Prif translates as "Main,Major,Chief,Prime,Head. Still don't like Priv though.
Amazing Blackberry Passport!
So priv is British slang for a toilet. Change it now you idiots and fire everyone who approved this dumb name.
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This guy was an idiot,didnt take us to 360 view the phone.i was waiting to know what material has BlackBerry used in this device on the back and this guy turns and hides the phone with his huge fat fingers even hiding the logo..man what an incredible showcase.
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BlackBerry is using the woven glass from Q10 and Z30 on the back of the Priv. You can see it in many pics. I love that material. Looks great and it's extremely durable. Feels good in the hand too. I wished Passport had it.
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I Like BlackBerry Venice...
If BlackBerry Launch it With BlackBerry 10 with Added Google Play Service Support. Then I would like Only Name,
" BlackBerry Torch 10 "
Because, Everyone knows how BlackBerry Torch cool is.
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And just when most websites had a few arciels about BB Venice so people got accustomed to the name... not a bright idea
Ugh! Really? That's the best name you could come up Blackberry?? Awful.
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That is a terrible name! Venice sounded more fancy, more elegant and more desirable. It felt like BlackBerry but some real effort into this phone. Priv sounds incomplete and unattractive
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It is certainly a memorable name. I am sure I will have to say it a number of times when people keep asking me "What's it called!?"
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What was the problem with the previous name??..
BlackBerry Passport
Priv as in loo?
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If this truly is the name of the device, BlackBerry will be (even more) the laughingstock of the industry. This better be false, or their days are numbered.
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I've got it! BlackBerry "Trick.". Works for many reasons. It has many tricks including the slider and touch-sensitive keys. But the biggest trick is that it's an Android phone. (Needs some study, though. Not sure what "trick" sounds like in other languages) .
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Sadly, for those waiting for a Z30 replacement, the Priv doesn't appear to have BB10 as an option right now. I'm hopeful for a dual boot (at best), but I'm pretty sure that won't happen.
Not a fan. I assume it's intended to be pronounced as in private but people will call it as in privilege. That would mean nothing. Their marketing team still can't seem to get it right. Hire someone Apple.
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they never actually announced when this Android thing will be launched and maybe they flushed it down the Priv,leaker got it all wrong,haha
I don't like it. Weird name.
Posted on my Trusty Zed Ten (STL100-2 running 10.3.1.1779)
Love the phone itself. Been waiting for such an awesome slider since the first pics of the user-rendered Blade were posted here on CB. The name Priv is awkward at best. I just hope they'll offer it with BB10 instead of awful Android!!!!!!
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Calls to mind the Chevy Nova, which when exported out of the US was translated as the "no go"
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I think the first to run Android is aptly named after a toilet or as some have already twisted, the perv.
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I would go for BlackBerry Synergy
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Priv doesn't sound as strong as torch and bold. I hope they Re consider the name.
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It sucks. Use Venice
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Yup it's officially time to ship
"Once You Go Black You Never Go Back"
Absolutely stupid name for a Flagship device. I would have rather they kept it Venice. Priv? JC tell me you didn't sign off on this retarded name for such a high end device! BlackBerry seems to be living in a cave disconnected from reality. Please change that stupid name. It sounds horrible.
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Nice? Sounds like the term used for an outhouse.
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BlackBerry Shield would be the better mame. Priv stands for privacy i think but still not the best name.
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Horrible! First impressions are so important. Bad first impressions are hard to recover from. And honestly, does "Priv" not universally yield turned up noses and furrowed foreheads? It's worse that the "Leap".
Most likely posted via CB10 from my amazing Z30, but may have been posted from my awesome PlayBook.
That's by far without a doubt the dumbest name I've ever heard for a device
¤this sentence contradicts iteself -- no it actually doesn't¤
Priv... I wouldn't..
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They should call it BlackBerry Che:)
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Ridiculous. Should have stayed with the name Venice. Get back to proper sounding names, PLEASE. Thank you.
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Sounds like that sexy Asian porn star lmao
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HORRIBLE!! I won't defend BlackBerry anymore, Am done! Cause they're not even trying, Just terrible
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Priva is good....to keep the flag of blackberry privacy on android this will address the issue at the very first place....even though we have gone android we haven't compromised on privacy it will resolve all the doubts from beginning to the end and that's what is needed for such betted flagship, no matter even if it sounds like toilets or sanitary pads if the PRIVA can make its way into peoples heart through its functionality, innovative and user friendly specs then this name Priva is here to create history and I am sure it will definitely prove as a revolution. I am excited for this much awaited flagship all the best priva
Red passport:)
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ridicolous name for a ridicolous phone
Priv implies "aimed at the individual not enterprise, so don't expect complete Privacy, it's Android after all" (as well as inviting jokes about privies and pervs). Maybe a too-subtle way of stressing BB10's REAL, enterprise-level security?? For me: Shield (to emphasise the added protection from BB), or Sure - if it really is ;-).
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The blackberry droid would have been better! Priv stinks
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Hahahaha... Seriously BlackBerry... did you pay the guy who found that name?
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I was never keen on the name Venice but Priv? Just no...
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FML
+1 lol
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Somebody high up in BlackBerry must have vacationed in "Venice" and had one bitch of a bad experience that pissed them off. How else do you explain this BS name? smh
I'm holding my Priv to my ear, hmm something doesn't sound right.
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It should be named after something hip and trendy. BlackBerry Twerk would be a better option. I'm sure Miley would be a cheaper spokesperson than Alicia Keys.
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What a terrible name! I like the name Venice, but Priv? Which consumer's going to buy something called a Priv? Plus employees who get a "Priv" are just going to be laughed at by their colleagues with other devices, when in fact it was looking like BlackBerry finally had a comeback device. What's wrong with Venice? Even something like "Bastion" or "Citadel" is much better. Or what about "Vienna" then it reminds you of the Ultravox song - upbeat. Priv?
Absolutely horrible name! So what will the next BlackBerry phone running Android be called the Priv2? More evidence that the company should have kept the name RIM and created two product lines. The traditional BB product line & and Android phone product line under a completely different name. This is STUPID!
After a few iterations they'll finally get it right and call it the Priv8.
Isn't a Priv a toilet?
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I don't like the new name. It sound like Internet slang. I think Venice is better name and a lot of people know it already.
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Slide into private.....yes, I do that many times lol!
Change the name please
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What's wrong with Venice?!?
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BlackBerry had to mess up somehow. Old habits really die hard.
Venice was so much better. Thus goes to show how un cool those folks at BlackBerry HQ are. They're so out the loop
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Haaaaahahahahahahahahaaaaa
Passport SE: All the snooty prestige of a device with a precious metal in the name at less than half the price!
I can't stop laughing after reading . The first thing that came to my mind is genitalia, read "BlackBerry Genitalia" . BlackBerry you can do better than this. This "Priv" name is absurd.
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What a name. Venice was much better.
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The guy who found this name must be completely nuts...!!
Ferrari ZetaTrenta STA100-2 Versione 10.3.1.652
What's the meaning of priv?,is it
P oison
R eleased
I nto
V enice
REALLY SUCKS!
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How about BlackBerry Prē ? it surley will attract some old webOS lovers :D
Don't like it. There is a lot in a name. BlackBerry is just bad at building name recognition, and developing a phone. The best effort was the Bold. The passport is a great name but we see little advance to pp2. The Leap is the worst name I have heard of. Priv has little appeal to me. I suggest: Flex. Flex because it's a good business attribute. Flex shows BlackBerry flexibility in embracing other platforms. The slider and screen combination shows flexible adaption to users need. So BlackBerry Flex is my suggestion.
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It SUCK (while that should be "sucks" I'm keeping with the FOUR LETTER name and maybe they can drop the S and throw another letter in there instead.)
Simply horrible.
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P oison
R eleased
I nto
V enice.
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Imo this name sound awkward.
Posted via CB10 on Passport
I guess they came up with this awkward name, just to call for better ideas. Why not call it BlackBerry Shaver? :)
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Horrible. Who's the marketing responsible.
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Stand for privilege? Or private?
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Venice is OK for me!!
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Or maybe ((the new blackberry)) is Damn good!!
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I would have opted to just call it the New BlackBerry. Make that the name people are using for it. Keep the company's name on their lips.
Instead we are going with part of a word? I'm kind of at a loss.
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+1000
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BlackBerry Gurgler
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BlackBerry Virp
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Stupidest name ever!
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One letter short of privy. Wonderful. People will think outhouse
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Worst name ever! Ever!
BlackBerry, snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, every time.
No, bad name, change it!
Passport SE
Passport is catchy. Classic is catchy. Piv is.... weird.
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Worst name ever, seriously, why? Why?
BlackBerry, snatching defeat of of the jaws of victory, every time.
Even adding just an A would have sounded so much better - PRIVA....
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Change it back to Venice.
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No I dont like the name.
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The Priv looks pretty cool but the Classic with BB10 is for me!
They make one of their first and most anticipated Android phones of 2015 and called it 'Priv?' The name is not a factor for me in buying this phone, but numerous Android forum users have stated that market names ARE a factor for them. Priv is just ugly.
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I'm a BlackBerry loyalist and naming does effect my purchases hence never purchasing a Leap. This is well well below that level. I can't begin to explain my disappointment with the Pirv. Was really looking forward to adding to my Passports, Classic, Z30, and Z10.
Not happening with that name. Can't believe this is even an article on CrackBerry. All of BlackBerry is now in question. They are far too out of touch or at least whoever thought of this and those that approved it.
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Now I'm calling it the Pirv already. Meant Priv. Ridiculous.
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How about Verti? I first thought Verti-Go, but that was to dizzy....
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I think the phone should rightfully and fittingly be called Bla1ze! It's sleek, adaptive - all the characteristics of our editor-in-chief, Bla1ze. Who's for it? Post your vote!
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The Priv name is actually a reflection of BlackBerry, true story.
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They may plan for it provides be pronounced Pryv but sounds like a short version of priv(y).
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And I would offer as an android or bb10 device. Both.
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I would call it BlackBerry COMMANDER
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Why Android on BlackBerry??? BlackBerry OS is the Best... I would love it, if it was an BlackBerry OS.. I hate Android...
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Priv sounds unfinished, maybe they should say priv8 or priv8c. Something more rounded and catchy. And oh of somebody already used this my apologies I didn't read all the other comments.
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Slider=moving parts=higher break/fail potential.
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LOL Blackberry has really outdone themselves this time. Bwahaha, good lord
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Man that really really sucks. Thought the android factor was to appeal to a younger crowd. Find who approved the name and fire them. They probably already work for the other team anyways.
This outfit seems suicidal at times. Lame Lame Lame
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Agreed. Worst name ever !!!! Definitely dreamed up in the board room and not where it should have been named.... in marketing dept
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I don't care what it's called. I'm not buying it anyway.Lol
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Dumbest name ever!!!
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If Andy sticks I get a free Blackberry slider
Call it Blackberry Andy for Android
How about "Ball Smacker!"? That would get your attention. Or LAST for last place. The market share that BBRY will remain in if it goes out with this name.
Lool when people ask me what phone I have I'm just going to say blackberry Venice or z50 that priv shit is not lit
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...but running Android undermines the "Priv" but BlackBerry is putting in the "Sec"... or maybe they'll put in more than one, and they could call it the
wait for it....
Secs
I know you didn't have to wait because it's obviously the right name.
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...and when you go to a store to ask about inventory you can say "did you get any Secs?"
Then you could offer to let someone try your device by saying "Here, take my Secs."
And you could ask to try someone else's device by saying "Give me your Secs"
Positive reviews would say "The Secs is hot" or "I like Secs alot" or "Secs is great" and "I've had Secs for a whole week now and I'm not tired of it at all".
It is the gift that keeps on giving.
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You get the post of the month award. Lol awesome
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I think they should call it TARD (as in Re-tard) for whoever came up with this embarrassment. Might as well call it toilet. That's right where this is going to go if salespeople have to ask customers "Have you seen the new Priv", by TARD.
Reading the article makes me marvel at the professionalism of Bla1ze! He should be secretary general of the UN. How he could write about such a horrid thing in an objective manner using words like "interesting" is something to be commended.
In order for me to hear that news and write an article so mellow I'd have to smoke a few bowls of the good stuff to just begin to calm down.
Z30STA100-5 / 10.3.2.2639 / T-Mobile USA
LOL!!!
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Should be named Berrydroid.
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Why not an emoji, like the BlackBerry :barf:
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Call it blackberry mine... cause I want one.
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BlackBerry Ninjitsu
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BlackBerry Blade
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I'm going to vote that I like the name 500 times. Psyche.
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Call it the BlackBerry Surprise!
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Wierd
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Very niche segmented name. To those specific market they mostly love the name. Majority will not like it though. I think BlackBerry made a right decision on this.
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Are you kidding? So what... some Enterprise users may fit. This is an Android with full GPS with so far exceptional Internet reception being an Android. There are names that do not limit this device to an extremely limited niche with sales numbers that cannot sustain the handset division.
This has completely killed all of my enthusiasm for this device. So not even the BB10 loyal (at least myself) fit this niche either. And rumor is this was to be released on all four US carriers. I question this with such a name and also question if John Chen is not purposely methodically destroying this division as he has done to BB10.
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Way to go BlackBerry on the name. You bunch of tools really know how to screw things up. Been doing it since 2010.
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No...come on. Be creative!
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Do a survey Bla1ze....who likes the name Priv?
BlackBerry for leaders not followers
I agree it sounds odd but they are obviously trying to make a statement.
The office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada website is "priv.gc.ca"
You know what blows my mind.....a group of execs and marketers sat around and decided this is a great name. I guess no one had the balls to say 'hey, this is a stupid name, are you guys eating shrooms or something '
Here is a list of ideas
BlackBerry......
Shield Switch
Vault
Safe
Slide
Swift
BlackBerry for leaders not followers
All I can say is I hope it's not true.
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Horrible name, at least leap was a full word. priv private, after the double typing starts we will all be googling private parts . I like the development names better than the release names.
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How is it pronounced?
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This is a hybrid operating system and so priv and prius comes to mind, whatever! Pitiful.
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What kind of phone is that?
It's my BlackBerry Bitch.
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BlackBerry Venice sounds much better. Just when I thought the Leap had a funny name, they had to come out with something weirder. Oh boy. Heck, they should have just named it the BlackBerry Slider!
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Terrible name.
They could go with BlackBerry Shield or BlackBerry Stealth, or something along those lines.
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Nice suggestions.
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Me and dead owls don't give a hoot about the name. Doesn't bother me at all.
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BlackBerry P!MP.
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Is it really going to run as an Android? I WANT THIS SLIDER PHONE, but I DON'T want an android. There is a reason I have stuck with my BlackBerry. Although, if they hadn't have come out with 10.3 to run my BlackBerry Z10 and running android apps, I would have left.
It's time for me to get a new phone & I'm purposefully waiting on this new BlackBerry slider. My old BlackBerry Curve is still my favorite phone. I don't wanna be a phone Guinea pig anymore.
kwak11
What's the name of your new phone? BlackBerry Toilet.
[i]"But I say this to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you;" - Matthew 5:44[/i]
Terrible name
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That is terrible. Looks like perv to me. I think Venice is perfect.
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So bad, just so bad. After years they finally have a product that mainstream people care about and they name it "Priv." it's like they're trying to screw it up. They saw all of the positive comments over at YouTube with the hands on video and thought, "We must put a stop to this!"
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Lol BlackBerry PrivATE
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I'll say it's hideous. Not even tempted to get the slider. Ugh. BB10 all the day
Q❿, adopted a Z❿.. proud parent
How about just BlackBerry Slide? Simple.
kwak11
I dunno about that one. Some would say BlackBerry has been sliding for years. Not a positive.
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Horrible!!! The letter V doesn't exist in some languages..
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Rumor. Unreliable rumor, I say!
Let's hope so... thanks for the relief! :-)
(ah, there we go, to the priv again!)
• Leakers' gonna leak... :-) •
Priv, almost sounds like Perv... x_x
Should be called BlackBerry Key
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I don't like using Chrome, notice it's on the main screen.
My bad ass Passport....
Booo this name!
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They should call it BlackBerry Device.
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"Avenger, Avenger, Avenger", he screams after hearing of the newest proposed name...Wow, one's opinion can change quickly when worse options arise.
Passport Silver Edition
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Still want a Passport 2.
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I was hopeful that the Venice might be the hail Mary BlackBerry needed. After hearing "Priv" can't help but think FAIL. I hope someone changes course on the naming.
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Sounds like a half finished sentence...
BlackBerry A10 (A for Android, 10 for BlackBerry software features)
BlackBerry Shield
BlackBerry Venice
BlackBerry Knox (nod to Samsung for partnership to build phone?)
PassportSQW100-1/10.3.2.2339
Nooooooooooooo
If they wanted to emphasize security, I would have went with: Vault
^^ This
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It was probably a fake name given to one person so Chen can see who's leaking info :)
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Now that would be funny
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We can only hope!
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OMG it sucks .______.
I don't suffer from productivity dysfunction.
I have an Erection.
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Priv as in Privacy? With Android? Hahaha. Leadership in that company is purposely destroying Blackberry from within.
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There's a secret double-agent.... :-D
Sent by Typo... should have stayed with Avenger! :-)
• Leakers' gonna leak... :-) •
Has to be. I hope they read crackberry and realize how unattractive "priv" sounds. Now "Black Mamba" sounds nice! Lol
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Blackberry Erection.
" is that a BlackBerry in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me"
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Wow it has the touch captive keyboard wow.. I'm not going to lie I kinda drooled. But I want to fell in myself still would prefer it running os10 though or be able to dual booth.
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If they have to go this route, then how about the BlackBerry Agent.. The 007... Anything is better than the Priv... *palm to face*
X
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OK after reading every single comment I have reached the following conclusion.
Fire the person who suggested the name
Fire the person who approved it. Even if it is JC and I like JC.
Assuming there is anything like a marketing department and that that it has someone in it. Fire them. All of them.
Holy mother of God! If true, How can they be so spectacularly asinine?
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