For those of you who might not already be aware, T-Mobile CEO John Legere is a pretty big Batman fan and it just so happens, June 4th is also Legere's birthday. If you follow him on Twitter, he has been celebrating all day but one mention sent out to John Chen caught our attention.
Yep, Chen took the time to go ahead and hook up Legere with a Batman inspired BlackBerry Classic for his birthday. Great device and an even greater gesture between the two CEO's who recently repaired their working relationship. Sorry John, even though the 'BatBerry' name is already taken we hope you have a happy birthday.
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John Chen hooks John Legere up with a Batman inspired BlackBerry Classic for his birthday
Do we really think John Legere is using the Blackberry? Or are we comfortable and honest enough with ourselves to admit that after the photo was taken, the lid went back on the box and the box will most likely never be seen again.
I wonder what the chances are that he actually uses this?
Just one thing why is the Batman pink . Matte yellow could have killed it .
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Nice! These two are really doing everything they can to have a positive relationship.
!9;(:!'!.!!!
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!::''!!!:,:::'!!,:!:::!.??$6):)-. _ ). :!! !?
The only thing Chen sent me for my birthday was a toothpick....used no less!
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Hopefully it's booby-trapped! LOL...
Cartman says: Screw you guys I'm going home!
Classy move by Chen and BlackBerry
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I wish JC would hook me up with a software update for my Verizon Z10...
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Congratulations Kevin :) June 27th party on :))
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Lol. I didn't get anything either
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Haha hopefully they will become better friends or establish a better relationship.
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If I make friends with JC would I get a white classic with a Betty Boop on it?
Using my BlackBerry Classic :-)
Very cool! I bet it's a one of a kind, hold on to that forever.
One hell of a batted out blackberry. :D
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Kevin is a thread Jacker, lol.
Always nice hearing from you Kevin.
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Looks tacky but to each its own. STILL waiting on the release of the blue Classic. Why BlackBerry did not release it along with the white version is strange. Don't remember the Passport variants taking this long to release. Can we get some updates on the release date???
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Why exactly is the colour pink around the bat? It's supposed to be yellow!
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Not pink....its magenta.
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Yep.
T-Mag... enta! :-D
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Damn, Kevin. Your aliiiiiiive. Welcome back
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Look the logo is printed in pink too. Cute.
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Looks like it's engraved or smthg doesn't look like a sticker.
And as for an email and messaging device, it is more than sufficient for a CEO, these guys never open sheets and reports they got assistants for that, they basically read stuff, send stuff and follow stuff!
Classic is great!
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The classic is so slow, I would not recommend it to any CEO. I have it btw, but it is slow and It lags and if anyone argues that then you have a problem.
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Are you running Android apps?
The Leap doesn't lag at all, it's quite polished vs. the Z10... :-)
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Nice to see the CEO with a sense of humour. Maybe next birthday he gives a passport with teeth markers on it...
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+10 for humor
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A blassic with a pink sticker on the bottom.
How do I Get this.
http://surfmegeek.com
But I think he should have gave him a passport
Passport. The world's best phone. Peroid.
This looks really great. I hope T-Mobile an blackberry firm up for a long time :)
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Awwww,......ain't that cute! C'mon John, WTF? CORPORATE prostitution or what?
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Share some happiness, why not...?
Some reconciliation in a hurting world. :-D
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I want a Batman BlackBerry.
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Me too! Can't wait for that Batman:Arkham Knight to drop this month!
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Well I hope u look like an oompa loompa and act like a Dick then!
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For next birthday..... SUPERMAN! :))
Great
Don't just follow the crowd be proud & use BlackBerry 10
Good job John
T mobile better smarten up and be fair to all platform not just one or two
Don't just follow the crowd be proud & use BlackBerry 10
Biff! Bap! Pow! Way to Go Mr. Chen! Now that he's got his own personal Bat Mobile Classic, he'll soon find out that all the fun toys are in the Bat Cave Passport!
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Bromance return
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Fast and free publicity.
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Posted a lot of stuff on crackberry and so far no replies is this a close knit community or are newbies unwelcome. I Love BlackBerry and you guys seem uninterested . You all seem to be in your own little world. Sorry to say this but as a newbie you all seem uninterested in my opinions or posts Z30 rocks but dissallusioned with Crackberry
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What sort of reply were you looking for? All are welcome, newbies, oldies and in between. Perhaps folks were just focused on other things at the time.
Don Diego endorses the Zed.
Thanks for your reply lol at least I know what I have been posting is visible. I guess what I meant to say was it would be nice to join in some of the discussions with you guys as I read quite a lot of them. Keep up the good comment guys.
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I wonder if the batman Claasic is a souped-up version...
PassportSQW100-1/10.3.1.2576
I thought the same thing. Perhaps a JC version?
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if classic was batman, passport will be Superman man of steel
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1st Batman is way cooler than Batman.
2nd the coolest is Deadpool. So there has to be a red Classic with Deadpool eyes on the backside.
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1st doesn't seem logical.
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Phone looks good!!
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Maybe T-Mobile will think about releasing updates to software now.
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I was just at the t mobile store nearby. No BlackBerry in sight. Even the "business unleashed" display didn't show any BlackBerry products.
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yo!
Wow this is awesome! Bring this Batman styled BlackBerry in the market against the IronMan styled Samsung
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It would be great if BlackBerry OS10 had themes like OS7. Then it would be awesome to have a Bat Man theme on that phone.
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Who would iPhone be? And hulk should be windows get it? Hulk smash / windows. I crack myself up.
Send from the amazing powers of the Z30
Someone said he's probably not going to use it. Hmmmmm I don't think I would, it's too cool of a collectors item. Frame it. Woooo.
Apple, The New Evil Empire
Yeah, would be said if dropped, lost or stolen... :-)
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...who on earth is this Kevin Mich...person everyone is talking about?
Back to the story at hand. I'd like to know what's 'special' about this Batman BlackBerry. Besides the logo, a special OS, etc.? Hmm?
Glad they kissed and made up!
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Oh maaaaan. I would rock that.
My birthday is in 9days :0 :D
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Great move and gesture. The Batman Classic. Nice...
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Get a room!
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LOL!!
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Congratulations Kevin and nice to see you again. And that BatBerry is awesome.
Apple, The New Evil Empire
Good on John Chen
Keep the personalities separate from the business.
See? Customization is available....how about customized BlackBerry's for the masses? One day, he will leave BlackBerry, but the true fans are forever! I would love to be able to order a custom BlackBerry! Perhaps a Fender or Gibson or even an NHL team logo!
Blackberry Passport running 10.3.2.798
Smart business move John, i hope it bears some fruit at the end
Don't just follow the crowd be proud & use BlackBerry 10
How come Classic comes with a luxury box like that while Passport don't?
It doesn't. That's a press/VIP kit.
Bbry gets pissed on by tmo and now jc is clingy. I guess that's what you gotta do to keep their relationship going.
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JL says "who" when CNET tweets about BB, and now JL takes selfies with BB phones. I guess that's what you gotta do when you can't sell a crappy nationwide network to business customers.
Underneath the decal is an AT&T logo. Shh...
[CB10 / Q10]
TMO sub-forum represent! Lol
This read brought a tear to my eye. The sweetest gesture of love! In my world, that's considered a marriage proposal...
Please, that's a regular Classic with a batman sticker on it
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Should be Gold and Black !
I had to do a lot of reading before someone commented on the sticker...
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No doubt.
I didn't know that Blackberry even HAD batman in its bbm store. Do you know what we really need? Blackberry themed stickers
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Yeah, a ***pink*** Batman sticker?
Can you buy that anywhere?
I'd say for the sake of the gesture let's say it's a custom sticker.... :-)
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Could it be an airbrush job?
Maybe with some engraving?
Couldn't really imagine that it's just a sticker... :-)
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You can buy it in the batman shop for rainbow people.
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I'd prefer it if Chen arranged for an airbrush job.
And regarding those rainbow things, God's got the original copyright, established 4000+ years ago. No(ah) offense, he loves them people too... :-)
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Why not send a Passport? Does T Mobile not carry it?
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No, it doesn't.
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All the more reason for sending one then :)
I like the way you think, ha. :)
I was thinking the same
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I approve, very nice gesture.
Must post...on...CrackBerry!
But will he use it? We'll find out when JL tweets in the future :)
They laugh at me because I'm different; I laugh at them because they're all the same.
Okk this bromance has gone far enough.
Can't wait to see what John L. gets John C. for its birthday! Maybe a fully operational sales team to sell BES12 on T-MOBILE
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Lol. That would be nice. Why did you call John Chen 'its' and not 'his'? =)
LOL! I know! Chen should wait for the T-Mobile sales figures before he 'puts out' a BlackBerry Classic! :-)
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My birthday was May 16th and John Chen got me nothing. :(
I see how it is here... :)
Oh, also... we're working on new notification system for the sites again. It's so fast. Instant notification of stories when published - can be first to comment all the time!
how much is that going to cost us Firsters?hahahaha
Some people pay to be firsted! :-)
>smacks forehead<
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Don't even mention the "fisters"
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More comments in Crackberry generally would be welcomed. Although I respect your moves to move onto a bigger family of mobile nations and to be a gadget reviewer, it's nice when Dad comes home to spend some time with his teenage child.
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Once I get KM up and running a bit I'll come for some visits. Maybe I'll do a good ole "From the Old Editor's New Desk" post soon :)
KM?
Kevin Michaluk the Greatest Gadget Reviewer!
BlackBerry... Now and Forever.
KM did a great job reviewing Typo.
Founding Member of "Club Z30 "..... the most exclusive club in mobile
I especially loved the broken "e" key after the first day of use or so...
I'd probably have to return within a similar time frame due to faulty keys.
:-D
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*return it
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Kage Mikhail... ;-)
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We like Bla1ze from the editors desk. He's the guy in charge!
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Speak for yourself for once.
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I will be staying tuned then. Looking forward to following you in your new endeavors!
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I would love to be able to search my posts in each blog as well as overall. This would be great within the CB app...
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It's good to see you again :-)
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Yeah,how's your family and is your wife pregnant?nobody knows about you any more and we miss you,lol
Getting married on June 27th finally... so not married yet. No child on the way yet either.
:-)
;-)
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@prem ...that was May 20th,actually my Birthday as well,lol
June 27th is my birthday!!!
Married and then having kids? That's so backwards and responsible of you. You do know this is the 2010s, right? Haha. Best of luck!
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Congratulations Kevin! Good seeing you here again!
Don't forget to have fun at your wedding!!
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I think Quicky beat you to it ,so that makes him First,of one of the original CB freaks to get hitched,hahaha Oh the horror,hahaha
Wish you a loved and happy wedding.
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Congratulations, Kevin.
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Congratulations!!!
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Awesome and Congratulations KM!!!!! Good to see you here once again. You were the reason I'm here in the first place. Bla1ze is doing a fantastic job.
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Is your fiance a BlackBerry user?
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Congrats Kevin!
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Will the wedding be in Winnipeg??
When's the launch of your new site?
No site to start.. going all social to kick things off. Videos will be posted to youtube, and can follow @kevinmichaluk on instagram and twitter now (and periscope and snapchat). for the behind the scenes between videos.
I'll still be in the forums across Mobile Nations sites a lot as I'm researching things, and I think we'll post relevant sites onto appropriate sites when it makes sense too. Going to get it figured out so we'll have some "contributing personalities". So even without a dedicated site, you'll maybe see some of my KM vids end up here.
Just planning out the first few videos now... hoping to get to recording next week. Getting up and running takes the longest, then should start seeing them weekly. Fun stuff!
Try to convince mkbhd to review at least the passport.
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So.... what mobile device is your daily driver ?
Be honest!
Most likely that IPhone 6 altho I doubt he'd dare admit that here ;)
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Don't forget BBM Channels as a social media ;)
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Kevin what about the CB10 app? Don't you think it needs to be polished? Private messages need to be introduced and it should be as stable as the one we use on the PC version.
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+10 for PM! :-)
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Just make sure not to break the BlackBullet integration with the CB10 app.
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Already done ...
Awww crap.
(in Stewie's voice while Stewie is pounding on a desk with an an etch-a-sketch with a doodle of Kevin getting hit by an asteroid on it) "Darn ex-editor in Chief! Darn you, BlackBullet killer!!"
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@jope28..we know what you're wishing for Blackbullet 2...yes,haha!!
Firsters' Prime (or prem-ium?) tool
reloaded... ?
:-)
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We Förster are the funsters here at CB. We need more rights. Or I call Oprah or PC Ellen. Lol
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That is a very German spelling of the firster word there. I think it means hunter or ranger, doesn't it...? :-)
Happy hunting for the f-spot, then...
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Oh you are still around.
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Why you trying to holla back at the BlackBerry crown again dogg? U know u f'd up right?
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He needs attention. Now with his new "KM" hype. Fascinating how you get arrogant when you switch to iToys.
He should stay away. Bad marketing for crackberry if "Kay Emm" is here. Seriously.
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Lol so that's how you do it
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Aww Kevin you fail the 1 st commenting lol happy belated bday for your second attempted.
Send from the amazing powers of the Z30
Kevin, the changes are awesome man. I see the new likes for comments too. My request was answered! Awesome sauce!!!
Make it happen, Cage....
Founding Member of "Club Z30 "..... the most exclusive club in mobile
Sweet!
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Now that I cannot wait for!
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Hey Kevin long time no see.
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CrackBerry app could be improved too. For instance notifications to replies to my comments would be really useful. Atm it's just post & forget. Or showing which comments are new since I last visited.
Call TMobile's "Customer Support"......
98% chance the person you speak with will not know that TMobile is offering the BlackBerry "Classic"
92% chance they won't know that they are supporting BlackBerry
85% chance the person will tell you that BlackBerry is "Going Out of Business"
Keep sending goofy phones to the CEO....how about letting the peons who work at TMobile know that they are beck with BlackBerry?
I'm sorry. He doesn't know the iPhone liaisons at Foxconn.
Jon Chen doesn't give out iphones, Kevin you may wana try here
www.imore.com
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How true! Sorry but this appearing/disappearing act wears thin after a while. How about doing something of substance and writing an article every once in a while.
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Chen might not have pull at Apple to get you one of your iPhones modded.
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Thanks for stopping by see ya in another 6 months. By the way blaze has been doing a great job, so no rush
Kevin???? Is this really you? If you come back to BB Chen might give you one LOL
JC saw that you didn't update your BBM channel in a while, so he was really disappointed !
Happy Birthday Kevin! :)
Please don't ruin Blaze amazing work. Stop picking up the best chunks. Go and hype up some iStuff.
If you come here, keep it on the low. Show off.
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There is some truth in this statement.
But harshly spoken.
While km might be welcome to all of us at cb and we all wish the best for him and his wedding, it is bla1ze who is our chief editor now.
And I like bla1ze as much as mk.
Maybe I like his style even a little more.
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haha i wrote mk
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Good to see you here once again! Looking forward to those videos of KM.
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And I couldn't get a replacement for faulty Q10 keyboard. That's what being a decade-long BBRY loyal gets you. But now I've moved on to a Droid device. And with mixed feelings, I doubt I'll ever be back. Wish I had sold my shares ages ago.
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Wear and tear happens, I had a 9900 that was missing so many buttons it was ridiculous... I broke in, got an iPhone, the screen separated from the housing within a month, moved to an S3.. BB10 came out on the Z10 and withdrawals set in, had it for just over two years with few issues beyond carrying extra batteries. I bought a Q10 for my girlfriend and had no issues with it over a year of heavy use and then we've both moved onto the Passport... all my friends with Note Edges have major phone envy every time I pull it out, and I absolutely love it. Get a classic or a PP as a secondary and see which phone you end up using the most. If you have mixed feelings, mix up your devices. I know plenty of people who have an iPhone 6 and one of the phablet droids, nothing wrong with mixing it up.
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Even Tim Cook had no time to give some thought to your birthday? Just kidding :-)
I like your comments, Kevin. More articles from you would be also appreciated.
Just listening to ## Queen Of Disaster - Lana Del Rey ##
Because you ran to iphone and are irrelevant? No one even sees you here anymore, you defected to the enemy.
My god iphone is not that great. I have used them all and still prefer my Q10, Classic or Z30 any day.
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That sucks! But you can always rock what you've got in the collection. :)
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Hmm, perhaps because of your new favor for ..... products ;-)
BlackBerry forever, that's what it is!
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Bla1ze is rocking CrackBerry, don't forget that. He's the one which is writing great articles, thank you Bla1ze!
Nice new avatar !