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Faxanadu on 30 July 2014
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famousringo said:
Faxanadu said:

Ever heard of Blackberries? Ever heard of UMTS cards for Laptops? The invention of smartphones did not do much to improve work efficiency of professionals.


The BlackBerry interface was terrible, and the software barely usable, that's why you can scarcely find a hard keyboard smartphone anymore.

And there's simply no comparison between a computer you carry in a bag and use in your lap to a computer that fits in your pocket and is usable one-handed. Laptops are only now getting battery performance to rival smartphones, but a large clamshell form factor will never be as portable and usable on the go.

If how a tool performed its task didn't matter, carpenters would be using rocks to drive nails, because rocks are cheap. But I guess carpenters find value in the balance, leverage, and flat striking surface that hammers provide, despite a rock being all they "need".


There are still significant numbers of professional services firms using Blackbery. My company does. The UI is fine. Please dont claim things that are incorrect.



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