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during which ancient egyptian month will blackberry die?
thout
paopi
hathor
koiak
tobi
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RIM'S GONNA KEEP GOING BABY!!!
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Pinterest Mom
Jun 9, 2009

Blackula69 posted:

also that's blackberry's second tax refund in the past 6 months, as discussed by me in this thread
you understand the tax refund thing, is this the case:

the December refund was an extraordinary advance against their 2013 refund

and the one for this quarter was just the remainder of their refund from 2013, returned on schedule because tax season (and presumably blackberry did accounting magic during December to shuffle money around and make their refund bigger)

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Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA

Pinterest Mom posted:

you understand the tax refund thing, is this the case:

the December refund was an extraordinary advance against their 2013 refund

and the one for this quarter was just the remainder of their refund from 2013, returned on schedule because tax season (and presumably blackberry did accounting magic during December to shuffle money around and make their refund bigger)

pretty much. they ended their tax year in November, giving them a tax refund at that time (not an advance). Because they ended it early (actually pretty routine for companies) they lost the carry-back privileges on the period three years ago between November and April. the government overturned that, giving them a second return in April that yes, was the remainder of their refund including the carry-back period they actively forewent in November. socialism for the rich.

Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA
IS IT A PAD



IS IT A PHONE

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
blackberry taking the "faster horse" concept to the next level

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

Blackula69 posted:

IS IT A PAD



IS IT A PHONE

lmao

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

Blackula69 posted:

IS IT A PAD



IS IT A PHONE

it is a man with freakishly long middle and ring fingers

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005


holy poo poo

FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Blackula69 posted:

IS IT A PAD



IS IT A PHONE

what in the gently caress

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

Blackula69 posted:

IS IT A PAD



IS IT A PHONE
PAW OF BEAST

Bonzo
Mar 11, 2004

Just like Mama used to make it!
I work with a lot of ex RIM employees and even they hate this thing.

Nelson MandEULA
Feb 27, 2011

"...the biggest shitbag
I have ever met."

Blackula69 posted:

not by the gaap results, and that's all that counts














but HOLY loving poo poo YOU GUYS


satire is dead

Persona non grata
Apr 25, 2010

FrozenVent posted:

there's only room in my pants for one 7" device

Between your butt cheeks.

Thanks Ants
May 21, 2004

#essereFerrari


that passport has got to be a phone for olds

theadder
Dec 30, 2011


Blackula69 posted:

socialism for the rich.

seems like socialism for the soon to be poor tbh

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011



truly surreal

buttcrackmenace
Nov 14, 2007

see its right there in the manual where it says
Grimey Drawer
it has a square screen

BBRY : bringing back VHS style letter boxed movies in tyool 2014

EMILY BLUNTS
Jan 1, 2005

PleasureKevin posted:



truly surreal

VISUALLY SIMILAR IMAGES

Nelson MandEULA
Feb 27, 2011

"...the biggest shitbag
I have ever met."

EMILY BLUNTS posted:

VISUALLY SIMILAR IMAGES



:drat:

prefect
Sep 11, 2001

No one, Woodhouse.
No one.




Dead Man’s Band

PleasureKevin posted:



truly surreal

i don't understand the key placement; it looks bad when it's not laid out like a typewriter keyboard. they've got all the letters stacked up in straight columns


it should have looked more like this:

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

buttcrackmenace posted:

it has a square screen

BBRY : bringing back VHS style letter boxed movies in tyool 2014

if your smartphone had a degauss button you'd push it daily

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice

flakeloaf posted:

if your smartphone had a degauss button you'd push it daily

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/degauss/id302021431?mt=8

ahmeni
May 1, 2005

It's one continuous form where hardware and software function in perfect unison, creating a new generation of iPhone that's better by any measure.
Grimey Drawer

PleasureKevin posted:



truly surreal

how the gently caress do you hold that thing and type without it falling out of your hands from the top weight

Kenny Logins
Jan 11, 2011

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

ahmeni posted:

how the gently caress do you hold that thing and type without it falling out of your hands from the top weight
jazz hands

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

ahmeni posted:

how the gently caress do you hold that thing and type without it falling out of your hands from the top weight

just wait for someone at bbry to see the bezophone's shake-gestures and get an idea

Nelson MandEULA
Feb 27, 2011

"...the biggest shitbag
I have ever met."

Jonny Quest posted:

I'm actually excited to use it as the entire thing is touch sensitive. In theory you can swipe the spacebar like the old trackpads in addition to swiping the keys to do other functions (shift, symbols, delete, choose auto-completed words, etc).

Then again I drank the KoolAid long ago.

Jonny Quest posted:

Double space bar automatically puts in a period for most normal sentence typing. I'm assuming that for numbers maybe you swipe up with one finger on the whole keyboard and an onscreen soft-keyboard will appear. Swiping up with two fingers may bring up symbols--who knows? It's novel (not necessarily the same as useful), so I'm willing to give it a shot.

JohnnyCanuck posted:

Everybody in-thread already knows I'm a hopeless BB romantic, so I'm with you, man. I'm really interested in trying it out!

FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

PleasureKevin posted:



truly surreal

i'm the shift key :ninja:

Thanks Ants
May 21, 2004

#essereFerrari


buttcrackmenace posted:

it has a square screen

BBRY : bringing back VHS style letter boxed movies in tyool 2014

blackberry store to feature pan and scan movies like its 1992

Bonzo
Mar 11, 2004

Just like Mama used to make it!
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2014/06/fact-check-portal/

quote:

BlackBerry has been in the limelight for many reasons, with people talking about everything from the unmatched reputation of our security to the latest device rumors to our vision for the Internet of Things. We expect this; we know we’re one of the most watched brands out there and our transformation is on public display.

As we’ve been working through this transition, there have been many vocal voices from competitors trying to incite fear, uncertainty and doubt about BlackBerry. In doing so, sensationalized reports surrounding our viability and misperceptions about our product portfolio have crowded the airwaves.

Given this environment, we must fight back. And BlackBerry’s best offense is to present the facts.

Today we are launching the BlackBerry Fact Check Portal, a place for us to hold our competitors accountable for what they say, when what they say is wrong. We’ll provide evidence that BlackBerry continues to be a leader in mobile, and we’ll expose “smoke and mirrors” marketing tactics by competitors.

This Portal will be your one-stop reference for all things #BBFactCheck. We’ll also bring you content that you can’t find anywhere else and highlight the news, insights and stats that you can’t miss. From mobility management to messaging, devices to security, we will make sure that you get the real story.

The BlackBerry Fact Check Portal is a two-way platform – so if you see a work of fiction from one of our competitors, we want to hear about it. Tell us about it here and make sure you frequent the Portal for the latest in our fight for the facts.

Ok. But when I go to http://blogs.blackberry.com/category/blackberry-fact-check/ there is nothing there.

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

Bonzo posted:

As we’ve been working through this transition, there have been many vocal voices from competitors trying to incite fear, uncertainty and doubt about BlackBerry. In doing so, sensationalized reports surrounding our viability and misperceptions about our product portfolio have crowded the airwaves.

nobody is doing this. it would be like a presidential candidate putting out an attack ad against Abraham Lincoln.

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

nobody is doing this

i dont think you know how executives work

Nelson MandEULA
Feb 27, 2011

"...the biggest shitbag
I have ever met."

jfc their so desperate...

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice


shouldn't it be the gloves are off? not a very canadian tweet. so they're saying they fight dirty on the ice

Bonzo
Mar 11, 2004

Just like Mama used to make it!

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

nobody is doing this. it would be like a presidential candidate putting out an attack ad against Abraham Lincoln.

I suppose the whole T-Mobile thing seemed like a declaration of war to them.

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts
kevin

kevin where are you

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice
who the gently caress cares if a dead platform had a thing first?

media + people: iphone has a new thing yay!
#BBFactCheck: bbry already has it!!
media + people: yeah but now it's on iphone! yay iphone!!

Kenny Logins
Jan 11, 2011

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

Cold on a Cob posted:



shouldn't it be the gloves are off? not a very canadian tweet. so they're saying they fight dirty on the ice
"it is so on! and by that... i mean gloves...?"

Kenny Logins
Jan 11, 2011

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

graph posted:

kevin

kevin where are you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DgbUBoxa48

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice

Kenny Logins posted:

"it is so on! and by that... i mean gloves...?"

alternate response: "there's no hockey in india"

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

nobody is doing this. it would be like a presidential candidate putting out an attack ad against Abraham Lincoln.

they can't say the press, analysts, and everyone you know is badmouthing blackberry because they've seen what a good phone is, so they have to invent a boogeyman. if you asked apple or samsung to name their top five competitors I don't think blackberry would make the list.

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BangersInMyKnickers
Nov 3, 2004

I have a thing for courageous dongles

Cold on a Cob posted:

everyone i know in toronto has android or iphone now

I was on a go train last week and it was blackbarries galore

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