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RIM Announces BlackBerry 7 OS

Posted by Soulskill on from the damage-control dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "RIM announced two new BlackBerry phones with high-res touchscreens, 1.2GHz processors and a new OS that offers better graphics than BlackBerries had before. The new BlackBerry 7 OS brings the 'liquid graphics' ability and offers '60 frames per second performance with instant UI action/response.' What's unfortunate about the new OS is that rather than being entirely new, BlackBerry 7 is just an upgrade to the existing BlackBerry 6 OS."

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  1. SOP by cpu6502 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    >>>BlackBerry 7 is just an upgrade to the existing BlackBerry 6 OS

    [Windows] 7 is just an upgrade to the existing [Windows] 6/vista OS
    [Mac 10.]7 is just an upgrade to the existing [Mac 10.]6 OS
    Reviewers should no longer be shocked. It's standard operating procedure.

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    1. Re:SOP by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It is when the company just bought a new OS.

      RIM bought QNX, everyone expected them to move their platform to that. BlackBerry OS is terrible, loads all apps at boot, etc.

  2. In related news... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    In related ancient technology news:

    Gak the Caveman has updated his stone axe. The bindings are now made from hemp rather than mammoth tendon.

    Grogg from the Urrg tribe has discovered a new method of tanning hides. This will help in those dark, dank caves!

    Bleaaaa, leader of the Mmagb community, has found a method of creating fire by rubbing two stick together.

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  3. Unfortunate (?) by Wrath0fb0b · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What's unfortunate about the new OS is that rather than being entirely new, BlackBerry 7 is just an upgrade to the existing BlackBerry 6 OS.

    Yeah, I was looking forward to replacing all my apps and app developers must have been really looking forward to supporting two different sets of APIs. Given the hate for "forward" Android fragmentation (i.e. apps that require Android >= X.Y) I can't imagine how much fury would befall RIM if they "backwards" fragmented by making an entirely-new OS.

    I'm not saying that total-rewrites are always wrong but they have to be damn well justified (WinMo6.5 comes to mind) because they incur a huge cost on both the rewriters and the entire ecosystem. Those asking for an 'entirely new' OS need to be careful what they wish for.

  4. take off your android/apple colored glasses by 1800maxim · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Plenty of people get excited about BlackBerries, many are in the business world, and many are in the consumer world.

    Neither iOS nor Android have rendered RIM product(s) irrelevant, and won't for a while. Stop spreading untruth.

    There's one area in which iOS/Android cannot even touch the BlackBerry - security.

    Of course, you know all that. And choose to ignore it and spread your FUD.