Comments on: iPhone vs. BlackBerry 9000: The keyboard wars, round 2 http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/ Fortune's tech team offers analysis and perspective on the world’s most important developments. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:57:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike, Myrtle Beach SC http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10163 Mike, Myrtle Beach SC Mon, 04 May 2009 03:58:43 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10163 I was completely against "virtual keyboards" for a long time. I own both an iPhone and a BlackBerry Bold and I always felt like typing on my BlackBerry was more efficient until I actually did a test. The results were shocking, even to me, check them out... http://gadgetphix.com/2009/05/iphone-vs-blackberry-bold-battle-of-the-keyboards/ I was completely against "virtual keyboards" for a long time. I own both an iPhone and a BlackBerry Bold and I always felt like typing on my BlackBerry was more efficient until I actually did a test. The results were shocking, even to me, check them out… http://gadgetphix.com/2009/05/iphone-vs-blackberry-bold-battle-of-the-keyboards/

]]> By: Stephen Brown, Los Angeles, CA http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10162 Stephen Brown, Los Angeles, CA Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:14:27 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10162 We've done an external keyboard for the iPhone that does not require jailbreaking: http://www.perceptdev.com/labs/content/iphone-keyboard-no-jailbreaking-required-using-20-sdk We've done an external keyboard for the iPhone that does not require jailbreaking:

http://www.perceptdev.com/labs/content/iphone-keyboard-no-jailbreaking-required-using-20-sdk

]]> By: Tom, Scottsdale, AZ http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10161 Tom, Scottsdale, AZ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:31:44 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10161 This review is funny "given how hard they worked".... Apple buyers are largely religious (Apple) zealots, so of course they are going to answer satisfied in droves. I won't buy a smartphone w/o a keyboard - why have a screen filled with keys? It's just stupid. Now, the $299 price tag with a service plan might make me just use my laptop :) This review is funny "given how hard they worked"…. Apple buyers are largely religious (Apple) zealots, so of course they are going to answer satisfied in droves. I won't buy a smartphone w/o a keyboard – why have a screen filled with keys? It's just stupid. Now, the $299 price tag with a service plan might make me just use my laptop :)

]]> By: Mike, Peterborough, England. http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10160 Mike, Peterborough, England. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:43:20 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10160 This is a no-brainer.. design a phone with maximum screen size by using a virtual keyboard (err iPhone). then use either WiFi/Bluetooth or Dock to allow those who type a lot ot cant type to BUY and add-on physical keyboard. (err Palm..) I for one find the virtual keyboard (esp in landscape) easy to use but if I was wrting a report rather than a "See you at the station at 11" would appreciate the option. the $1,000,000 prize goes to whoever can create the approved add-on physical (fold small) keybloard to the iPhone/iPod Touch and make it the real winner.. This is a no-brainer..

design a phone with maximum screen size by using a virtual keyboard (err iPhone). then use either WiFi/Bluetooth or Dock to allow those who type a lot ot cant type to BUY and add-on physical keyboard. (err Palm..)

I for one find the virtual keyboard (esp in landscape) easy to use but if I was wrting a report rather than a "See you at the station at 11" would appreciate the option.

the $1,000,000 prize goes to whoever can create the approved add-on physical (fold small) keybloard to the iPhone/iPod Touch and make it the real winner..

]]> By: Martin, NB Canada http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10159 Martin, NB Canada Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:03:54 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10159 My only complaint is that the current blackberry doesn't support HTML email and the web browsing sucks. As I like to do quick searches while on the move. So the IPhone wins on those two, but it looses on the contacts, notes, tasks sync aspect. So I look forward to next gen. Blackberry to remedy my concerns. Martin http://www.dovico.com My only complaint is that the current blackberry doesn't support HTML email and the web browsing sucks. As I like to do quick searches while on the move. So the IPhone wins on those two, but it looses on the contacts, notes, tasks sync aspect. So I look forward to next gen. Blackberry to remedy my concerns.

Martin

http://www.dovico.com

]]> By: Lazlo, New Orleans LA http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10158 Lazlo, New Orleans LA Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:12:33 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10158 This is a silly review. The only quote was from a iPhone guy that likely only uses his phone to watch YouTube videos. Serious corporate phone users will always insist on a keyboard. Hence, Blackberry still is the number one deployment of handheld smartphones. I agree that iPhone makes for great eye candy... but i sold mine of after a frustrating month of being unable to really access Exchange. no tasks? come on! no personal contacts? really? Obviously iPhone will have a HUGE market... it's just not ever going to be the SAME market as BB 9000. the best example of why is that apple totally shut down the use of the iPhone as a tethered modem... BB 9000 supports it out the box. before i would ever consider a smartphone, it would need expandable memory, replaceable batteries, and support for common business apps. and... while it is right that the BB 9000 has a smaller screen than an "eye"phone, it is the same resolution... i just can use ALL of the screen WHILE i'm typing! sorry SteveJack, but the emperor has no clothes. This is a silly review. The only quote was from a iPhone guy that likely only uses his phone to watch YouTube videos.

Serious corporate phone users will always insist on a keyboard. Hence, Blackberry still is the number one deployment of handheld smartphones.

I agree that iPhone makes for great eye candy… but i sold mine of after a frustrating month of being unable to really access Exchange. no tasks? come on! no personal contacts? really?

Obviously iPhone will have a HUGE market… it's just not ever going to be the SAME market as BB 9000.

the best example of why is that apple totally shut down the use of the iPhone as a tethered modem… BB 9000 supports it out the box.

before i would ever consider a smartphone, it would need expandable memory, replaceable batteries, and support for common business apps.

and… while it is right that the BB 9000 has a smaller screen than an "eye"phone, it is the same resolution… i just can use ALL of the screen WHILE i'm typing!

sorry SteveJack, but the emperor has no clothes.

]]> By: PJ Brunet, Austin Texas http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10157 PJ Brunet, Austin Texas Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:06:11 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10157 Unless I can get a full-size keyboard I'm not buying anything. I believe Nokia devices work w/ bluetooth. But holding out, I want a full-powered OS too. Unless I can get a full-size keyboard I'm not buying anything. I believe Nokia devices work w/ bluetooth. But holding out, I want a full-powered OS too.

]]> By: Travis, Omaha, Nebraska http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10156 Travis, Omaha, Nebraska Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:10:47 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10156 Personally I think the whole argument is a joke. Everybody has their own preference for a phone and the value that phone provides. The Iphone is a fancy Ipod with calling features and web access. The blackberry is a PDA primarily used for business folks who need to easily be able to email and contact other partners and clients on the road without lugging a laptop or more around. The fact that the blackberry was described as an antique in an iPhone-inspired wrapper is rediculous. If every phone that came out had to look completely different compared to the previous phone released what would we be talking on by today? Perhaps something that resembles a spiderweb, or maybe a traffic cone with optional pinetree antenna just to make it so outlandish it doesn't look anything like any other phone. If you really want to say that one phone looks like another due to it's design then you're correct all phones look alike they all seem to have a square or rectangular shape to them so then are all phones a rip of each other? The answer is YES they are because a phone is still a phone anyway you wrap it up. But back to the main point it all comes down to user preference over brand,color and provider. That's what competition is all about being able to get the same or similar phone in a different brand, color and from a different company. The same goes for Cars, Trucks, Computers, Game Consoles etc. Personally I think the whole argument is a joke. Everybody has their own preference for a phone and the value that phone provides. The Iphone is a fancy Ipod with calling features and web access. The blackberry is a PDA primarily used for business folks who need to easily be able to email and contact other partners and clients on the road without lugging a laptop or more around. The fact that the blackberry was described as an antique in an iPhone-inspired wrapper is rediculous. If every phone that came out had to look completely different compared to the previous phone released what would we be talking on by today? Perhaps something that resembles a spiderweb, or maybe a traffic cone with optional pinetree antenna just to make it so outlandish it doesn't look anything like any other phone. If you really want to say that one phone looks like another due to it's design then you're correct all phones look alike they all seem to have a square or rectangular shape to them so then are all phones a rip of each other? The answer is YES they are because a phone is still a phone anyway you wrap it up. But back to the main point it all comes down to user preference over brand,color and provider. That's what competition is all about being able to get the same or similar phone in a different brand, color and from a different company. The same goes for Cars, Trucks, Computers, Game Consoles etc.

]]> By: Ali, Chicago, IL http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10155 Ali, Chicago, IL Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:59 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10155 BlackBerry is not iPhone, and iPhone is not BlackBerry. Comparing apples to oranges is stupid. I don't mind having an iPhone but I will never authorize it for my company. Security, controllability, ease of deployment and other features make BlackBerry the device of choice for business. BlackBerry is not iPhone, and iPhone is not BlackBerry. Comparing apples to oranges is stupid. I don't mind having an iPhone but I will never authorize it for my company. Security, controllability, ease of deployment and other features make BlackBerry the device of choice for business.

]]> By: Joe, Encino, CA http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/30/iphone-vs-blackberry-9000-the-keyboard-wars-round-2/#comment-10154 Joe, Encino, CA Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:51:00 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-10154 woww u guys r soo biased on the iphone. the bold is a great phone. sure it has a lot of the same things as previous blackberrys but there are a lot of things that the bold has over iphone. the screen may be smaller but it has the same amount of pixels in a smaller screen which makes the resolution better than the iphone. and the iphones keyboard hasn't been fixed so if u r a person who doesnt like a touch screen keyboard then go with the blackberry. the bold's keyboard is more comfortable, the UI isnt messed up at all, and if u r not into the touch screen then i suggest the bold. i m goin with the blackberry and i still have AT&T. woww u guys r soo biased on the iphone. the bold is a great phone. sure it has a lot of the same things as previous blackberrys but there are a lot of things that the bold has over iphone. the screen may be smaller but it has the same amount of pixels in a smaller screen which makes the resolution better than the iphone. and the iphones keyboard hasn't been fixed so if u r a person who doesnt like a touch screen keyboard then go with the blackberry. the bold's keyboard is more comfortable, the UI isnt messed up at all, and if u r not into the touch screen then i suggest the bold. i m goin with the blackberry and i still have AT&T.

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