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Originally Posted by tazeat
Why does it take so long for a few bug fixes on anything blackberry related?
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Most companies, RIM included, plan ahead. So by now, RIM is focusing hard on getting the 8800 out next month. That means less people on Pearl development. Also, they don't fix a bug when one person complains, they need a large group to make enough of a fuss to get the ball rolling. My buddy works over there and told me they have a "task list" of things that need to be fixed and people just post new bugs they've found and they vote on the prioritization of the list. So if your bug isn't anywhere near the top, sitting around and playing Solitaire comes ahead of you.
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Originally Posted by tazeat
Why does blackberry's software download so slow? (Every update < 50 k/s)
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Get better internet service! Granted I live in Toronto so I'm not far from RIM HQ, but I was downloading at 970KB/s just fine. There have been times where it's a tad slower, but that's when not coming from RIM (such as the O2 OS release a couple months ago).
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Originally Posted by tazeat
Why does it seem like no ones listening?
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Because you ask 47 questions in one post. But apparently I have no life so I can take the time to answer.
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Originally Posted by tazeat
Why are these things so expensive?
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Ever bought a computer before? Ever seen the price tag for a computer? Now try to estimate the cost of building that same computer with parts 1 millionth the size that can run on a single battery for roughly 2 days and, oh, ya, let you COMMUNICATE WITH THE WHOLE FRIGGIN' WORLD! I understand 1,2,or $300 isn't chump change, but I can definitely see it as justified compared to the feature set.
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Originally Posted by tazeat
Why is software so expensive? (ffs $95 for idokorro's ssh)
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Now HERE we see eye-to-eye! How can people charge $20,$30,even $100 for BB software!!! I can't remember the name, but there's that full "office suite" program for BB that costs $199!!! Yet I can download OpenOffice for my computer for free. The BB software market is complete BS. The day someone figures out how to decompile COD files into JAR's we'll see a big drop in price because competition will grow immensely among software developers.
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Originally Posted by tazeat
Why is open-source software almost non existant? (note the almost)
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See my answer above. I agree, though, that we need more open source projects. And there's really no excuse for it, I mean it's Java we're talking about here! Such a universal language! But it doesn't help that every other mobile phone on the planet uses the standard Java ME platform and BB's have their own "special" Java BB-ME platform.
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Originally Posted by tazeat
hmm I should really learn how to code on the blackberry.
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Yes. Yes you should. Then no waiting for someone to release a program that does something simple that you like, like MAKE A DECENT ALARM CLOCK ALREADY!!! (and then charge $49.95 for it
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