Don’t Do It

(Before It's News)

by Karl Denninger
Market-Ticker.org

Seriously, BlackBerry.

You finally are slated to release a device that I have been unable to buy and have since the original T-Mobile MDA, my literal first smartphone. That’s a slider; a phone with a full landscape-mode screen and a slide-out keyboard. A form-factor that gives up a bit in thickness but wins huge in other ways, including having enough room for a nice-sized battery. A form-factor that nobody else makes in the market right now. A form-factor that I want to buy, but I want it with BB10 OS on it, not Android!

Two sources said that by launching an Android-based device of its own, BlackBerry would be sending a signal to skeptics that it is confident that the BES12 system can not only manage, but also secure smartphones and tablets powered by rival operating systems.

BlackBerry will probably use Android on an upcoming slider device that is likely to be released this autumn, two sources said. The slider will combine a touch screen with a physical keyboard that users can use if they prefer.

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