I really want Blackberry to succeed, I really do.
Just like I used to love Nokia until I had three in a row that broke in new and inventive ways.
So I have just been handed a Blackberry Playbook.
This is designed for ordinary people to use? Seriously?
I am good with tech, but even I got frustrated whilst doing simple things.
How can technically challenged people use it?
A file manager that forces you to only view documents, pictures and video. Apparently epub files are not any of these!
The user has to swipe up with their finger to look at the programs or go back.
OK for me, but this is really stupid!
It reminds me of people who try to sound clever by saying Octopii instead of the correct Octopuses. They think they are being clever, but are actually showing that they are completely uneducated.
There are so many things that is wrong with this device.
Shape, size, OS, screen and connectivity
But don't take my word for it
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/blackberry-playbook-947731/review - 3.5 out of 5
http://www.reghardware.com/2011/05/16/review_rim_blackberry_playbook/ - 75%
There are so many better alternatives that are usable - even not having a tablet is better than this (and I cannot believe that no tablet could be better than having one, but if this is all you can get - don't bother)
Please, please, please do not ever buy a Blackberry Playbook, not even for your worst enemy!
