[citation][nom]xjoedisorderx[/nom]Wow not only is toms late to an article that holds no weight, but the isheep on the comments can't even make good jokes. First and foremost, a lot of apple people are "diy" "indie" and "occupy wall street" a$$es. These same people who want smaller government and free this and that, don't understand that competition helps drive prices down and make products better. The gaming industry has seen the less competition the less improvement on the products, aka Madden and MLB2k series.... so all of this negative garbage people are spewing that will actually be a huge step in the right direction is starting to get very old... BB10 looks phenomenal and the Playbook is mainly the only "computer" I use for my business and to play games and surf the internet. So please Toms and commenters keep up the good work and keep trashing the mobile ecosystem so we get a crappy watered down iOS and "linux" phone that has to many pokers in the fire to actually improve.... ps I run linux exclusively on my macbook and my hp laptops (just for anyone that thinks I'm trashing linux)...[/citation]First of all, "occupy wall street" types don't want smaller government. They want more (bigger) government, with its fingers in every faucet of life and business. A desire for larger government also goes hand in hand with wanting free stuff (entitlements) too. Second, Madden doesn't compete with MLB2K, since MLB is Major League Baseball. NFL2K, on the other hand, DOES compete with Madden. You could have just said "2K Sports" instead, though.
Anyway, while I agree to some extent with your sentiment regarding competition, there's a couple of things to keep in mind. BlackBerry is not really competition at this point, for anyone - and it's their own fault. They've fallen so far behind, and have released many products which are underwhelming at best (barely better than a dumbphone), and downright flawed and problematic at worst. Why would we prop them up if they can't stand on their own two feet? They had huge marketshare, and they sat on their laurels while others marched on steadily. They refused to see the market was changing, and when they finally did, they couldn't adapt quickly enough.
I wish them the best of luck with BB 10. If that doesn't work, they should build Android 4.x and WP8 devices equipped with BB-exclusive apps. I would consider buying one.
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