David Strom says the RIM Playbook isn’t ready for primetime. This and more in today’s Daily Wrap.
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David Strom gives 4 reasons why The RIM Playbook Still Sucks, even after the recent upgrade. From messaging inadequacies to a power button that is almost inoperable, David explains why he’s not happy with the Playbook.
The commenters on this story vehemently disagreed:
Patrick Zimmerman II – Really still suck? This tablet has never sucked. I use my tablet everyday for work and it saves me so much time working in .xls and .doc files, O and i do all my power point with it as well. To me I need a Tool and not a Toy. Maybe Apple needs to join WOW then you would be happy. Good Job RIM keep the Tools that work for me coming. O and i don’t need a app for that
From Twitter the reactions were mixed:
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