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Blackberry has seen its fortunes fade pretty rapidly over the last couple of years, but despite the trends pointing in the wrong direction, they still have millions of users around the world. Netflix rarely misses an opportunity to serve its content to such a large user base, however Blackberry users have always been left out in the cold, and according to Netflix support, that isn’t likely to change anytime soon.
According to the @Netflixhelps account on twitter, “We don’t have any current plans to support Blackberry devices, incluing Playbook.” Questionable grammar aside, the statement is pretty succinct. Blackberry just recently released its long awaited Playbook OS 2.0 update which included support for Android Apps, however it sounds like an easy port isn’t on the table.
VP of Developer Relations for RIM Alec Saunders responded to some of the backlash, but only time will tell if it is enough to get Netflix to change its stance.
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bling581
February 27, 2012 at 10:43am
The fact that RIM is losing popularity is nothing new, at least to MaxPC readers. Perhaps they feel the number of RIM users isn't enough to warrant the additional support of another platform?
fuzz_64
February 26, 2012 at 4:55pm
Hopefully Netflix changes their tune!
I'd rather bring my playbook than my laptop on trips.
jgrimoldy
February 26, 2012 at 4:48pm
With all due respect to Playbook owners: what was the compelling reason you bought that? What was the competitive advantage that it offered over the countless Android tabs?
/not a diss, truly curious
JBaz
February 27, 2012 at 1:41am
I've had mine for a little over a week now and I love it. Plays videos silky smooth, supports flash, pdf files works great, multi tasking is a breeze, and the OS is absolutely amazing; plus usb support on any PC and acts like an external device to throw files on it quickly. It does what I want and even plays videos for 12+ hours with ease, plus the stereo speakers aren't half bad for such a device compared to other tablets.
$200 sale price for 16GB was the driving factor and it looks very business casual while being very very user friendly. All of the reviews I read gave it glowing remarks despite it having a very limited app store, but out of the box, I can't praise it enough. Almost inclined to get a blackberry phone for tethering since I have sprint.
My only complaint, I should have gotten the 64gb version for $300.
fuzz_64
February 26, 2012 at 5:02pm
For me:
- Specs for the (reduced) price
- Support local economy (some of my buddies work for RIM and QNX)
- Quality components (it's hard to break this thing if you drop it and the screen and speakers are GREAT)
- I really like the feel of the OSAt the time I bough mine I could get a no name Android device for $200ish, a Samsung Galaxy Tab for $500ish and an Ipad for $600+ and this for $250 with a case and bluetooth keyboard.
I really just wanted web browsing / movie playback on a screen larger than a cell phone but more portable than my 17" laptop.
