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BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired (mobilesyrup.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I had two BlackBerry devices for work, right about the time they were going away. I'd heard the keyboard was good on earlier models but it seemed like the quality had gotten pretty cheap on the later phones. The BlackBerry 10 OS on my last phone was actually pretty good, and probably would've kept them in the market if they'd launched it 5 years earlier.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I used a Q10 as my first phone and I miss the keyboard so much, hopefully someone does something cool now ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I loved my BB Bold 9000, but the physical keyboard did reduce the screen size to a rather small form factor compared to modern phones. And I dare say that swyping is faster and just as accurate, so even if there would be new phones coming out with hardware keyboards of the same quality as old BlackBerry's, I doubt I would switch back.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Best keyboard I ever had was a Motorola Q. The phone itself was mediocre, but great keyboard.

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