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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] 27 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Remembering the BlackBerry keyboard leads me to remembering the Palm Pre, which had so much potential. In many ways, still my favorite phone ever. It's sad to see WebOS reduced to Smart TV shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I still keep it around. It doesn't work, but it is such a nice object. That was my favourite phone. I miss interesting phones

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I still have mine too, and really for the same reason. It is such a great design, and the aesthetic of a water-smoothed river stone was really cohesive. The Pre was all smooth lines and soft curves. Just gorgeous.

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

Exactly. I had the pre 3 afterwards, but I kept the original pre

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