BBM Coming to iPhone: Are There Still Reasons To Buy a BlackBerry?

By Myles Tanzer Thu., Mar. 3 2011 at 12:30 PM

Tech rumors are flying that BBM, the exclusive BlackBerry messaging service, will be headed to iPhone and Android phones within the next year. Engadget says that, "RIM intends to take its BlackBerry Messenger outside the cozy confines of the BB ecosystem and straight into its competitors' app stores." This brings relief to people everywhere faced with the life-altering choice of making the switch from a BlackBerry to an iPhone. Is it worth holding onto your pink Pearl?

It only took us an hour to come up with 10 good reasons that you should keep your "CrackBerry":

You have a qwerty keyboard and it's much easier to type on that than a stupid touchscreen.
BlackBerrys cost less than iPhones, so you will have more money to spend on your iPad 2 sex machine.
You will probably be able to hear people talk to you on the phone.
Your legs won't have burns on them.
Brickbreaker!
You get to tell people that their iPhones are just too mainstream.
This Hello Kitty battery door cover is just too cute for words!
BlackBerry App World is the coolest place to hang out online (only available on Windows, obviously).
Android is represented by a robot, and robots are totally evil.
You're Bill Gates, his wife or one of his kids, so you're not allowed to get anything else.

[Mtanzer]

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Hi,Blackberry is one of the best iphone I have ever seen.. I have it from last four months and I am enjoying it very much.. I was wondering to know what is the best iphone selling model?

iBetterOverCrapberry

iPHONES ARE MAINSTREAM? Coolstory bro. I've seen people with a lot more Crapberries than iPhones.

I owned a BB for two years and an iPhone for 6 months so my points are valid.

Ayoopdog

How unprofessional. This wasn't an inciteful article at all. Biased crap.

SoonToLeaveBB

Boo!

Well, here are my remarks on your "10 good reasons to keep your blackberry":

- Blackberry qwerty keyboard.

I don't see any "easiness" or quickness typing on blackberry keyboard, and found touch screen is way faster typing after my first time of use.

- BlackBerrys cost less than iPhones.

Cost a litter bit less, but they are still expensive too.

- "Your legs won't have burns on them."

haha..

- "Brickbreaker!"

Very good at this.

- "BlackBerry App World is the coolest place to hang out online"

I think you might have mistyped this sentence and perhaps wanted to say:BlackBerry App World is the lamest/poorest apps market amongst many mobile apps markets out there, even than Nokia's.

Regards,

A BlackBerry User.