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BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired (mobilesyrup.com)
submitted 2 years ago by jqubed@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[-] stopforgettingit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 years ago

I miss phone keyboards so much. I wish I still had a slide out keyboard

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

They were so fantastic for gaming. I could actually see what was happening on the screen.

[-] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

My HTC Desire Z (aka T-Mobile G2) got many years of extra use as a dedicated emulation machine for exactly that reason.

[-] oldfart@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

In mine, the keys stopped working reliably, but it was still my favourite Android phone so far

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

With all the craze to make phones super thin, soon they'll be so thin you could add a sliding keyboard on it, and it'll be thinner than phones of a year or two ago!

[-] WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I loved my N900. Think it would be doable right now with that thickness.

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