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wxboss@lemmy.sdf.org to retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 years ago

RIP Blackberry. The modern day experience just can't compete with this classic.

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RIP Blackberry. The modern day experience just can't compete with this classic.

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wxboss@lemmy.sdf.org to retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 years ago
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Classic BlackBerry Devices To Officially Stop Working After Decades Of Popularity
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The classic BlackBerry device, once one of the most popular phones in the world with its signature keyboards, “will no longer reliably function” starting Tue...
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    The blackberry movie was also surprisingly good

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      Yes it was, I also like the Tetris movie, seems that they are nailing these historic documentary like movies.

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    BBM, email and that status light ushered us into a new ‘interconnectedness’. It started the process of making cell phones indispensable parts of our lives.

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      that’s awesome!

      The Blackberry Bold was probably my favorite line of phones

      RIP

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    I had a Tmobile Dash that was a similar form factor to the BB but ran Windows Mobile 5.x. I used it until the Google G1 came out.

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