HawkMan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I must respectfully disagree. Metro consists of both squares and rectangles. Square noun noun: square; plural noun: squares 1. a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles. Rectangle noun noun: rectangle; plural noun: rectangles1. a plane figure with four straight sides and four right angles, especially one with unequal adjacent sides, in contrast to a square. I believe that this is exactly what I had written. Also, your comment about all current phones being flat and rectangular is simply not true. Look at some of the images posted in this topic for examples . . . . . . Good golly, Miss Molly. I am sorry that I had even posted in this topic. I didn't know there were members who were so passionate about the design of a phone. And a square is a rectangle. Your claim is still as invalid now as when you made it, a square phone is no more metro than any other rectangular phone(all of them) +E.Worm Jimmy and Dashel 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You're comparing a POS LG to a BB? I am sure that BB will know how to make a phone right. This is going to work very well for businesses. I'm glad that you're sure but nobody else is. BB has haemorrhaged market share and both consumers and business users have shunned them in favour of Android and iOS. The company went from complete dominance to utter irrelevance. This device is different for the sake of being different - it doesn't look at all practical. MorganX and +E.Worm Jimmy 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You're comparing a POS LG to a BB? I am sure that BB will know how to make a phone right. This is going to work very well for businesses.Haha LG is doing better than Blackberry (RIM) at the moment. LG knows how to make a phone - why do you think Google went to LG for the current and last Nexus devices? I don't know a single Blackberry user anymore. Everyone in my business and friends who did have BB, they moved to either Android or iOS. If this phone does it for you, enjoy it! :) I don't think this will take off in the way you think it is and definitely won't sway business users. Raa and +E.Worm Jimmy 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacoe Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I think the shape of their phone is the last thing they have to worry about. Raa and Order_66 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 It's hip to be square. All the best screens I had used were square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 And a square is a rectangle. Your claim is still as invalid now as when you made it, a square phone is no more metro than any other rectangular phone(all of them) First you write that Metro isn't square and that it's "simplified rectangle." I had shown you the difference between the two geometrical shapes, but then you write that a square is a rectangle? When I made the comment about the square phone looking like Metro, I thought of the device's sharp corners, et cetera. Although their screens are rectangular, most phones have rounded corners. I do not understand why you must persist in your attempt to show me how I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrobwx71 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You're comparing a POS LG to a BB? I am sure that BB will know how to make a phone right. This is going to work very well for businesses. BB may be too late, the two large companies I have been involved with in the paint industry both used BB in the past. All their store managers, sales force, upper management used BB. The end of last year they have switched to various other brands, mostly android.PPG Industries and Benjamin Moore are the 2 companies. Lowe's has switched to iphones in the stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 First you write that Metro isn't square and that it's "simplified rectangle." I had shown you the difference between the two geometrical shapes, but then you write that a square is a rectangle? When I made the comment about the square phone looking like Metro, I thought of the device's sharp corners, et cetera. Although their screens are rectangular, most phones have rounded corners. I do not understand why you must persist in your attempt to show me how I was wrong. I didn't say simplified rectangle. The metro style is simplified or rather minimalist and square. And of course a square is a rectangle... a square is an equal sided rectangle... seriously... And no a lot of phones today have sharp edges, nearly the full Sony range among others. No I'm rather wondering why you think this phone that looks nothing like the modern design language looks like its part of modern... just because something is square doesn't make it modern... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madd-hatter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Tardos breaking down the semantics of a square and rectangle with simple diagrams like we're in elementary... I just want to see someone hold one next to their head so I can laugh at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Hahahah really? That thing will be loads of fun to get into your pocket, not to mention extremely uncomfortable to hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I didn't say simplified rectangle. The metro style is simplified or rather minimalist and square. That would be fine and well except for the fact that you did say Metro is simplified rectangle. And of course a square is a rectangle... a square is an equal sided rectangle... seriously... And yet the two shapes have different definitions. No I'm rather wondering why you think this phone that looks nothing like the modern design language looks like its part of modern... just because something is square doesn't make it modern... You misinterpret what I had written. I did not write that it "looks like it is part of Metro". What I did write was that its design was consistent with mobile operating system UIs. Tardos breaking down the semantics of a square and rectangle with simple diagrams like we're in elementary... I just want to see someone hold one next to their head so I can laugh at it. I'm sorry madd-hatter, but if that's what it takes . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfirth Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That would be fine and well except for the fact that you did say Metro is simplified rectangle. And yet the two shapes have different definitions. He never said "simplified rectangle". He said "simplified rectangular". Squares are a subset of rectangle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganX Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 He never said "simplified rectangle". He said "simplified rectangular". Squares are a subset of rectangle. I don't know about "subset", but a square is a rectangle. A rectangle has four sides with corners with 90 degree angles and opposite sides are parallel and equal length, that's really the end of the definition. a Square has 4 "equal" sides. Therefore a rectangle is not always a square, but a square is always a rectangle. Having said that, I also agree the thin, flat, clean, square or rectangular shape fits with Modern UI design elements. Flat, square or rectangular, yes, visually the square phone fits that, mainly because of the omission of rounded corners combined with the flatness and square shape. It has a modern design that is in-line with the Modern UI aesthetic. I just think a square phone is physically impractical. A mini-tablet maybe, but holding a square phone, sounds like a bad idea to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Really? This is horrendous! They could of course use it to dig their own grave I suppose..... http://www.pcworld.com/article/2451647/blackberry-makes-its-case-for-a-square-phone.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er0n Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I love it! Looks sexy imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACTIONpack Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Microsoft Kin one was square phone and that fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted July 10, 2014 Veteran Share Posted July 10, 2014 Merged Threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 blackberry just hurry up and die already - stop dragging this out and just either sell out or close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted July 10, 2014 MVC Share Posted July 10, 2014 At least there trying to be different. If they succeed or not, time will tell. I can see the screen resolution being better for web pages, video, presentations, and word processing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 At least there trying to be different. If they succeed or not, time will tell. I can see the screen resolution being better for web pages, video, presentations, and word processing. They try to appeal to businesses but the problem is that these folks are trying to move away from Blackberry. Where I work they provide phones to their employees and they only use Android and iPhones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 You're comparing a POS LG to a BB? I am sure that BB will know how to make a phone right. This is going to work very well for businesses. Yes, they know how to make phones right. That's why they're a market leader in the world of smart phones. Oh, wait... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 While it may not be appealing to some, the square design is consistent with modern mobile operating system user interfaces (Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 UI, etc). Not to mention that I don't think it looks bad at all. BlackBerry knows its target market and I think this will sell well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 BlackBerry knows its target market and I think this will sell well. Yes, they know pretty sure their target market that it's shrinking every year more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 A better picture of the device. I can see it to work for editing documents, email and webpages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I actually like the look of it. The UI isn't anything new or unique, but it's clean and looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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