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Does anyone know if Lepisto is changing her mind re: Worlds now that it's postponed (so she can have more time to heal her injury and practise) and likely to be in Europe or even Finland?
Does anyone know if Lepisto is changing her mind re: Worlds now that it's postponed (so she can have more time to heal her injury and practise) and likely to be in Europe or even Finland?
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I don't know if she'll be recovered enough anyway, but given the unusual circumstances it seems like there should be some process by which skaters who had withdrawn anticipating the March date could petition to be put back on the list if they will be healed enough by the new dates (though I'd also feel kind of bad for a skater who thought they were going to Worlds and was officially listed as being on the team but then got "bumped," who in this case would be Juulia Turkkila).
The Coliseum and the Agrodme are practically next door to each other , but there's no comparison in size ,and the hockey team ( Giants) who call the Coliseum home are not, AFAIK, out of the playoffs .
Still, if the quote comes from Thompson, maybe he thinks there could be some kind of shuffle. But I always thought our offer of "help if needed" was a fail-safe, if-there's-no-other-viable-option kind of thing.
I believe someone posted in this extended thread that Finland does not have any Visas requirements. If that is true then that gives them a one up on both Russia and USA. However Finland will be holding the World Synchronized Skating Championships sometime during this same period, so this could be a drawback for a winning bid. Hopefully we will know the answer Friday.
There is nothing more captivating in this world than a woman's form gracing the ice in skating boots. It's simply sensational!
The Giants play in the WHL..one step down from the NHL . I've been to a few games..much more affordable, and pretty good hockey (Plus you almost feel you're on the ice with them in that building .They don't use the nosebleeds)
RE: Finland and Synchros ..OTOH, they would have a lot of the behind the scenes stuff already in place. If they went for April 18 there would just be a week or so (I think) between the two.
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William Thompson is quoted in this Hamilton Spectator article: http://www.thespec.com/sports/articl...s-but-not-here
From the Colorado Springs Gazette: http://www.gazette.com/sports/worlds...rld-arena.html"To be perfectly honest, we have no burning need to put on the worlds," Skate Canada CEO William Thomson told The Spec on Monday. "We've got the 2013 worlds and are really focused on that.
"But we'd much rather host them than for there to be no worlds at all."
However, Thomson said Skate Canada would not want to stage the worlds in southern Ontario because that could possibly affect income for the 2013 worlds in London.
But Canada would rather be the safety net than the trapeze artist on this one, taking the event only if it appeared no one else can do it effectively.
The seating capacity of World Arena for figure skating is nearly 8,000 – adequate for the Four Continents Championships that were contested here in 2006 and 2007, with a return scheduled for February, as well as Skate America, held in the Springs in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The Crowne Plaza and DoubleTree hotels off Circle Drive combine for 800 rooms, and there's also housing at other hotels in the area and at the Olympic Training Center.
Chances are Springs-based U.S. Figure Skating, which closed 2009 with $63.6 million in net assets, wouldn't be on the hook for the TV costs if NBC broadcasts the event, as it did when Los Angeles staged worlds in 2009. Financial support also is possible from the U.S. Olympic Committee, as chief executive officer Scott Blackmun said last week in Atlanta, "To the extent we can pitch in and help, we certainly would be willing to do that."
The economic impact of the 2009 worlds was $25 million – way more than the Springs nabbed when worlds were held at the now-demolished Broadmoor World Arena in 1957, 1959, 1965, 1969 and 1975. U.S. Figure Skating executive director David Raith declined comment about a Springs bid, and so did World Arena general manager Dot Lischick.
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This March 20 article is the most detailed article in English on Yu-Na Kim's return to Korea that I've seen online to date: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/cult...03200315F.HTML
ETA: Found this Korean media video (4:30 mins long) over at Golden Skate of Yu-Na skating an open practice in Korea with no jumps (looks like she did bits of her SP choreo): http://etv.donga.com/view.php?idxno=201103220042314Kim, 20, has scheduled an ice show for May 6-8 in Seoul and is also set to join the 2018 Winter Olympics bidding committee for PyeongChang, a South Korean alpine town, in her capacity as an honorary ambassador.
"For now, I will concentrate a little more on being the honorary ambassador for PyeongChang's Winter Olympics bid," Kim said.
PyeongChang is scheduled to give presentations on the international stage through April and May, including the official bid city briefing at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 18-19.
Kim refused to look ahead past her immediate future, since the ISU hasn't decided the fate of the world championships. But she did say rescheduling of the championships will be difficult for herself and other competitors.
"All the other skaters have been building up for the March event," Kim said. "And when we're thrown off our schedule even a bit, it's a huge psychological blow. It can take the air out of our preparation and it can be difficult to maintain the same intensity in training. Whether it's May or October, it will be difficult to be perfectly prepared."
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This too will pass away.
Visa requirement in the Schengen area and travel documents accepted by Finland (by country)
Just wanted to add my for all the Federations offering to host Worlds!

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I read Nick's blog - he was not part of the casting of Kooan
I read Nick's blog - he was not part of the casting of Kooan
How nice to see so many former contestants back - Josh, Rami, April, Jerell, Ping, Michael Costello...Thanks, BM.
I hope Alicia goes soon. I hate those dropped-crotch pants she thinks are so cool.
My job requires me to be a juggler, but that does not mean that I enjoy working with clowns.
I wonder if the casting of the strange/talent questionable types affects the "credibility" of the show?
How is it viewed by the "industry"?
Are any of the contestants - win or lose - really successful afterwards?
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I feel like I'm in a dream. But it can't be a dream because there are no boy dancers!
I liked the winning dress, but I also liked the shark dress.
Did anyone quit yet? I was only half watching up to the runway show.
If you looked at the back of the "shark" dress, it wasn't quite as well-constructed as the judges thought.
I'm glad Ven won.
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I missed it last night, we had some excitement here. Which dress won?
I really like Dmitry's dress. It was also one of the few that was very wearable. Ven made a beautiful dress, but it wasn't "fun".
Glad Ven won this week, he should have won last week. But, if he pulls another 'rose' outfit out, I'll start wondering if he's going to be like Ruffles (Leanne).
Would have been happy with Sharky winning.
I liked the weaving on Buffi's top, if she had managed to make a dress out of it and ditched some of the accessories, she would have done well.
Still not sure how the older woman's candy dot dress didn't make it into the B3. It was horrid and she's delusional. DO NOT question the Divine Tim Gunn.
Kooan is totally a producer's pick. I'm guessing the angsty glue gunner is the one who disappears/quits?
I'd rather see something beautiful than most of their attempts at "fun".
Just finished watching last night's episode.
The snarking by the judges this season is almost more than I can stomach. I used to think that Michael Kors was funny. Now I just think that he's mean. And Heidi isn't much better.
Christopher and Gunnar.....they both are ridiculous. I haven't decided who I dislike more yet.
Ven makes beautiful clothes. But he's arrogant and unemotional. That's never a good combo.
I liked Dmitry's dress the best. I was pleased with the dresses in the top 3, but I wasn't as impressed with the shark dress as with Dmitry's.
Kooan's style actually worked with this challenge. Kind of. He's not going to last much longer.
There should have been a bottom 4. Christine definitely should have been a part of the craptacular display, Lanie going home was the obvious choice. She didn't even try.
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Likely not...and what's more, I don't think she cared.
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Earlier today reports coming from the Nikkei were suggesting that BlackBerry had decided to stop selling handsets in Japan in part due to declining sales and costs associated with making the necessary language modifications to the OS. It's not overly surprising this would be the case because if there is no money to be made then there is no reason to cater to that market. To help further clear things up over at Engadget they've received further clarification on the matter, which you can read below:
We are in the process of launching BlackBerry 10 globally in key markets and we are seeing positive demand for the BlackBerry Z10 in countries where it has already launched. Japan is not a major market for BlackBerry and we have no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 devices there at this time. However, we will continue to support BlackBerry customers in Japan.
So there you have it. If you want a BlackBerry 10 device in Japan, you'll have to look toward importing one. But if you're an already existing BlackBerry OS user and in Japan your device will continue to be supported. The sales issues is more at hand here and not the supporting of the Japanese language. BlackBerry 10 supports 33 different languages in total including Japanese.
Via: Reuters
That seems crazy... What about China?
Telcos "confirmed" Z10 will be in China in May, with some modifications for pinyin input, which seems not to work great now. At the moment no any plans for Q10 to be introduced to the Chinese market.
The Bold 9900 never had handwriting input despite its touch screen.
I personally had friends who skipped Bold 9900 because of this reason.
Let's hope that BlackBerry will have handwriting input for Q10, since non-English users need handwriting input on a touch screen smartphone!
mrskycar Feb 8, 2013 at 10:19 am
Very true. Would be a selling point for me.
Jtaylor1986 Feb 7, 2013 at 4:20 pm
Do Japanese people buy anything other than Japanese products? Their loss I guess...
bbschorsch Feb 7, 2013 at 4:25 pm
BlackBerry has only 0.3% marketshare there - I would go the same as they do and focus on key-markets first.
Would be stupid to serve antarctica before luxemburg just because someone asked for it - it always depends on research and the situation ;)
BlackBerry is doing it the right way - trust them.
Who wants to have a z10 will get it - no matter where they are located
springbok Feb 7, 2013 at 6:24 pm
LOL! I wonder what the marketshare for iOS and Android devices are in Antarctica. And also, what is the best-selling mobile device there?
Antartica?? How did you come up with that? Loool
bbschorsch Feb 8, 2013 at 6:58 am
just randomly - I think people overvalue this statement. . .
If BB has 0.3% right now - maybe they can get it up to 1%
but at what cost?
The main thing with new products is to go to markets where you have a high demand and push it even further.
going from 13% to 15% or even if it is only 5% up to 7% if it is a market of 100 million - awesome
the antartica comes in because it might go up from 10% to 20% but assume that there are only 100 people - the numbers in total would be 10 devices. . . compared to 2mio devices in my first example
Anyways I would skip markets where they don't have a great reputation for now and see how the demand is as soon as all keymarkets got served
Vic_Franklyn Feb 7, 2013 at 9:49 pm
9 out of 10 Japs use Samsung so BlackBerry knows better than wasting their effort in that non exsistant market
I'd rather be a Black Sheep than an iSheep any day.
chiamattt Feb 7, 2013 at 10:16 pm
9 out of 10 "Japs" think your comment is FALSE. Samsung is a Korean company. It isn't as popular in Japan as domestic Japanese handphones like Kyocera and other domestic brands.
Don't think so.... Japs hate Koreans. They despise Korean products; cars, phones football team, whatever! Same as Koreans. Deep hatred among them.
timmy t Feb 8, 2013 at 8:14 am
I think they use iPhones a lot and phones from Sony, Sharp and Fujitsu.
Android Market for QNX Feb 8, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Samsung is Korean, I think they do better just about anywhere else than Japan. Samsung has huge market share globally but only a tiny one in Japan. It's hard to do business there since they're so selective with what they import. I'm pretty sure they have a trade surplus with just about every country they do business with.
kill_9 Feb 7, 2013 at 10:55 pm
As far as I know all *nix-based (POSIX-compliant) operating systems support i8n (internationalization) through a ready-built language database. Does BlackBerry OS 10 and QNX not support i8n?
Interesting. The decision is probably based on something completely different than language then.
anon2100101 Feb 8, 2013 at 3:04 am
I'm afraid the japanese nuke their purchased BB10... And throw their radioactive odds into the sea... Again and again... And later we get sushi in europe and USA with radiant BlackBerry-inwards... What would be the selling-name of the Z10 in Japan? Fu*k-o-machina? :-D
ricocan Feb 7, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Okay, I find this interesting, let's expand our thoughts and play with this for a moment. BB is entertaining patnerships and potential licensing of their OS, what if they have something in the works with an Japanese or asian based company that wants this market to itself as part of the deal?
Possible or not, Thoughts?
that defiitely could be the case but I definitely don't see it at least for another year or two. All hardware specifically smartphones will be blackberry made unless of course they sell badly (but from all accounts from the UK, BlackBerry's smartphones are selling out!)
I think it'll be a mis-step if they plan on abandoning the market but I don't see that happening. Of course key markets will be tailored to first, areas where growth will be strongest or in the case of North America, taking back loss growth.
I'd love to see Blackberry partner with Sony if it is indeed hard to break into. Sony have a great eco-system that could easily appeal to a broad user group. Would sony be interested... maybe but for now they do seem heavily invested in the android system though it's not the winner they'd like to see it be.
I definitely see new agreements using QNX/BB10 in other areas in the next year or two and seeing new relationship in other industries.
JakeTheCat Feb 8, 2013 at 1:44 am
Well, let's see... BlackBerry could have said there were no plans to launch BB10 devices at this time. Instead they said "WE have no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 devices there at this time." So I guess that could mean someone else (i.e. a strategic partner) may have plans to launch BB10 in Japan. But who could that strategic partner be? Hmmm.
Wouldn't it be crazy if around the same time as this press release regarding Japan there was another press release announcing a new addition to BlackBerry's board of directors who happened to be the former chairman of a very large and well known Japanese electronic company's mobile division? If such a coincidence were to occur then, why yes! I would say it is very possible BlackBerry is considering a licensing deal with a trusted, respected and established Japanese brand as a means of breaking into the that market.
I would go so far as to say that a partnership with a Japanese company is the smartest way for BlackBerry to go after the Japanese market, particularly if that partner could help them access a big catalogue of music and movie content as well as help get BB10 onto other consumer electronic devices that are outside of BlackBerry's core expertise; devices like TVs, computers, laptops, gaming consoles, cameras (who knows, maybe even some medical-related cameras)...
I'm irked about waiting a month or two, but not to getting it all really stinks.
I'm irked about waiting a month or two, but not to getting it all really stinks.
This is exactly what I was afraid BlackBerry would do.
And I guess "we will continue to support BlackBerry customers in Japan" means OS6 and OS7.
This means no Japanese support will ever come to OS10.
Got PB on Day 1 and still waiting for Japanese support but with no avail.
It is fine that since the market is so small in Japan, they are not going to open up there.
However, there are Japanese people around the world who use BB for work and pleasure.
Japanese people in the U.S., Canada, and Europe are not getting the love at all.
I work for a Japanese company in the U.S.
This means I cannot implement BB solution for our BYOD scenario.
That is just too bad.
Again, marketing is one thing.
Not support the language?
I believe that's a no no.
Windows, Mac, all support 50+ languages and that's been a pretty much standard for almost 20 years?
Why limit support? Why kill the faithful users?
Well, this means my almost 7 years love with BB is coming to the end.
I even timed my contract to expire to get BB10 but hey!
Moving from 9780 to.. I don't know.
Just too bad.
Now that the handsets are available, can someone test this? Type some Japanese on the Z10? Or at least point to some doc pages on how this is done?
Actually, Bla1ze was nice to check this for me.
Display Language = Japanese is available
Input Language = Japanese is NOT available
Plazmic Flame Feb 7, 2013 at 10:39 pm
The plot thickens...
kill_9 Feb 7, 2013 at 11:00 pm
The BlackBerry Z10 uses a virtual keyboard (graphical character set) therefore why is BlackBerry, the company, not able to provide Japanese input on the BlackBerry Z10? I can understand for physical keyboard smartphones when the number of keys is much less than the number of characters in the language, but this is a virtual keyboard. BlackBerry never leaves me a day without needing to shake my head.
slagman5 Feb 8, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Uh... because the Japanese language doesn't use an alphabet... So they'll have to have a virtual keyboard with like 100,000+ keys, one for each word... In order to make Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or many of the Asian languages to work, they need to have a character recognition system where you draw the character on the screen and the phone will recognize it as a known character and record it. Apparently they've done this for Chinese since it's confirmed they will get the device, but they did not feel it will be worth the investment to do this for Japanese.
It's not like English, Spanish, Dutch, German, etc. where you put characters together to make words, so you only need 26 or so keys, Asian languages typically are where every word have their own character or symbol. So there's no way to just make a keyboard with all of the characters needed for the language. You can put common words on there though, but that's it...
RubberChicken76 Feb 7, 2013 at 4:47 pm
"This means no Japanese support will ever come to OS10."
Oh such drama, such sweeping statements ....
k8bushlover Feb 8, 2013 at 11:34 am
Yes, they've already clarified that Japanese language support will be coming to BB10. So, if it can already display in Japanese, the "will be coming" must refer to character input. Which, for Japanese at least, doesn't actually require handwriting recognition -- input could be made from a kana layout or typing romanized syllables.
bunnyyappi Feb 7, 2013 at 4:45 pm
Displaying language vs. inputting language are two different stories.
georg22 Feb 7, 2013 at 4:46 pm
"at this time" does not mean never. When BB10 is successful, everything is possible.
Sorry, I should been clear, No "Input" language support for Japanese, was my understanding for OS10 at this moment.
PB still does not have that capability either. obviously, displaying is fine. (Bridge works perfectly)
Many BB faithfuls in Japan blame the carrier RIM signed up with, DOCOMO, for killing the phones as soon as they released them; pushing Android for quick profits while their subscriber numbers dwindled. Most shops never had a model available for demoing; at those that did, no one knew anything about them. Asking to see one and being told, 'You'll have to wait while we charge it,' then being handed it and the salesperson admitting they had no idea how to do anything except power it on, spoke volumes about the carrier's attitude.
For the average Japanese user, some of the reasons why it never caught on may have been: resistance to using a QWERTY keyboard for input, when Android and iOS use the 10-key based system that most dumb and feature phones there have used for the past 10-15 years (I admit I find this faster when limited to thumbs for Japanese input); lack of all of the "cool" iPhone and Android apps that are being pushed by the domestic media; a UI that at first glance seems much more complex than Android and iOS, which are touted by carriers as "easy to use."
Japanese love foreign products (iPhone and Galaxy series sell like hotcakes over there), and I think if BB would have done more research and teamed with a different carrier, there may have been the user base present to warrant continued support.
Very unfortunate, as I was looking forward to the new BB10 experience, and the ability to stay away from Apple and Android.
slagman5 Feb 8, 2013 at 1:32 pm
It wasn't much different here in the USA either. They never make too much of a deal when a new Blackberry phone comes out, when you walk in they will spend all of their time showing you how "cool" the Androids and iPhones are... You even try to bring up productivity and they will change the topic to how cool it is to watch movies and play games on a big touchscreen...
Ok, how do I put this without generalising....
When I was in south-east Asia, what I saw were a lot of people with very plastic handsets... the more (seemingly) complicated the better, the bigger the screen, the better.
New technology reigns, but that doesn't necessarily mean better.
BlackBerry could go ahead and throw BB10 into the mix, but at 0.3% market share, I can understand why they are waiting....
bigbunny78 Feb 7, 2013 at 5:26 pm
what i know is that the BB service in Japan through DOCOMO is nowhere near as full featured as it is in North America or Western Europe.
i was going to say that RIM/BB don't have a good understanding of the Japanese consumer mindset, but by the same token Android based platforms (especially those from Japanese manufacturers .. have you seen the Xperia? phenomenal build quality) have been wildly successful. Again, i believe in this day and age it comes down to consumer pull. Softbank ( was a distant 3rd player) got the franchise on the iPhone and have made major inroads, forcing DOCOMO and KDDI to re-think their staid/conservative device approach.
A few years ago most Japanese consumers still had sleek flip phones; in a very short span of time they have made the leap to all touch. i am not sure but have been told that the most modern device offered by DOCOMO in Japan is a 9000, but don't take my word for it.
If BB10 is successful, and of course it will be... and i agree with comments about RIM spending its marketing dollars in markets where they can bring the greatest top and bottom line impact... BB may make the investment to improve its Japanese market approach.
I would love to see them license it to a company like Sony. Nothing beats Japanese build quality and endurance/reliabiity.
All4Choice Feb 7, 2013 at 9:07 pm
DoCoMo is selling 9900 but like someone said, it is not featuring it in their seasonal lineup. It's all about Android.
If and when Blackberry decides to re-enter the Japanese market, it should remember how DCM screwed them over and go with a smaller and more agile carrier like Softbank.
Next in the exit strategy - S. Korea.
green_ember Feb 7, 2013 at 5:28 pm
This is a good move for BBRY. Focus on areas where BlackBerrys actually sell, then expand to other markets once the platform is established. No sense putting resources where there won't be a high return on investment. If they said it is coming eventually then 'analysts' will write about 'another delay'. Saying 'no plans' was the right move
morpho4444 Feb 7, 2013 at 5:58 pm
There is nothing left after the tsunami anyway
Plazmic Flame Feb 7, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Dick move bro... not even funny. Friend of mine died in that shit.
anon5129477 Feb 7, 2013 at 6:06 pm
SONY RULES JAPAN. MAKES CENTS TO ME. If I wanted to run a second phone it would be a XPERIA.
Slash82 Feb 7, 2013 at 6:37 pm
If they want BB10 - there is still Amazon. :)
It will make the way to Japan, if there is a will...
My carrier also doesn't offer my current device.
So I ordered it somewhere else. :)
8700 -> 8310 -> 8900 -> 9900 -°
Jonesy1966 Feb 7, 2013 at 6:55 pm
There's a huge gray market in the UK for home market only Japanese cars, maybe the tables will turn with BlackBerrys.
Jonesy1966 Feb 7, 2013 at 6:56 pm
There's a huge gray market in the UK for home market only Japanese cars, maybe the tables will turn with BlackBerrys?
Question this move.
Effectively forces some of BlackBerry's biggest customers (international banks, law firms etc) who are often still 100% BlackBerry due to the security to support other devices....
Opening the gates to their biggest corporate customers.
PostMortem Feb 7, 2013 at 7:53 pm
What I find ironic is that RIM has taken the stance that essentially there's not enough customer base to merit supporting Japan. That sounds a lot like the developers saying essentially that there's not enough of a userbase to merit developing for RIM.
Not that this is a 1:1 comparison, I just think it is ironic and a bit funny.
All4Choice Feb 7, 2013 at 9:17 pm
If Blackberry's carrier partner is not being a true partner, there's nothing BB can do. BB's been in Japan for many number of years but DCM has basically abandoned them. I think it's time to exit, regroup and strategize how to re-enter when the timing is right. Number one thing to do when that time comes is to ditch DCM.
so what i need is buying a Z10 from Amazon or Expansys...JP carriers suck!!!
Michio Arakida Feb 7, 2013 at 10:17 pm
I want to use Blackberry 10 in Japan.
I will continue to use Blackberry Bold 9000 until I get docomo Blackberry 10 ^^
I wonder if it would be possible to write an app that would allow for language input support. For example, maybe a messaging service that could be developed for BB10 that would allow you to send messages or even emails in Japanese. Would that fix part of it?
Will BB10 support Chinese inputs? PlayBook still don't!
Yes, there is Chinese pinyin input on Z10, which is considered not to be "perfect". Couple of days ago had a chat with one of the telcos in China - Z10 in May + modifications on the pinyin input.
pargio Feb 7, 2013 at 11:35 pm
As I understanding, for the market size of Chinese, Japan and Korea, It might be RIM had decided give up on Japanise and Korean market AT THIS TIME. For me who want the BlackBerry product will survive on Korean market, I'm Korean, BlackBerry please do not give up the far-east asia market. on Technically, I know that the input language method of two-byte character is not easy development. However, BlackBerry will go ahead and support and development and sales BlackBerry product with their language to survive and kepp BlackBerry brand.
Please make the plan of support Korean input language not display language.
camera531 Feb 7, 2013 at 11:47 pm
Lets just hope it launches in the US one day...
marcati Feb 8, 2013 at 12:20 am
What about Thai? Is that going to be scrapped as well?
It would be good to know soon, because the Galaxy S4 is coming next month and I can guarantee many people here will be dumping BB as fast as possible if this is the case.
joshua_sx1 Feb 8, 2013 at 12:24 am
Don't know how some guys here becomes expert than BlackBerry's Marketing guys... they knew their markets... they knew their risks... and they knew how they will handle them...
And not to mention, BlackBerry's investors are paying them to do their jobs...
silversun10 Feb 8, 2013 at 1:16 am
opening the door for a license deal in Japan, not sure whether anybody will ever use the opportunity, but no doubt we will find out in due time
rcheung135 Feb 8, 2013 at 1:44 am
Not really surprising. With many manufacturers in Japan (i.e. Panasonic, Sanyo, Sharp, etc.) that come out with new phones every week, BlackBerries wouldn't be able to compete.
However, it is likely that people who work abroad still might use phones in Japan.
kazakoshi Feb 8, 2013 at 2:51 am
I understand business point but still sad. I have been waiting for playbook Japanese support. I guess I have to rely on some app to use Japanese input now or keep using Bold 9900 which is great for typing Japanese. I don't use PC anymore for emailing in Japanese. Hopefully some developer will make app for it soon.
Sofiasamme Feb 8, 2013 at 2:54 am
I think Japan doesn't need BlackBerry - like security, they prefer the Infidelity's phone security. http://tiny.cc/t8f6rw
Whitecaps Feb 8, 2013 at 4:24 am
We dont need japan
I have several friend in Japan that only use Blackberry and waiting to hear about the Japan launch. I can't believe they will just give the market up to Android and Apple without a fight. There are Billions of Asians There are only Millions of everything else. I thought Blackberry was making a come back. you cannot lead anything if you don't lead. Blackberry knows how to shoot themselves in the foot.
When they were asked about the US launch instead of saying it was an opportunity they chose the word disappointing. What a damper. Many of my friends in the US, most don't know anything about Blackberry's new phones, name change, New Operating System BB10 so this March launch is a blessing. Time they could use to advertise.
I have decided to relocate to Japan and have been holding on to my old torch with all its limitations. I just can't believe it all the waiting and praising RIMM now Blackberry. I want and need a device I can use around the world. What a let down. With my torch I installed the Asian language pack for Japanese input. hmmm.
Blackberry was once the device that everyone wanted they need to take that position and again
and run away with it. No market should be to small or big.
silversun10 Feb 8, 2013 at 7:24 am
of course there is always the Ebay solution......and yes some markets are too small and yes don't rule out a Sony license, then you would get
a BB10WP(WalkmanPhone), that be something...
So.. no manga reader for BB10????
That's so sad
k8bushlover Feb 8, 2013 at 11:40 am
You're pretty sad, if that's what you believe.
DonMarcello Feb 8, 2013 at 8:18 am
The fact that BlackBerry doesn't plan to launch any BB10 devices in Japan at this time means just that, no BB10 devices for Japan at this time. It doesn't mean no BB10 presence in Japan at all. Thorsen Heins has made it clear that the licensing of BB10 is an option on the table, it's simply a matter of finding the most compatible company with whom to partner. Sony appears to be the most logical choice at this time. They already have a hugh and highly diverse ecosystem in place as well as an expansive global market and, like BlackBerry, they are in the process of reinventing themselves after losing their dominance in the consumer electronics market. BlackBerry just launched a new secure, stable mobile computing platform with an intuitive, fluid user interface that allows for seamless integration between QNX based electronic components. Plus BlackBerry just appointed former CEO of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Bert Nordberg to the Board of Directors. Given that each company has what the other needs in order to be successful a partnership between BlackBerry and Sony, if properly executed, could prove to be mutually beneficial.
george_helgerson Feb 8, 2013 at 8:01 am
Great decision.
Put your eggs in WINNING baskets.
p.s. Japan is turning into a country of old codgers anyway. I'm not sure how popular BB is among the 75+ crowd....it's certainly a distant #3 behind Metamucil and Geritol there.
NerdBoss Feb 8, 2013 at 9:20 am
So BB not Big in Japan!?
kiwisimon Feb 8, 2013 at 9:35 am
Sucks, i have persevered with my bold 9000 waiting to get a new phone and now i have to choose between bold 9900 or iphone or android. bummed out but can understand it. DoCoMo never pushed the Blackberry platform. They prefer to push their own products. Is the bb9900 worth getting?
Omahahaha Feb 8, 2013 at 9:54 am
Been loving BB since around 2007 but I need and want Japanese input on my phones and tablets. I can overlook all of the other things as there are enough positive features to make up for them, but no Japanese input is going to be a deal breaker and it makes me sad. I can't see carrying two different devices just becuase I love BB's so much.
D.Vader Feb 8, 2013 at 10:42 am
I don't know how you are still such the BlackBerry fan Kevin. :) At least I can sit back and ignore this stuff from time to time.
My interest in BlackBerry is really starting to wane. The best news was the Z10 Q10, but nothing but bad news since the event. More major fumbles by a once great company.
JLW_51 Feb 8, 2013 at 11:16 am
Might as well skip out on Japan, they are doing it here in the US!
dtan0914 Feb 8, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Japanese input is definitely a deal breaker for me, I know myself and many others need it! I hope that they'll make an Asian language input pack at least by the time it's released in China...
Switch13 Feb 8, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Ok, call me crazy - but how low does the market share have to be to give up. For example: Japan is at 0.3% and Australia isn't far behind with 0.5%
See the all market shares report from Kantar:
So, you start ignoring these countries... countries that global companies have presences in, and you instantly create a rift in those companies device platform selections. Now you're forcing them into adopting android, iOS and Win8 Phones in countries. Of course, my countries company division president talks to your countries division president and meet, "hey.. you have android.. hey... you have BB10" and here we are again, deep in the BYOD.
If blackberry wants to play global corporate they need to suck it up and offer a phone in every market no matter what the share, or they'll continue to rift us global IT guys.
saadmengal Feb 8, 2013 at 2:47 pm
Hii! who can get hold of information when it is releasing in Pakistan? Someonee? Anyone.........
aussieinjapan Feb 9, 2013 at 12:36 am
I made an account just to comment on this thread.
Does anybody here actually live in Japan ??? Ive been here for 15 years and I was very interested in getting a BBQ10.
I read through all of the comments and 99% are just false and laughable.
The comment about Docomo is correct - They do not promote BB in anyway. In most stores, the phone that they have is at the bottom of the rack and just a mock up.Seriously, Ive only met 1 non business person in 15 years who has a BB here. Thats the point - most people who buy smartphones arent business people, its the kids and students. BB is targeted at business people.while alot of phones especially from Docomo are aimed at the younger crowd. Amazon are doing well selling the kindle here as its in the stores and Amazon took the time to built up their brand name.
I have a playbook and love it but really, its BBs fault that they let this market go. Nokia did as well ! Apple have done very well here and the Same with Samsung because of promotion.
BB just made a big mistake - promote it here and hopefully the market share will increase. Give it to Au and softbank as well as Docomo. The top 3 carriers and actually get them to promote it.
kiwisimon Feb 9, 2013 at 6:46 am
I'm in Japan and you're right, lot of ignorant ppl here. I'll probably go iPhone now with AU. Docomo screwed up BB, they were pushing flip phones all the way until Samsung android and then they said smart phone for the first time. Lesson here for BB, choose your partners carefully. Goodbye BB, good luck.
Being a Japanese, I do see some comments wrong, some right, some with ignorant hostility, and whatever.
I have been loving the Playbook for a quite while. Like some people say, it can display Japanese texts, but has no feature to input on the OS level. I was really hoping that Z10 with BB10 will solve this problem, but unfortunately, the answer seems to be NO at the current moment.
It sucks, really.
But I do have to admit that BB's move is pretty much correct. As someone mentioned, BB has no presence here in Japan especially in the non-biz market. The physical QWERTY keyboard was not enough compelling against the past feature phones or current smartphones. Being in the IT industry myself, I can easily imagine how difficult it is to develop a Japanese input function. Especially I estimate that BB doesn't have too many Japanese software engineers :-(
It doesn't mean I follow their decision, so I truly hope that BB10 itself will get enough momentum in the market and BB will reconsider their strategies.