Storm 2 is the First Victim of BlackBerry OS 6’s Requirements, Curve 9300 Next?
The BlackBerry Storm 2 might just be the first victim of BlackBerry OS 6’s hardware requirements. According to Gizmofusion, a source claims that Verizon Wireless has stopped testing Research In Motion’s (RIM) upcoming new operating system on the Storm 2 because it simply does not work correctly. The main reason? The Storm 2 only packs 256MB of RAM.
If the Storm 2 with 256MB of RAM is incapable of properly running RIM’s OS 6, then what about the yet unreleased BlackBerry Curve 9300? Here is a rundown on its official specs and as you can see, it too only has 256MB of RAM. We all had hoped that it even though it was only shipping with BB OS 5, it would be updatable to OS 6. It looks like unless RIM releases some type of stripped down OS 6, that might not be in the cards.
So why exactly is RIM pushing out a new BlackBerry that likely will not support OS 6 so close to OS 6’s launch? What about all of those loyal BlackBerry users who have perfectly fine phones and were looking to finally get a decent web browser with OS 6? They just all might be out of luck.
While it is certainly understandable that a new operating system will have to leave some older hardware behind, RIM has been outclassed in the operating system department for a while now. Even Apple’s two year old iPhone 3G got iOS 4 and while it might not run the best, at least it works. Even the original iPhone has a much better browser than what shipped out with the BlackBerry Bold 9700.
RIM is playing a major game of catch-up here and might just alienate some of its loyal user base. Angry because it looks like your Storm 2 might not be getting OS 6? Own a BlackBerry with “only” 256MB of RAM and worried now that you will not be able to upgrade? This changing your plans on picking up a Curve 9300? Drop a comment and let everyone know. Please just wait until the news is official before you start burning things down.
Tags: BlackBerry Storm 2, BlackBerry Curve 9300, Blackberry OS 6
Just my luck, after having found a descent keyboard I can use with my thick thumbs, no OS6 for my Storm 2.
I will probably just throw it out and get myself an Iphone, too bad for RIM, they are doing it themselves.
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I am NOT happy that the OS 6 will not be available for my Storm 2 after being told that it would by Verizon Customer Service.
As soon as my contract is up I am done with Verizon and Blackberry. Screw em!
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I had the original storm, it was crap. I had researched the storm two, mainly because I liked the feel of the storm 1. I ended up upgrading to a storm 2, but I am done with blackberry. I loved my pearl, loved my curve, but after the tragedy that is storm 1 & 2, I am going to Android. R.I.M. can shove it. I just cannot deal with a frozen phone, limited selection of crappy apps and quite possibly the slowest phone I have ever used.
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Good,so very good but there are somethings to be consider consiny the price,to be frankling speaking the prices are too much to bear thanks.
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My mind will be made up then to buy the new htc thunderbolt at that point. Rim can’t come up with anything better see ya
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I really would like 6 on my storm2 but I do like the storm 2 and would settle with 5 if thats the best that I could get with it, but it is upsetting if RIM leaves the storm in the past!
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I will never own another blackberry!
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RIM has definitely alienated some of its loyal user base. Cripes, the only reason I didn’t push IT for a Droid was because of the empty promise that the Storm 2 would get Blackberry OS 6.
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i was a storm 2 user, after having some silly error in storm 2, i decided to replace it and i won’t buy any BB device again.
Now I’m happy with iPhone4
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It seems possible that it will come to the storm. And I’m happy that this post is a maybe and not a NO. especially since no one truly knows and the acting like they do. I’m just hoping. I use my blackberry 9550 all day everyday. And its a amazing device. Far better then the 9530. I think RIM needs to think more about us users cuz some of us are tired of paying for this internet and data for a system that is this out dated. The storm 2 is a pretty new phone. I guess ppl need to put even more feed back to this.
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Storm 2 is my first and last RIM product, with out the update OS6 too many better choices out there, I will use my New at two to get a Droid!
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I am an IT that supports many clients with many types of smartphones. Blackberry knows they have the corporate market and it’s not going to change anytime soon primarily because of Microsoft Exchange email. Blackberry has the best interface. I just tried to setup a droid and could only get limited corporate email accessibility. Guys like me are not going to trade up for the fickle OS market that changes every 6 months.
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Pathetic. Blackberry is truly pathetic.
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Good bye BB, I’m off to a droid now after this fiasco.
I thought my storm 2 would be a good thing but I’ve had nothing but trouble with the thing since day one, and now no OS 6 to boot. Good job with customer loyalty RIM, I couldn’t care less if you go under.
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also the latest rumoured device is the blackberry 9570 which looks like its going to be a storm 2 refresh. they have increased the flash emmory and improved the software to make the device os 6 ready. a very unfair move. they give us all the storm 2 that cant function with os 6 then decide instead of solving this problem we will just update the software, call it a new device and then sell that instead.
raise your glasses to rims sterling customer appreciation
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@miles walker…you are so wrong…os6 is just copy android notification idea..so notification system is better on android ..
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miles walker Reply:
September 29th, 2010 at 12:51 am
@jo, actually jo , i am not “so wrong” because I never said in my original comment that blackberry had a drop down notification system better than android but that the push notifications, instant emails, instant blackberry messages, twitter and face book were all shown in the notification bar and that it made me feel in the loop where as the notification system in the android phone wasn’t very instant unless it was sms and you had to pretty much go on the apps like twitter or facebook to check your notifications.im not slating android because it doesn’t market its os as one that provides instant email and instant messaging how ever i prefer the bb for that reason.
i have used both devices so i have a good amount of knowledge to make a clear informed decision in comparison to some people who think the grass may be greener when it really is not.
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If storm 2 doesn’t get the new OS, bye bye blackberry. Hello Iphone!
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Might alienate some users? Don’t you think that’s a bit of understatement? Check out any BB forum discussing this issue. I am Storm 2 user and if it is official that I cannot upgrade my machine to new os6, I am done with BB for good. I’m simply going Android…
You don’t stop the support of a machine just months after release. If this is the way RIM’s going to play, then they’ll just have to endure the backlash…I’m not going to trust a company that treats their customers like this…
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after years using Blackberry, bye bye RIM….
Looking forward to the new HTC Diamond HD with Android
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Bye Bye Blackberry. I’m sick of them always being 3 steps behind and now I find out OS 6 won’t run on my Storm 2. The world is progressing faster then RIM can handle, I hate to say it but Apple cares more about inovation and its customers
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Anonymous Reply:
October 24th, 2010 at 5:08 am
@brian,
I agree. I’ve been a BB user for 5 years and I too have the Storm 2. It’s time to say bye-bye blackberry!
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i am very disappointed with rim for three reasons.
the first is the obvious not making the storm 2 compatible with OS 6. i think that this is a very stupid move.
the second reason is that they have given little information as to os6 being available for the storm 2 which confirms the fact the device wont be getting it because if rim cared about its current customers then they would reassure us that they are working on a compatible version or that the os will/will not be available. this is to keep us all guessing whilst they entice everyone onto the devices with os 6 then BAM they drop the bomb and release a statement that os 6 will not be on the storm 2 which wont matter because they have a whole new bunch of customers.
the third reason is that the storm 2 was credited as the best 2009 “touch screen” phone and was one of the latest blackberries yet it cant handle os 6 but smaller phones like the pearl 3g can.
rim better get their ideas together because they will lose so many customers.
im not going to say that thats it im switching to android because i swapped from by bb to the Droid for about a month and ive got to ay it may run smother but doesn’t compare. i felt a little isolated because i didn’t have as many push notifications such as email Facebook, twitter ECT. i had all the apps but you pretty much had to go on the app to check what you had the notification system wasn’t as instant. i felt that i only every looked at the phone to check if i had a text and not because i was in love with the device.
please rim sort this out.
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Goodbye RIM. I have been loyal user for years. Chose the Storm 2 as upgrade instead of waiting for new Bold only after confirming new OS upgrade. What a lie. You don’t care about your customers and I don’t care for poor customer loyalty. Droid here I come and I am taking many others with me!
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A friend of mine turned me on to BB, I’m on my 2nd BB, the 9650 which is getting the os 6. He has the 9550 & is beyond disappointed with RIM. I understand his frustration & would like to address one thing. Has anyone written RIM? Do they not care at all about their customers. I’m not switching to either iphone or droid but I do realize RIM better hurry & fix this non-sense, it’s probably to late though. I’m staying with BB for now, just taking it one day at a time.
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i got a storm 2 upgrade from the tour just in hopes of os6….looks like im going to early upgrade to a droid
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It’s official OS 6.0 is not available for the storm2! Goodbye rim, Hello droid when my upgrade is available!
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miles walker Reply:
September 15th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
@, have they made an official statement ?
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2 weeks ago verizon wa soffering the Storm 2 and the LG Ally for free online as an upgrade. I chose the Ally instead on the Storm 2 because of the incertainty. While I have always enjoyed my Blackberry Android blows BBOS out of the water.
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I am very disappointed with my Storm 2 and the operating system. I install the updates as they come available. One of the recent OS updates ground my device into slow motion. It was not until today that yet ANOTHER OS update was available. After that update my devise is a little faster, but the browser is still horrible. As cheap as memory is right now WHY would RIM scrimp on that in one of it’s more powerful devices. I am afraid that I see a DROID in my near future.
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This would be a major mistake on RIM’s part not to support one of its primary relaeases. After the original Storm fiasco this is a poor follow up. I have a Moto Droid that I have been using (which runs circles around the Storm 2) awaiting the OS upgrade. Without an upgrade the Storm becomes either my or someone elses paper weight!
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me and my friend are always arguing back in fourth about whose better blackberry or iphone i own a storm 2,if this update doesnt come to the storm i would be switching
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The poor web experience on my BB Storm 2, lack of app support, and RIM’s decision to not release OS 6 on this device makes my decision to switch to Android easier. Bye Bye RIM.
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I been using Blackberry devices since they were just pagers, i will remain loyal till the end! Go Canada.
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It’s more reliable than the iphone or android.
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Sa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 1:41 am
@Morty, lol have you ever used one?
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Rachel Reply:
February 17th, 2011 at 8:36 am
@Morty, seriously? More reliable as a paper weight?
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Why do we need so many software upgrades? It’s because the BlackBerry OS is not reliable!
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I have been a loyal BB user for years, and have a Storm2 now. I think it’s generally a good phone, just needs a software upgrade to fully bring it to where it should be. I don’t really care about “OS6″, just basically the browser and flash support. If I don’t get at least the updated browser and Flash support on my Storm2, I’ll be saying Bye-bye to BB.
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I urge all of you to officialy lodge protest on the Official Facebook Forum of Blackberry. This is not done and we demand a strip down version of OS6 or just WebKit for Browser to improve the browser functionality.
apps.facebook.com/myblackberry/discussions/view/115972
Urging all to spread the message and ask your friends not to invest in Storm2 which is still available by all carriers across the world.
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I have the blackberry storm 9500. I have been battling with it for the last year and a half and have hoped that there would be an update, especially for the browser. The ram in the storm only as 128 so this definitely wont be getting the update.
I have defended RIM for so long and now I am definitely changing. Very disappointing.
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All this chatter is a waste because I am sure BB doesn’t give a damn about their customers.
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So disappointed. My phone is less than a year old. I had expected to continue receiving updates improving it. The browser speed is a joke. Every time they send out an official update, something on my phone stops working correctly. I am unimpressed. This is my first smart phone and I’m wishing that I had waited for the android phones to work out their kinks before purchasing. The droid x is AMAZING! I will NOT remain with blackberry.
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The Storm 2 wasn’t a big seller for RIM. Maybe they figure than can get away with alienating all their Storm 2 users. As a storm 2 owner, RIM has definitely alienated me. I’ll be looking at Android or iOS for my next phone because those phones are upgradeable.
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Looks to me like it is time to take a look at the droid phones. A buddy at work has one and likes it a lot. Probably won’t have to play these games with RIM. They have been in business with great tools for a long time and one would think they would have it figured out by now… at the very least address this issues with a palatable solution. Is this Toyota all over again?
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This is a monumental mistake for RIM and Verizon. I will, after owning BB’s for years, never buy one again. I hove owned my Storm 2 for about 6 months. Six months! They’ve been talking about OS6 that entire time, obviously knowing that the Storm 2 couldn’t support it. It’s almost fraudulent. RIM does email better than anyone, which has kept me a BB user, but not after this. It’s too much of a slap in the face. I’ll definitely go iPhone or Droid, and will also look to other carriers. Monumental mistake.
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Thats it, I have had it.
RIM YOU OUT THERE? I HATE YOU.
It’s almost funny, I don’t even care about a web kit browser anymore. Not because I don’t need one but because I have waited so long. You win, you have worn us down with your crap.
Get a clue, dump java, catch up to Apple and Google. Its really sad that both Apple and Google came from nowhere and just devastated your platform overnight. Hell even HP / Palm did better than you did. What kills me the most is you have arguably a 5-10 year start.
I own a Storm 2, and I think it’s a good phone. It’s just a shame it was 4 years too late to the market. If Apple or Google or HP ever made a phone that knew when it was in/out of a holster you better believe I would dump blackberry and never return. Yes the only competitive advantage you own is the fact I can make my phone quite for email out of the holster. That is the only reason I use a BB and put up with a slow, laggy, horrible interface with no real web browser.
I may use my BB, I may even buy another one but it doesn’t change the fact you are lame, slow, un-agile, and completely removed from any inspirational thoughts or designs. You wait 4 years and do a poor copy job on real inspiration.
I used to say “I really hope you get better”, now after reading this “I really hope you crash and burn and something better comes from your ashes”.
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I bought a storm 2 lately. I will be disappointed if OS6 doesn’t run on Storm 2. Will RIM become next Palm?
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If they neglect the Storm, I am done defending and I am done with blackberry. It’s unfortunate they would be so shallow as to ignore those of us who supported the lack luster storm in the beginning. We will see. I’m up for an upgrade and have been holding off in hopes of a great OS 6. As soon as an official word comes out that the storm is getting stiffed I am gone as are my wife and the few remaining friends and business partners who have not already jumped.
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You’re all dumb for buying a storm… ;0) Everyone seems to jump on a bandwagon and buy the first new release of everything on the market. Cellphone companies (like computer companies) like to come out with something new to appease the “buyers”, and shut them up. Everyone wants new new new. But nobody can seem to wait for them to iron out the kinks in a great phone. What most of you don’t realize, is that RIM is a company founded on making a phone for BUSINESS use. They haven’t until recently started to incorporate a media friendly medium into their phones. If you want a phone for browsing the internet all day long. Buy an IPHONE. I’m sure blackberry will not mind losing a few customers. But, if you want a phone that is going to be reliable, pay attention. Don’t just buy the first thing out on the market. You have to remember, 80% give or take, of consumers are exactly that… consumers. They couldn’t tell you what OS they are running let alone if their phone is capable of being updated.
For the rest of us. Be patient.
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I was already considering swithching to an Android phone from my Storm 2, but if I can’t get OS 6 on the Storm that is the final nail in the coffin. Goodbye Blackberry.
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I can’t believe this i just got my phone in july now i cant even get my update what kind of S*i* that is. really verizon really. i might have to switch if my phone cant get the update i will be mad
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Unbelievable.
My Storm2 is quite new, and if one of the newest phone can’t be upgraded, than the OS6 is a complete joke.
RIM, you should start publishing new phones and not OS, since your OS can’t be put on other devices, so what’s the use?
Say: “Hey, only we have new Bold 9800 with new OS” and that’s it.
For me, personally, i’m done with BB, after being loyal for years. I’m going to Apple or HTC
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I got my storm 2 almost a year ago now, and when i bought it, the moto droid was only $10 more. I almost got the droid instead of the storm2, and up until i heard about os6 I wished I had. Now the storm 2 isn’t getting os6? I’ve heard a few people talk about how the software is more important now than the hardware, but software don’t mean sh** if your hardware can’t run it. Looks like I’m gonna be chalking 600 on a new Droid Incredible.
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What about the BB9530/Storm 1?!?! Some of us still have that one!
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I will leave blackberry for sure if they do not include storm 2 on the new OS^ as will the rest of my company. Droid is a much better phone than the Iphone so I guess Blackberry will give me a reason to switch now..
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Blackberry if i cant use BB OS 6.0 on my Storm 2 be prepared to lose a customer because ill go straight to apple. You’ll lose a lot because the current OS is getting so old and Rusty.
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Am I missing something here? RIM and Blackberry are one in the same, right? Why can’t they fix their own problem?
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This is insane….I purchased a BB Storm 2 last December and I’m pretty happy with it. I’d say, overall, that I’m a BB believer. That said, I’ve been living with it’s somewhat spotty touch screen performance and poor web browser for a while now. If there is no upgrade for the O.S. on my Storm, I’m going to have to buy a new phone. If I have to do that, it’s not going to be a Blackberry again. I’ve always liked them and I REALLY was looking for 6.0 to keep me around, but if it is unavailable for my 7 month old phone, I’m going to be pretty disappointed and that’ll be the end of my BB ownership.
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Unfortunately for RIM, they need to make sure that the Blackberry is a working phone first and then focus on software. I owned a Storm and that was the worst phone ever. Even with OS upgrades it made the bugs in the phone slightly less worse than what they were. Such a shame. Makes me wonder how they went from making great phones with software on them to phones that completely suck? So glad I got a different phone now.
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I sold my iphone to get a storm 2 but I’m afraid if os 6 isn’t coming to it then I’ll be jumping ship back to apple for their new os4. Hooefully blackberry will see sense and at least release a stripped version with the web kit and social networks connectivity. I’m not fussed about the flashy moving gui, just the functions.
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If my Storm 2 cannot run OS 6, there is no doubt that I will no longer be a blackberry user. So far, Blackberry has disappointed me in just about every category, and I am a little embarrassed to take my phone out when in public! Anyways, I am still optimistic that these are just rumors to fill a blog, so I will wait patiently and see what the RIM geniuses will do.
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this SUCKS!!
as a storm 2 user, im so-so disappointed. the author is right about apple’s iphone. even the 3g got the new ios4!! i’d be so, so disappointed if this dint happen for BB… disappointed enuf to get fed up and wanna get the **** outta the bb network. poor planning by rim!
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Even though it suck we will not be able to upgrade os6. Blackberry put forth a much needed change and steped their game up with a more powerful os.If an Apple fanboy is willing to throw away their perfectly fine 3GS iphone just to grab a new iphone 4 im sure it will not be that big of difference with blackberry. Besides how ealse will they increase handset sales.
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