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BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired (mobilesyrup.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 162 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (44 children)

Yes please I hate fucking virtual keyboards and haptic feedback.

I literally go out of my way to use shit like KDE Connect to not have to type on a shitty phone virtual keyboard

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (14 children)

I have a 60% bluetooth keyboard that I'll use when I need to type on my phone. A pain to carry with me, but taking a whole laptop is sometimes even worse.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (9 children)

60% Bluetooth, but what's the other 40%?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Dolomite

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

It's the tough black mineral that won't cop out when there's heat all about.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm 40% dolomite

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