Personally I feel that some people were over-reacting to the Blackberry outage.
I can understand it's implications in the world of business, and I really think RIM should make more of an effort in the future to have a fail over, for their fail over, not to mention making an effort to reimburse people in some way for the inconvenience.
From my personal perspective, it really didn't bother me. Yes, I had to check my email the old fashion way but I didn't find it all that inconvenient. Of course I still listen to 8-tracks, so maybe my view is a little slanted, but I think we've all become a little too attached to our devices.
I remember a time before smart phones and the internet rather vividly and with a fair bit of nostalgia. I LIKED posting a letter that I'd hand written and waiting with anticipation over the next few weeks for a response. I LIKED not having to respond to everything immediately.
I'm not saying I want to go back to that completely, but I think there's a balance somewhere to be struck.
And of course, if it's that important to contact someone quickly, you can always pick up a telephone. Remember those things?
I can understand it's implications in the world of business, and I really think RIM should make more of an effort in the future to have a fail over, for their fail over, not to mention making an effort to reimburse people in some way for the inconvenience.
From my personal perspective, it really didn't bother me. Yes, I had to check my email the old fashion way but I didn't find it all that inconvenient. Of course I still listen to 8-tracks, so maybe my view is a little slanted, but I think we've all become a little too attached to our devices.
I remember a time before smart phones and the internet rather vividly and with a fair bit of nostalgia. I LIKED posting a letter that I'd hand written and waiting with anticipation over the next few weeks for a response. I LIKED not having to respond to everything immediately.
I'm not saying I want to go back to that completely, but I think there's a balance somewhere to be struck.
And of course, if it's that important to contact someone quickly, you can always pick up a telephone. Remember those things?
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