Seven inches is enough, RIM tells Jobs

News Limited ^ | October 20, 2010 | AFP

[SubGeniusX]

ANADA'S Research In Motion has fired back at Apple's Steve Jobs over his claims that the iPhone is outselling the Blackberry and that 7-inch tablet computers have no future.

"We think many customers are getting tired of being told what to think by Apple," RIM co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said in a blog post responding to the comments made on Monday by Jobs.

Jobs, speaking to financial analysts during a conference call, dismissed 7-inch tablets as "tweeners" saying they were "too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with an iPad".

He suggested makers of 7-inch screens "include sandpaper so users can sand down their fingers" to be able to tap onscreen keys.

[SubGeniusX]

interesting....

oh yeah and then there is the headline

[edh]

I was gonna say ... RIM Jobs, Seven inches ... sheesh!

Thailand?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

seriesly?

[SuzyQue]

Yes, there is that.

Why am I here, anyway?

[njslim]

maybe some of female posters can render opinion on this....

[SubGeniusX]

ping

[DariusBane]

Mrs Dariusbane agrees. She tells me that every single night.

[JoeFromCA]

Is that 7 inches in length or 7” in circumference? The latter may be more important.

[mylife]

A lamentable headline.

[103198]

I could tell you what my wife says, but that would probably be inappropriate.

But then again I'm a big red blooded American boy.

[SgtBob]

This is HUGH!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

If it’s less than nine, it just doesn’t film well.

[SgtBob]

‘specially in HD....

[sten]

it might get the job done... but it won’t deliver nearly the same... customer satisfaction

:)

[The Cajun]

A lamentable headline.

Heck, I thought this was a "Gun Talk" thread about barrel length of heavy, large caliber revolvers.

[SubGeniusX]

A lamentable headline...

I do not think that word means what you think it means ...

I think the word you meant to use was AWESOME

[stainlessbanner]

[SgtBob]

IllumiNaughtyByNature...HUH??...and your tagline reveals top-secret quantum mechanics... ;-)>

[NittanyLion]

I own the BlackBerry Tour, and 2.6 inches has always been enough for me.

Wait, we are still talking about screens, right? ;-)

[Rebelbase]

LOL!

[Drew68]

Is that 7 inches in length or 7” in circumference? The latter may be more important.

No, when it comes to rim jobs, length is what counts. Think Gene Simmons vs. Ron Jeremy.

Oh, and I really don't think this thread is going to be around very long so I might as well scrape the bottom of the barrel!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

All prurient punning aside...I have an Asus netbook with a seven inch screen that I use as an ebook and it is more than big enough for that task and any other I wish to do on it.

Not a pad, true, but all the same in the screen department.

[dynachrome]

The headline of the month, at least!

[Bronzy]

I don’t know what is exactly 7” because I have always been told how 6” looks.

[TomServo]

Nice headline...:-/

[reagan_fanatic]

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[grey_whiskers]

I'll see you and raise you one.

Appropriate, given the Favre sexting scandal, too...

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

It's not the size of the screen, it's the motion of the mouse balls:

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Cheers!

[FlyingFish]

...is that a Blackberry in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?

[SoldierDad]

And SERIES!!

[SoldierDad]

Oh, hey, what’s 6 inches long and has 2 nuts???

[sfimom]

a squirrel or chipmunk/

[Paradox]

Seven Inch.... RIM... Job..

You know they had to do that on purpose...

[Delta 21]

I had to turn my porn filter off just to view this thread.

[Bronzy]

Have I met you? see post 24

[Texas resident]

No kidding. I thought this was an article about bawney fwank.

[dfwgator]

Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo

[SoldierDad]

No, silly. An Almond Joy. Sheesh!

[SoldierDad]

Um, well, I just celebrated 30 years with my wife and soulmate, so probably not. By the way, the answer is an Almond Joy!!!

[Bronzy]

LOL. Just checking. Almond Joy has coconut - yuck. Congrats.

[SoldierDad]

Well, I didn’t say it was something everyone would enjoy - LOL. Thanks for the congrats. I still can’t believe she’s put up with me this long.

[JRios1968]

That’s not what she says...

[Slings and Arrows]

[Lazamataz]

When it comes to RIM / Jobs, 7” is a good start. Usually, only 8” or 9” will satisfy thoroughly.

[TheOldLady]

Eek for the X-Rated headline, but only if your mind runs toward that sort of thing. [cough]

Good thing too! Plenty of ROFL material here.

[Slings and Arrows]

The headline writer HAD to have done it on purpose!

[TheOldLady]

Absolutely no doubt about it.

Either that, or he’s been living in a nunnery all his life.

[aruanan]

When it comes to RIM / Jobs, 7” is a good start. Usually, only 8” or 9” will satisfy thoroughly.

According to Cartman's mom, the act in question has nothing to do with any body part having length.

[Slings and Arrows]

Either that, or he’s been living in a nunnery all his life.

Hey, that doesn't sound too bad... ;^)