Sorry to burst your bubble.......but JD Power surveys are marketing scams which tend to benefit the manufacturer of said product. Do a proper google search and there are serveral reports of how this is more of a company in it for the money, than a consumer quality company such as, say, Consumer Reports.
Look at JDPowers most recent "Car Quality" survey. Jaguar, Porsche and Lincoln? as top quality cars? Puh-leeeeeeze. It's well documented on the web how JDs surveys are misguided and misrepresented.
http://elsmar.com/Forums/archive/index.php/t-12856.html
"But here are a couple of things most people might not know:
The companies evaluated by J.D. Power in fact pay the firm to use its name in their ads, and a hefty amount of cash is said to be changing hands. Also, companies honored by J.D. Power with top rankings routinely pay it additional sums for extra copies of its foot-high, crystal trophies.
Jamey Power, the firm's executive vice president and son of founder James David Power, told me he's not worried about a perceived conflict arising from J.D. Power & Associates taking money from the companies it judges. "We have walls set up in our organization that separate the different business divisions from these issues," he said"
"Some consumers might wonder if J.D. Power gives awards only to companies that can pay thousands of dollars in licensing fees."
Brandchannel.com, a marketing-related Web site, tried (and failed) in a report last year to determine the scope of J.D. Power's licensing program. It said only that licensing "generates huge fees." Another site, TheCarConnection.com, said in a report prior to J.D. Power's acquisition that the firm's annual licensing fee is believed "to be around $100,000." Jamey Power didn't dispute that the firm's licensing can be pricey. "We put a value on the licenses because you want to be respected," he said. "If you're not respecting yourself, it devolves into not receiving any in return."
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It looks to me like you have to "pay to play" to get your name in JD Powers lights.
Bahaha, what a scam.
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BlackBerry Messenger for iOS Coming On April 26?
According to a rumor posted by BGR a few weeks ago, RIM was looking for a way to expand its BlackBerry Messenger platform to iOS and Android devices, with a release coming soon in the App Store. RIM apparently wasn’t happy about the hundreds of apps clearly inspired by BBM available for iPhones and iPads, and decided to develop a version of Messenger that doesn’t have all the features available to BlackBerry owners, but still allows iOS users to communicate with their friends and family. A compromise, that is, to have BlackBerry Messenger available on as many platforms as possible.
A poster on MacRumors Forums now suggests BlackBerry Messenger for iOS may be launching in the App Store on April 26. At a “social media conference” in Toronto, RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie allegedly revealed that BBM and “other services” will come to the iPhone on April 26 through the App Store. Balsillie also confirmed that they plan to release an update “this summer” with a new notification system, which may or may not suggest RIM knows something about iOS 5 and the improved notifications Apple has been rumored to be working on. But, then again, it is unclear why would RIM know about such an important aspect of iOS and Balsillie’s statements might just be speculation on his side.
Looking back at BGR’s report, however, it sounded like the Android version was set to come out first:
"Right now, we have heard that Android is definitely a go. But again, we’re not sure on timing, though our sources are confident that it will launch some time this year. RIM chose Android first because of the fact that it could develop and integrate something like this much easier with an open platform, but the plan is to build and deploy an iOS version at some point as well."
So it is possible that in the next few days an Android version of BBM will be unveiled, with the iPhone app scheduled for a late April launch. The rumor hasn’t been confirmed by RIM, but chances are they are really looking for a way to rise among the competition in the App Store (made of apps like WhatsApp, Textie and Pingchat) by releasing an iOS counterpart of BBM, which counts millions of users worldwide.
BBM not coming to iOS in April, they say potentially the future, but not April
http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/30/rim-is-not-releasing-blackberry-messenger-for-iphone-on-april-26th/
BBM not coming to iOS in April, they say potentially the future, but not April
http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/30/rim-is-not-releasing-blackberry-messenger-for-iphone-on-april-26th/
If RIM has any brains whatsoever it should NEVER come to the App store. Bringing BBM to the iPhone basically destroys any advantage RIM has in the consumer market.
If RIM has any brains whatsoever it should NEVER come to the App store. Bringing BBM to the iPhone basically destroys any advantage RIM has in the consumer market.