Oh boy.
The good: The OS isn't vastly different from previous BlackBerry operating systems. The bad: That means it's a frustrating experience all around. The Torch 9850 sports an outdated OS, the worst app ecosystem and mind-numbing quirks, all on a platform that was not ever intended to be used on a touchscreen.
Nothing makes sense. Why is there a mouse cursor in the Web browser on an all-touch device? It's the equivalent of shipping a stylus. Why can't I successfully use an Exchange account without having a BlackBerry Enterprise Server? Why can't I sync my Google account in addition to my Exchange account, once I use a BlackBerry Enterprise Server?
Here's another example of something that irritates me: On smart smartphone platforms, when you're erasing text, the speed at which your text deletes will start off slow and then speed up faster and faster since the system knows you're erasing more than a few characters. This doesn't happen on the BlackBerry Torch 9850. It's just one of a hundred little things that combine to form a user experience that isn't competitive at all.
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