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Originally Posted by ffejie
There is another solution for the trackball problem - the Essex. I just saw a picture of the Essex (Tour with WiFi) and apparently the trackball is gone and the Optical Touchpad has replaced it.
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We'll see.....
I think the odds of optical trackpad problems are quite high. New features on new models have proven to be troublesome for RIM in recent years. Just the lower profile trackball on the Tour has/had issues, and now they're going to an entirely new (for RIM) technology? Oh boy.
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The Zen Master (source unknown).
In a small village, a young boy got a pony for his 14th birthday. The entire village said, "How wonderful! He got a pony."
The Zen Master said, "We'll see."
A year later the boy fell off his pony and broke his leg. The entire village said, "How terrible! He can't ride now and his leg is in a cast."
The Zen Master said, "We'll see."
A short time after that, a war broke out and all the young men had to go off to fight. Most of the young boys who went to fight were killed, but not the boy with the pony. He was still in a cast and unable to fight. The villagers all said "How lucky that boy is! His broken leg likely saved his life."
The Zen Master said, "We'll see."
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RIM: "Lets replace these archaic thumb wheels with new trackballs. It's the future, man!"
ME: "We'll see."
RIM: Damn, these trackballs collect dirt, look horrible when dirty, and stick. There's lots of frustrated users clamoring for exchanges. This is awful!"
ME: "We'll see."
RIM: "We've got it! We'll get rid of these trackballs with something even cooler - optical mini trackpads! Oh, man! This is going to ROCK!"