Contest: Win 1 of 2 BlackBerry Q10's from BlackBerry and Canadian Reviewer
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 11:25AM 
By Corey Herscu
BlackBerry has been taking a lot of flack lately. A lot. Botched product launches, missed release dates, and increasing scrutiny on their future; it's enough to annoy anyone, and rightfully so.
But there are always two sides to every story. What many don't realize is that until the 'closed' sign formally appears on the doors of BlackBerry's offices in Waterloo the company continues to operate valiantly.
Despite all the negativity, there are still hundreds of dedicated employees going to work everyday hustling along towards a common goal: giving BlackBerry the second wind it so rightfully deserves.
So, over the last few weeks, I have been pondering what we at CanadianReviewer.com can do to lift people's spirits; aside from the positive vibes and happy sentiments I try to put out through our own social channels. Then it hit me: why not run a contest?
Rather than giving away a shiny new Android device to use BBM on, let's focus on one of the best devices to ever come out of Waterloo: the kickass QWERTY-featured BlackBerry Q10! Powered by BlackBerry 10.1 out of box (and 10.2 now available for update), the Q10 combines the award-winning functionality of all-things BlackBerry, with, of course, BBM the way it was meant to be: BBM voice, BBM video, BBM channels, etc. not the scaled down version now available on Android and iOS.
For our lucky readers, we have two to giveaway!
Here is how you can win:
1. Leave a comment on the blog stating your favorite thing about BlackBerry. Get creative. We read every single comment.
2. Tweet out "I want to win a #BlackBerryQ10 from @BlackBerry and @CReviewer"
3. Must follow @CReviewer on Twitter and Like us on Facebook
4. That's it. That's really all.
This contest is open for one week and available to anyone in North America. We will announce the winners next Friday November 1.
Two winners will be chosen at random via tweets/comments/likes. Duplicate entries will be voided.
Good luck to all who enter!
Reader Comments (96)
My wife needs this phone as she needs a physical keyboard. She hates her nexus 4 for typing.
My favourite thing about BlackBerry is that it keeps me connected and productive. I can get so much done on my BlackBerry and I feel I am connected with everything. I know what's going on in my work life by being able to be on top of my emails and calendar and I know what's going on in my personal life by being able to access all my social media platforms. I like to call it hyper connectivity. With BlackBerry I'm hyper connected and I love it!
Been down with BlackBerry ever since I began paying for my own cell phone bill. Started with the Navy blue Pearl 8100 and I still remember the feeling I got when I began discovering what such a tiny device could accomplish. I had the choice of getting an iPhone 3G at the time and chose against it because I had played with the device prior and enjoyed supporting Canadian. Almost 7 years later and I've had almost every major launch that BlackBerry put out,
I even bought a PlayBook on launch day for full price. I'm now with my Z10 that I've had since launch day and having had the full screen/virtual keyboard experience I'd like a chance at the keyboard. I've played with it briefly but not enough to get that "type while not looking" feel on the classic BlackBerry keyboard. Flawless keyboard is what the company is known for and I want that feeling back physically!
My favourite thing about BlackBerry would have to the sense of community between the hard-working employees, developers and customers of BlackBerry. They do stand together, and support each other like a family. Every success is celebrated, and they are there for each other through trying times as well. #teamBlackBerry is strong, no matter the outside perception.
My favourite thing about BlackBerry....they are Canadian. Let's hope it stays that way.