I will take a physical QWERTY any day over a touchscreen. I find it's much better to actually feel the keys I'm pressing. It's why I've been a BlackBerry user since 2009

My guess is that BlackBerry will also sell them unlocked.

Actually the Q20/Classic IS going to be the Bold 9900 with BB10. It's bringing back the "tool belt".

I happened to find a 97 Dodge Stratus with a stick 8 years ago that I bought off the original owner. People see it and are surprised it's a stick.

I finished the first one, didn't even know about the second one. Hmmm maybe I wait for this ultimate version and play it all at once.

No thank you. The fact that Microsoft is even thinking of this means they’re desperate to add to Win 8.1 numbers. Too bad. Maybe if they hadn’t added Metro and just stuck to the Start menu, the numbers would be much better. I know I would have bought it a while back. Now I’ll wait and see what Win 9 holds while…

That was GREAT!!!!!

The problem is that if BlackBerry came out with the Q10 first, most everyone would have said "oh look BlackBerry is stuck in the past" like they're doing now.

I can only hope that Windows 9 limits Metro and brings back a proper Start menu. I don't want the Start Screen or Metro apps. Microsoft can have my money if they do that. Until then, it's Win 7 all the way.

As someone who has a Q10 that I got on my own for personal use, there are plenty of things I use it for other than email/messaging. As much a folks say there aren't apps, they are there and coming soon with the net OS update 10.2.1, you'll be able to install Android APKs directly, which closes that particular gap.

I, for one, am glad that BlackBerry will continue to produce phones with physical keyboards. The only smart phone I'd want would have one. There are folks out there who want BlackBerry devices like myself , so there will be customers for them.

A start menu for me means I'm productive. I don't need or want to be flipping between 2 disparate UIs. Win 7 just lets me work. Metro/Modern UI just doesn't work on a desktop. If MS styled Win 7 with Metro and released that as Win 8, I would have bought it day 1, but after messing around with both the Developer…

Except 8.1 still doesn't have a proper Start menu. It still uses the Start screen, so it's not like 7.

Also available on BlackBerry 10.

Well this is an interesting result. I wish the investment was higher, but if it keeps the doors open at BlackBerry, then so be it. Hopefully the new leadership pushes ahead with the new direction for the company. I like what they’ve done so far with BlackBerry 10.

I also love my BlackBerry. I don't know what might happen with this Facebook meeting, but as long as BlackBerry keeps running in full using BB10, I'll be happy.

The article also fails to note that it's also coming out for BlackBerry 10 and WP8 the same day as iOS and Android.

Forgot BlackBerry Protect huh?

Thank you for this!!

Have you tried the Beta version of BB Link (v 1.1)? That one has Outlook 2 way sync with contacts and calendar.