It indeed is a big slap in the face for every single german speaking BlackBerry user. Ever since BBM finally went x-plattform last year, I tried hard and failed to convert people over to use BBM.

Until last week, when Facebook bought Whatsapp, nobody really cared about switching to a different IM system, because Whatsapp just works and basicly everybody uses it. People started asking about alternatives suddenly and also got suddenly interested in BBM.



Today I started getting texted by others who said they are glad they didn't listen to me when I suggested BBM. They've choosen Threema, which is seeing heavy storms of new users in the german speaking countries. Stiftung Warentest praised Threema and BBM by BlackBerry, which around here only has security left as their last "pro" point, got the worst rating available.

It should hit all over the media over the next two days, BBM around here is basicly done for.







And again for all foreign users: Stiftung Warentest is not just some BGR or Engadget blog around here. It is THE absolutely institution when it comes to independend reviews and tests for all kind of things. It is what all media quotes and reports, it is what virtually all citizens here trust in. I don't want to say Stiftung Warentest is always right, but the damage is there, it is large and it can't be ignored.

Double-typed and posted with a BlackBerry Q10.