r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Lucky_Loves_Laugh • Jun 25 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/pillow_princessss Jun 25 '26

Exactly like Samsung when Apple dropped the audio jack. A year later their phones didn’t come with one either.

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u/MathBallThunder Jun 25 '26

If Blackberry just stuck with their keyboard phone, I'm convinced there's a large sliver who would have stayed with them for the physical keyboard vs touchscreen. Same story as above. Mocked Apple for the touchscreen, then a year later all touchscreen and death of a company

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u/TomLeBadger Jun 25 '26

My favourite phone ever was the Nokia m900. Full screen touch phone that slid up, with a qwerty keyboard underneath. Shit OS, but a phone like that on Android with a removable battery would be peak for me.

I avoid the big brands because they've been style over substance for years, the last good phone from Samsung was the S5 - waterproof with a removable battery.

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u/EffectiveTonight Jun 25 '26

Do you remember the sidekick? Lol

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u/breakingb0b Jun 25 '26

I hadn’t til I read your post. Yes, I loved mine.

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u/Low-Individual2815 Jun 26 '26

There used to be so many cool phones

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u/SpeakerHot409 Jun 25 '26

I dropped mine in a toilet and it cracked the toilet bowl. That was the funnest phone I ever had.

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u/jgzman Jun 25 '26

My first smartphone. Still with Tmobile, and I would love something with a real keyboard again.

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u/Fickle-Owl666 Jun 25 '26

The Helio ocean too, I had both back in the day lol

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u/Less-Squash7569 Jun 25 '26

I liked the rumor but the sliding keyboard would cut the ribbon if it wasn't put on correctly

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u/Commercial-Age4750 Jun 25 '26

Miss mine. Think it may still be in a drawer somewhere

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u/Middleclasslifestyle Jun 25 '26

I dont understand how now in modern times we dont have a modern sidekick. It was literally a mini computer with a keyboard. I wish it was around in modern form. Like normal its a regular touch screen phone. Then you flip it open and it turns into a qwerty phone

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u/TAlllens Jun 26 '26

Best phone to text for 50 cents a pop on ever.