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at least Eric Schmidt did it because he was used to Blackberry, which was better than iOS and Android when they both came out Steve Jobs didn't let his kids ar
by romanoderoma 6y ago
at least Eric Schmidt did it because he was used to Blackberry, which was better than iOS and Android when they both came out
Steve Jobs didn't let his kids around an iPad because it was dangerous for them
In an interview he said: “Actually we don’t allow the iPad in the home. We think it’s too dangerous for them in effect.”
I think we can trust Steve Jobs when he talks about his (baby) products
- lilbopete 6y agoReading the article above, it looks like it was from 2013. Android and iOS has both been out for awhile by then and Blackberry was falling being.
- romanoderoma 6y agoAFAIK as a former blackberry user (my job required to use one to adhere to our clients' security protocols) 2013 was the peak year for Blackberry
- scarface74 6y agohttps://www.blackberry.com/us/en/company/newsroom/press-releases/2013/blackberry-reports-fourth-quarter-and-year-end-results-for-fiscal-2013 https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/company/newsroom/press-rele... $94 million income. RIM was definitely in decline by then. Both the iOS and Android market were very much mature 7 years after the iPhone was introduced.
- romanoderoma 6y ago"At its peak in September 2013, there were 85 million BlackBerry subscribers worldwide." I never said that they made more money but that the platform was generally better for executives In 2012 I had a blackberry because clients that had strict security rules (one of them was in the diamonds business) allowed blackberrys but not other smartphones in their offices