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> on developing more Canadian culture. You can't really artificially grow a culture. If people want it, they'll seek it and pay for it. > I always think about

> on developing more Canadian culture. You can't really artificially grow a culture. If people want it, they'll seek it and pay for it. > I always think about Avro Arrow, and Blackberry. We can't have anything nice because we are too weak. The Arrow was a plane without a purpose (chasing after supersonic bombers when everyone had moved to ICBMs?). BlackBerry's failure was internal. They failed to innovate and keep their head start despite years of market dominance. By the time they rollout the Storm at the same time as the iPhone 3G it was clear BlackBerry was at least two years behind Apple, if not more. Despite being hugely profitable they could simply not attract talent in the same way Apple could (and were not competitive with comp at all). Going from BlackBerry to Apple was seen as a great career move, the reverse almost unheard of.

fartcannon 4y ago
I'm saying the Canadian artists that could be, are not, because they can't afford to try. No one can seek and pay for that which doesn't exist. Getting worse too with cost of housing going far beyond what an unknown artist might be able to generate. I saw a documentary that suggested the Avro was sold out by Diefenbaker. Funding things that are unprofitable to create sectors that then bare fruit is something other countries do that Canada fails to do quite a lot. Conviently, for Americas aviation and budding space industry, suddenly 1400 top shelf aviation engineers needed jobs. Conspiracy! :) Apples overwhelming cultural influence is precisely why the gov forces Canadian content (although not for business, though maybe they should). Apple releases some hot trash with great marketing and bam, BB is toast. I still want a blackberry bold. The one with the soft leather back.
- 908B64B197 4y ago
  > Apple releases some hot trash with great marketing and bam, BB is toast. Was it really "just marketing?" Apple had multi-touch and the App Store.
  - fartcannon 4y ago
    No app store at launch! They were gonna use web apps or something vague. Still ate BB's lunch. Nokia, too. Best marketing in the industry, if you ask me.

fartcannon 4y ago

I'm saying the Canadian artists that could be, are not, because they can't afford to try. No one can seek and pay for that which doesn't exist. Getting worse too with cost of housing going far beyond what an unknown artist might be able to generate. I saw a documentary that suggested the Avro was sold out by Diefenbaker. Funding things that are unprofitable to create sectors that then bare fruit is something other countries do that Canada fails to do quite a lot. Conviently, for Americas aviation and budding space industry, suddenly 1400 top shelf aviation engineers needed jobs. Conspiracy! :) Apples overwhelming cultural influence is precisely why the gov forces Canadian content (although not for business, though maybe they should). Apple releases some hot trash with great marketing and bam, BB is toast. I still want a blackberry bold. The one with the soft leather back.

908B64B197 4y ago
> Apple releases some hot trash with great marketing and bam, BB is toast. Was it really "just marketing?" Apple had multi-touch and the App Store.
- fartcannon 4y ago
  No app store at launch! They were gonna use web apps or something vague. Still ate BB's lunch. Nokia, too. Best marketing in the industry, if you ask me.