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I read the book its based on (Losing the Signal) and saw the movie. Given the budget, in my opinion the movie is not bad. I found the first 10 minutes did not d
by WoodenChair 3y ago
I read the book its based on (Losing the Signal) and saw the movie. Given the budget, in my opinion the movie is not bad. I found the first 10 minutes did not draw me in, but I found the rest of the movie more compelling. I agree with the reviewer that the actor playing Jim put on the best performance. But as this reviewer states, all of the actors are playing something of a caricature of the real people.
Personally, I didn't find either the book or the movie astoundingly insightful, and in my opinion both lacked a grounding in enough technical understanding to truly explain the market forces that were working against RIM. My full review of the book is here:
https://www.observationalhazard.com/2018/09/book-review-losing-signal.html https://www.observationalhazard.com/2018/09/book-review-losi...
- rchaud 3y agoI thought the book was fantastic, particularly with regards to detailing what Blackberry did right when it came to tech sales and pitching their product. I felt the movie missed the opportunity to have a 'success montage' scene a la Scarface, where Blackberry sales blow up once executives started showing it off as the go-to device for instant email and messaging.
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- wslh 3y agoDo the book and/or the movie touch the Blackberry QNX acquisition? [1] [1] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/qnx-software-systems https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/qnx-software-systems
- WoodenChair 3y agoThe book touches on it, but certainly not in enough technical depth (what was it like integrating, etc.). The movie doesn't.
- ahsteele 3y agoThe book does. Have not seen the movie to know for sure but I believe the movie ends around 2008 or 09 at the time of the Storm’s release and before the QNX acquisition.
- jejeyyy77 3y agomy take was that it was supposed to be (dry) humor.