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> I'm talking about people who build things and think about what to build next. The market leader in smart phones, BlackBerry (RIM), with some of the best engi
by voisin 3y ago
> I'm talking about people who build things and think about what to build next.
The market leader in smart phones, BlackBerry (RIM), with some of the best engineering talent in this space anywhere, didn’t see it coming. Their technical co-CEO didn’t believe it in the immediate aftermath of the announcement. Couldn’t imagine how the battery could manage all that. Immediately dismissed it as some sort of trickery.
So… I think you’re wrong on this.
- sho_hn 3y agoNone of what you say is in any way incongruent with what I said, though. It may mean BlackBerry didn't think it could be done, but it doesn't mean that no one in the company could conceive of a phone without a keyboard. They just didn't think it was a good idea or the right time, and didn't try. The original post I replied to claims Apple is a magical place of unicorns with ideas that exist nowhere else. I'm arguing that it isn't the case, and that it's the willingness to try and execution ability that matter. It's more likely to be dismissing the idea that kept BlackBerry from doing it. There is a lesson in there that speaks to the "we can't possibly figure out what they will do" in the original post. You very likely can. You also have to be willing to give your ideas the mileage.