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They may have been powerful enough in size and monetary resources, but not in process, structure, or vision. RIM (later BlackBerry) was a tech company that wasn
by jasoneckert 2y ago
They may have been powerful enough in size and monetary resources, but not in process, structure, or vision. RIM (later BlackBerry) was a tech company that wasn't really run like a tech company - it was run like an insurance company, with a full fledged bureaucracy governed by their legal department. And as a result, when competition from Apple and Google came, they couldn't pivot to compete beyond a snail's pace and faded into the sunset very quickly.
- tejohnso 2y agoI don't think they had much of a chance with that level of competition. Apple was able to completely shift the market from RIM's strength, which was their full physical keyboard. The screen was for basic productivity applications, and messenger, not for input. There was no app ecosystem. It took years before Blackberry came out with a touchscreen version and it was lackluster. By that time most people who weren't diehard RIM keyboard lovers had already switched anyway.
- Varriount 2y agoDo you know of any good sources to read about this (the internals of RIM/BlackBerry and its downfall)?
- ExoticPearTree 2y agoThere's a pretty nice movie about Blackberry's rise and fall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_(film)
- jasoneckert 2y agoThere's also a great book on it too: https://www.amazon.ca/Losing-Signal-Spectacular-Rise-BlackBerry-ebook/dp/B00MTTR94U https://www.amazon.ca/Losing-Signal-Spectacular-Rise-BlackBe...