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Blackberry really could have still made it. They really could have. They didn't. What they needed was to improve software and keep new devices and pushing for
by kunai 13y ago
Blackberry really could have still made it. They really could have.
They didn't. What they needed was to improve software and keep new devices and pushing for touch, pushing for a better operating system. I mean, we've still been stuck with the ancient BB software for YEARS until FINALLY QNX came out this year. THIS YEAR.
Competitors have had modern operating systems for over half a decade. Blackberry couldn't keep up. How I wish they had; the keyboard is one of the biggest selling points I can think of. I'll miss them.
I predict that by this time next year, Blackberry will cease to exist as the company that it is (or was). It may be a subsidiary, but you can expect that we're not going to see any innovation from the struggling company anymore.
- hablahaha 13y agoIn case anyone missed it: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-inside-story-of-why-blackberry-is-failing/article14563602/?page=all http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-inside... There are apparently some factual issues with this article, but it's good for getting a general feel of what was going on with the development side of things, why they couldn't have advanced UIs, etc..