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These guys at Ford seem to really have their finger on the pulse of technology, don't they? Ditching one bad company for an even worse one. From what I've seen
by higherpurpose 13y ago
These guys at Ford seem to really have their finger on the pulse of technology, don't they? Ditching one bad company for an even worse one.
From what I've seen, QNX is technically pretty great and has the most advanced and smoothest multi-tasking system on mobile, in a very battery-efficient way. I just don't think Blackberry, the company, will be around for long or in a very strong shape to support big customers in the future. That's why I believe Ford made a bad bet for the future, here.
That being said, my hope is Blackberry open sources QNX before it goes belly up, so it can benefit all of humanity. To do otherwise, and leave it for dead on the shelf of a corporate scavenger or a patent troll like IV or Rockstar when the inevitable sell-off comes, would be a damn shame.
- rdl 13y agoFord could easily buy the QNX business. PE could also come in and buy the automotive RTOS business (if they didn't want to be only used by Ford. I assume Ford purchasing is smart enough to negotiate this -- the biggest risk is that QNX development efforts might stagnate if Blackberry is failing, but if the QNX business is viable enough on its own, that seems unlikely.
- copperred 13y agoQNX has been owned by other companies in the past (e.g. Harman Intl.). There is no reason the believe that it will go anywhere regardless of what happens to BlackBerry. QNX just happens to be operating as a subsidiary of its biggest customer for the time being.