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There's no reason the hardware couldn't run both OSes, letting the buyer choose the system they want. It changes the dynamics of the business to support that, b
by randomdata 13y ago
There's no reason the hardware couldn't run both OSes, letting the buyer choose the system they want. It changes the dynamics of the business to support that, but their current direction doesn't seem to be working for them.
- valarauca1 13y agoThere is a very big reason. Android is a time-shared monolithic kernel. QNX is a Real-Time Microkernel. So you want to pay people to maintain 2 different kernels, for the exact same hardware, at the exact same company? When the primary customer of your phones are only interested in mobile email?
- randomdata 13y agoDoesn't matter if it increases the profitability of the company in a meaningful way. That is the if, of course.
- valarauca1 13y agoThe problem is your assuming people who buy BlackBerry's currently want android. They pretty definitively didn't want touch screen keyboard. To make Android profitable you'd have to complete change their target demographic, and re-invent their company image from, "Phones for lawyers, and non-tech savvy business people" to "Phones for everyone." That's a drastic shift.
- randomdata 13y agoThe original parent suggested people wanted to buy Android devices with hardware that is on-par with what BlackBerry produces. > To make Android profitable you'd have to complete change their target demographic While I'm not sure agree with the aforementioned commenter, I'm not sure I agree with this either. Trying to shift to "phones for everyone" is what has left BlackBerry struggling now.