the only surprising thing about this is that RIM was actually still in first place somewhere hehe
Nobody said we were bright... Just look at our government...
the only surprising thing about this is that RIM was actually still in first place somewhere hehe
So many people on this forum are taking pleasure in what will eventually amount to a lot of job losses
Oh how quickly we forget... To all the people saying that RIM is doomed, Apple was much MUCH closer to doom back in 1997 than RIM is today. RIM is still highly profitable, but yes, they've obviously lost marketshare.
Though I was never interested in any of their products, it was nice having a successful Canadian company that wasn't bought out by a larger American company, at least for a few years. Oh how I miss ATI and Nortel.
So many people on this forum are taking pleasure in what will eventually amount to a lot of job losses
The thing that iOS and Android have over Blackberry is this: Apps. You can actually code a decent application with iOS or Android.
Try editing a photo on a tiny, low-res, non-touch screen BB, or coding a good video editor app that will run smoothly. Even BlackBerry's own app world is laggy on my phone.
What new handsets, software and OSes are RIM releasing to solve these problems? Anything? No.
I use it only for texts and calls. Will buy an iPod touch asap to get all the usable, productive iOS apps.
I live around the corner from that building!
I hope Apple learns from this. Perfect example of how quickly the mighty can fall.
To clarify, I don't want Apple to fall. Just hope they realise that they need to keep pushing forward and innovating. Happened to Sony with the Walkman. Happened to Sega in gaming. Now it's happened to RIM.
Blackberry has absolutely no shot of return to the top, ever
Blackberry has absolutely no shot of return to the top, ever
Remember when people insisted on a hard QWERTY? LOL!
Happened to Apple too... I think they already learned that lesson first hand.
This post sums it up pretty well. Well said my friend
Remember when people insisted on a hard QWERTY? LOL!
You do realize that this is an Apple oriented site, don't you?
Don't you think that news about Apple's sales and performance, compared to it's competitors, is appropriate news on this site?
Sounds like RIM may not be long for this world if they can't sell well in their own country.
Of course, we all know that those Canadians really want to be Americans!!
(Oh boy...here it comes. )
I hope Apple learns from this. Perfect example of how quickly the mighty can fall.
To clarify, I don't want Apple to fall. Just hope they realise that they need to keep pushing forward and innovating. Happened to Sony with the Walkman. Happened to Sega in gaming. Now it's happened to RIM.
So, keep pushing forward Apple.
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Next stop for Apple: TV Industry beware. "CAN'T HAPPEN HERE" number one on the list of famous last words.
RIM has been on a decline since the launch of the iPhone and Android platforms with sales and profits dropping.
I was nearly laid off from my job last year, and if that had happened, I knew I would be most likely going to RIM or QNX. Many of my colleagues did, and I knew they were hiring like mad and working like crazy to get their stuff out the door. Many of my friends are working hard on projects they can't tell me about, but obviously PlayBook OS 2.0 and QNX-on-Blackberry were on that list.
RIM took too long, and Apple overtook them by surprise, yes. The sudden negative media coverage sure didn't help. And naturally people on the Apple forum look down on anything that's not Apple.
The problem is that good software takes a lot of time, and many people don't realize that. They see company A release a product and company B releases the same thing two months later and everyone says "B saw A's announcement and copied it!" without realizing how absurd that timeline sounds, how many months ago both companies must have been designing, developing, testing. The corollary is that people assume RIM is sitting on their hands watching iOS take over, when they're probably madly developing and testing.
I bet RIM has some real solid stuff in the works... let's just hope it gets released soon enough to turn things around.
The most recent commercials for Blackberry have involved somewhat obscure actors and music artists telling us they need a tool not a toy which is why they use a Blackberry. I haven't seen a single innovative or new feature since I owned one 3 years ago.