Blackberry, Formally known as Research In Motion or RIM for short, were once the dominant force in the mobile device space, controlling the largest share of the enterprise mobile solution market and then moving on to control an almost equally large share of the consumer mobile device market. Until they forgot that they had competition and that the competition were innovating.
So what went wrong.
I dont really know, but I'll throw a few possibilities out there.
They forgot to innovate.
They (share holders/board) did not want to invest in R&D
They didn't want to take any risks.
Apple released the iPhone
They could not adapt quickly enough to the big shift in the mobile space.
Blackberry is a company with no debts, upwards of $3billion in cash and a powerful patent portfolio.
Right now the company is a sinking ship and losing money, business and faith faster than a sinking ship that just hit an iceberg.
In my opinion the only way for Blackberry to be saved would be for them to be acquired.
But lets look at the possibilities:
The current bidder is Fairfax (Prem Watsa), could possibly rescue Blackberry and attempt to get the company back into shape and into the game..
Thursday, 17 October 2013
5 days with the iPhone 5s
Its been 5 days since Ive been using my iPhone 5s as my main phone, although Ive been using iOS 7 for several months in it Beta state.
Whats to like and whats not to like about the new and slightly improved iPhone 5?
Something to touch:
The finger print reader works, which was expected, but I didn't expect it to work as well as it does.
I have used biometric fingerprint sensors on mobile phones, laptops, desktop computer add ons, and even supply and configure them while working with my security and surveillance company, in fact I even have biometric door locks at home. But none have worked and have been 100% as reliable as the marvel of a reader that is embedded into this phone.
Its implementation opens up a world of possibilities as well as scepticism and with that comes the scaremongering and conspiracy theories.
Something to see:
The enhanced camera is just that, a slightly enhanced camera, which is noticeable but isn't going to win you any awards or do any justice when compared to a dedicated point and shoot, but for a camera that you can and will always have on you and is ready to use within seconds, it could definitely win an award. I wont compare it to any other smartphone cameras, I'll just say that its a camera that will do justice whenever you need to use it.
Something to laugh about:
Slow motion video. A very impressive gimmick that is very short of new and very far from innovative but a welcome addition. I'm pretty sure there will soon be a new wave of YouTube videos with very embarrassing slow motion footage hitting the web over the next few months.
Something to play with:
If you understand the fundamentals of computing, you would understand that a character in C is made of 1 byte, and each byte consist of 8 bits.
But the majority of smartphone users don't understand the fundamentals of computing and probably have no desire to. So what is a 64bit A7 processor in a world where it rains in GHz?
Its hard to fully explain what it all means, but in reality, you will notice a slight speed increase in some but not all apps, and thats the bottom line.
Later on down the line, probably with the iPhone 6 or 6s, Apple will end up having to put more RAM into their handsets and having a 64bit processor and a 64bit ready Operating System will allow them to do that.
Whats to like and whats not to like about the new and slightly improved iPhone 5?
Something to touch:
The finger print reader works, which was expected, but I didn't expect it to work as well as it does.
I have used biometric fingerprint sensors on mobile phones, laptops, desktop computer add ons, and even supply and configure them while working with my security and surveillance company, in fact I even have biometric door locks at home. But none have worked and have been 100% as reliable as the marvel of a reader that is embedded into this phone.
Its implementation opens up a world of possibilities as well as scepticism and with that comes the scaremongering and conspiracy theories.
Something to see:
The enhanced camera is just that, a slightly enhanced camera, which is noticeable but isn't going to win you any awards or do any justice when compared to a dedicated point and shoot, but for a camera that you can and will always have on you and is ready to use within seconds, it could definitely win an award. I wont compare it to any other smartphone cameras, I'll just say that its a camera that will do justice whenever you need to use it.
Something to laugh about:
Slow motion video. A very impressive gimmick that is very short of new and very far from innovative but a welcome addition. I'm pretty sure there will soon be a new wave of YouTube videos with very embarrassing slow motion footage hitting the web over the next few months.
Something to play with:
If you understand the fundamentals of computing, you would understand that a character in C is made of 1 byte, and each byte consist of 8 bits.
But the majority of smartphone users don't understand the fundamentals of computing and probably have no desire to. So what is a 64bit A7 processor in a world where it rains in GHz?
Its hard to fully explain what it all means, but in reality, you will notice a slight speed increase in some but not all apps, and thats the bottom line.
Later on down the line, probably with the iPhone 6 or 6s, Apple will end up having to put more RAM into their handsets and having a 64bit processor and a 64bit ready Operating System will allow them to do that.
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