[TrendyProfessional1]

This is what I originally came to this forum for. I wantred to know
how the name BB came about how the symbol was chosen etc.
I do hope this is the right forum to ask....

[Mushy2012]

As I remember, when the naming guys at RIM were looking at the first builds of the phone the appearence of the keyboard made the device look like seeds in a fruit. I believe the name "strawberry" was tossed around for awhile before they settled on the much cooler sounding "BlackBerry".

[TrendyProfessional1]

Thanks Mushy..............
2012 btw cool; does it have anything to do with the year and the significance
of it?
Thanks for the answer.

[rachaelrant]

I'm so glad you asked this, because I've always wondered that myself, always assuming it was just as the previous poster said, based on the appearance given by the keyboard.

Now I know.

[snowgimp]

"Back in 2001, RIM apparently hired a consultancy called Lexicon Branding to find a fitting title for its wireless messaging devices. Understandably, RIM had been toying with various names that included and/or played on the word "e-mail." But after Lexicon convinced the company to consider other options—many folks subconsciously associate "e-mail" with work, and the word can, therefore, lead to raised blood pressure—someone noted that the tiny keys on RIM's older devices resembled a group of seeds.

The team then considered a variety of seeded fruits and vegetables before ultimately deciding on "BlackBerry," since RIM's devices were largely colored black at the time. "

RIM BlackBerry History: Origin of the Name "BlackBerry" | CIO - Blogs and Discussion

Resist the urge to post the let me google that for you link

[terryrock]

good question always wondered where the name came from now i know!

[tehBrad]

interesting im glad they didnt name it Strawberry that wouldnt have came off very proffessional haha

[TrendyProfessional1]

interesting im glad they didnt name it Strawberry that wouldnt have came off very proffessional haha

Yeah and ummm strawberry has other conotations too.

[TrendyProfessional1]

BTW thanks for all of your answers :-)

[theanswer3]

Dude the blackberry name has been around longer than 2001. I worked at Pagenet of Tampa in 1999 and they had just come out with an alphanumeric 2-way pager from a company called RIM. It was called a blackberry first alphanumeric pager with a keyboard it was a really sweet device.

[TrendyProfessional1]

Dude the blackberry name has been around longer than 2001. I worked at pagenet in 1999 and they had just come out with an alphanumeric 2-way pager from a company called RIM. It was called a blackberry first alphanumeric pager with a keyboard it was a really sweet device.

Cool...........

[xamdam]

Blackberry came about cause of the security that these phones have and the stealthness that is far superior then any other phone in the market.

The makers of the blackberry = RIM wanted a name that would represent stealth and security, black = sneaky stealthness, berry = superior then any other phone that they had the guts to even have a Fruity Name to add to the black portion of it.

Berries are always hard to find at night and they are also stealthy little buggers that can ***** you when your not looking.

LMAO..

[Bla1ze]

LOL....

From RIM BlackBerry History: Origin of the Name "BlackBerry" | CIO - Blogs and Discussion

Back in 2001, RIM apparently hired a consultancy called Lexicon Branding to find a fitting title for its wireless messaging devices. Understandably, RIM had been toying with various names that included and/or played on the word "e-mail." But after Lexicon convinced the company to consider other options—many folks subconsciously associate "e-mail" with work, and the word can, therefore, lead to raised blood pressure—someone noted that the tiny keys on RIM's older devices resembled a group of seeds.

The team then considered a variety of seeded fruits and vegetables before ultimately deciding on "BlackBerry," since RIM's devices were largely colored black at the time.

And that is the real story....

[Pilot Prop]

ive been wondering about this for some time now

[raskal1130]

Mango would've been better, haha, jk

[jinxednuance]

Mango would've been better, haha, jk

LOL. This is funny!

[al91]

strawberry would have been a terrible name. i've always wondered about the name as well..

[iobxchick]

Strawberry is just about as cool as Pearl- I love to joke on my guy friends who carry the Blackberry Pearl. It just doesn't seem right .

[snowgimp]

LOL....

From RIM BlackBerry History: Origin of the Name "BlackBerry" | CIO - Blogs and Discussion

Back in 2001, RIM apparently hired a consultancy called Lexicon Branding to find a fitting title for its wireless messaging devices. Understandably, RIM had been toying with various names that included and/or played on the word "e-mail." But after Lexicon convinced the company to consider other options�many folks subconsciously associate "e-mail" with work, and the word can, therefore, lead to raised blood pressure�someone noted that the tiny keys on RIM's older devices resembled a group of seeds.

The team then considered a variety of seeded fruits and vegetables before ultimately deciding on "BlackBerry," since RIM's devices were largely colored black at the time.

And that is the real story....

lol...I had a mod steal my thunder 5 posts too late

And to the Pearl name, when I heard there was going to be a "Pink Pearl" for the first time I lol'ed out of my chair...were the researchers never 14?