A failed mobile OS provider teaming up with a failing mobile OS/phone provider.
Should make for a great partnership.
RIM's visionaries have recognized that the mobile device market (smartphones, tablets, etc.) is evolving in a manner that is unique and is going to be absolutely massive compared to past technology advancements.
Unlike some vendors who still believe that a proprietary, closed architecture and ecosystem will prevail (i.e. 'our way or the highway'), RIM understands that their key corporate market (and ultimately consumers as well) want flexibility and choice. The ability to run any app from any vendor, and the ability to manage IT policies on any phone or device regardless of the vendor, is ultimately the way the market is moving - and so that is the way RIM is evolving as well - and they will have first mover advantage. The days of a single vendor owning the entire market (aka Windows) are over.
Who wants to be trapped in any one vendor's closed ecosystem these days? Certainly Microsoft needs to understand that the ground is shifting under their feet, and their attendence at this week's RIM conference suggests that they finally get it as well.
im disappointed with the bing services. Personally im still waiting to see what RIM will do with its acquisition of the company Dash almost two years ago. Nothing has come out of that and this would've been a perfect time to introduce turn by turn directions on the playbook
The reality is that as soon as hardware makers can build a unit that will run Window's as well as a full sized laptop, Andriod,WebOS, and other tablet operating systems will go away. RIM is smart to get ahead of the curve on this.
The reality is that as soon as hardware makers can build a unit that will run Window's as well as a full sized laptop, Andriod,WebOS, and other tablet operating systems will go away. RIM is smart to get ahead of the curve on this.
im disappointed with the bing services. Personally im still waiting to see what RIM will do with its acquisition of the company Dash almost two years ago. Nothing has come out of that and this would've been a perfect time to introduce turn by turn directions on the playbook
didn't Apple prosper with Windows Office software?
i wonder how much apple pays MS to allow backwards compatibility, plus being able to install windows on a mac and not allowing OSX to be installed on a pc (legally anyway) - probably quite the nice dollar figure i imagine.
i wonder how much apple pays MS to allow backwards compatibility, plus being able to install windows on a mac and not allowing OSX to be installed on a pc (legally anyway) - probably quite the nice dollar figure i imagine.
you are not getting the point here, had Microsoft not made the MS office for Mac 12 years ago it would have killed Apple's revival plans which was on the verge of bankruptcy. In a way MSFT helped Apple revive its fortunes.
Some quotes by Steve jobs from 1997 conference, “Apple needs help from other partners; it needs to help other partners.” However the latter never happened.