Where is the BlackBerry brand in 5 years?
- Is it like Palm is now? Is it still licensed to someone producing current phones? Is it only a software security company? Is a just a colloquial name for any pkb phone?08-18-19 06:19 PMLike 0
- At this point, it has three licensees without anyone officially relinquishing said licensesLaura Knotek likes this.08-18-19 06:23 PMLike 1
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- In a year, there won't be any phone with a BlackBerry brand due to the exceptional BlackBerry greediness.
Hopefully, the company rename itself as Research in Motion RIM.
Thor commited a huge mistake when he named the company after an epic fail product.Last edited by John Albert; 08-18-19 at 07:56 PM.
08-18-19 07:28 PMLike 4 -
As far as where they will be in 5 years? I think they will still be software driven and hopefully still licensing a product for the consumer, but in this current market, who knows for sure. It’s wait and see.Laura Knotek and ppeters914 like this.08-18-19 07:37 PMLike 2 -
- And see how did it work for them... Surprised?? You shouldn't be. This ROI is BS. ROI should be assessed by someone with the common sense not by an idiot with the head in his a**.John Albert and elfabio80 like this.08-19-19 01:28 AMLike 2
- I think it's officially the end of the line for Blackberry branded phones. The Optiemus experiment was a total failure . The TCL experiment has been a failure. The BB Android launcher and apps are mess that barely see updates. Security patches are always months behind and in some cases, non-existent.
I think a small market could still exist for a physical keyboard device but BlackBerry obviously isn't the one to do it anymore. Hopefully they don't sue any other company who attempts it.phuoc likes this.08-19-19 02:03 AMLike 1 -
- I think it's officially the end of the line for Blackberry branded phones. The Optiemus experiment was a total failure . The TCL experiment has been a failure. The BB Android launcher and apps are mess that barely see updates. Security patches are always months behind and in some cases, non-existent.
I think a small market could still exist for a physical keyboard device but BlackBerry obviously isn't the one to do it anymore. Hopefully they don't sue any other company who attempts it.08-19-19 05:11 AMLike 0 -
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- In 5 years when Tim Cook is pushing a walker and being spoon fed apple sauce while contemplating final things, and Google is eating its tail, BlackBerry will still be BlackBerry.
I know I know...a Bold prediction, that's likely to raise a Storm, but that's straight from the Playbook, with no Leap of Faith quite yet. Will it be the Passport to finer things in Classic style? I Dtek that maybe it will. While I am not Priv-ey to such things...There you have it, from A-Z30. Now do we have time for Q10's & Answers? Let the Spark(s) fly.Last edited by i_plod_an_dr_void; 08-19-19 at 07:24 AM.
08-19-19 07:12 AMLike 13 - In 5 years when Tim Cook is pushing a walker and being spoon fed apple sauce while contemplating final things, and Google is eating its tail, BlackBerry will still be BlackBerry.
I know I know...a Bold prediction, that's likely to raise a Storm, but that's straight from the Playbook, with no Leap of Faith quite yet. Will it be the Passport to finer things in Classic style? I Dtek that maybe it will. While I am not Priv-ey to such things...There you have it, from A-Z30. Now do we have time for Q10's & Answers? Let the Spark(s) fly.08-19-19 08:06 AMLike 0 -
There was no option to license the IP at at a loss just so fans could have Blackberry-branded phones. No one at BlackBerry would have wanted that.08-19-19 08:15 AMLike 0 - In 5 years when Tim Cook is pushing a walker and being spoon fed apple sauce while contemplating final things, and Google is eating its tail, BlackBerry will still be BlackBerry.
I know I know...a Bold prediction, that's likely to raise a Storm, but that's straight from the Playbook, with no Leap of Faith quite yet. Will it be the Passport to finer things in Classic style? I Dtek that maybe it will. While I am not Priv-ey to such things...There you have it, from A-Z30. Now do we have time for Q10's & Answers? Let the Spark(s) fly.08-19-19 08:45 AMLike 0 - In 5 years when Tim Cook is pushing a walker and being spoon fed apple sauce while contemplating final things, and Google is eating its tail, BlackBerry will still be BlackBerry.
I know I know...a Bold prediction, that's likely to raise a Storm, but that's straight from the Playbook, with no Leap of Faith quite yet. Will it be the Passport to finer things in Classic style? I Dtek that maybe it will. While I am not Priv-ey to such things...There you have it, from A-Z30. Now do we have time for Q10's & Answers? Let the Spark(s) fly.08-19-19 08:57 AMLike 0 - Haha.... Sounds exactly like the BlackBerry we've all known & loved for the past 15+ yrs. Lol. Software has always been their weakest "strength". Lol. And then came Dan Dodge's crew... anyone remember Gateway Amiga? The idea that that conglomeration can prove profitable in " software only" seems pretty ludicrous, to me. Just based on history. Imo. Fwiw. Interesting to see it play out, tho...08-19-19 09:10 AMLike 0
- The main problem I see is that people seem Unable to disassociate the Brand with old fashioned company that went bust.
They had a big uphill battle to gain new clients outside the Blackberry true fans, and didn't succeed. So, using a fresh new brandname for the niche PKB market may be the best strategy moving forward.
What do you think?08-19-19 09:15 AMLike 0 - The main problem I see is that people seem Unable to disassociate the Brand with old fashioned company that went bust.
They had a big uphill battle to gain new clients outside the Blackberry true fans, and didn't succeed. So, using a fresh new brandname for the niche PKB market may be the best strategy moving forward.
What do you think?
They were doomed to niche status the minute SJ's crew slipped the word "phone" after the "i". And we still call tablets with telephone capabilities patched on, " phones". Lol. We all needed to acknowledge and embrace that niche reality rather than cheer on BB's misguided pursuit of "sorta Apple". Imo.
I've personally long contended that RIM should have remained RIM and that BlackBerry line should've remained in enterprise/professional space. A consumer space product line might've been called "Blueberry" ? Or GlassBerry?? Or "BlackGlass" or ???? Lol.
Best strategy moving forward? Get glass lovers out of the design room and focus on the characteristics that made their last successful model, successful. ?? Give the real fans something they can cheer for and there's a chance THEY can prove a valuable "free" sales force. Long shot, at this point.08-19-19 09:37 AMLike 0 - Well... Imo, fwiw (not much lol) they were far too eager to bleed too much loyal legacy in effort to pursue Apple loving "unicorns". Unicorns who resent ANY slight intrusion into their glass window... Even " the notch"... Lol. In what universe would the space occupied by PKB win those users over? ??
They were doomed to niche status the minute SJ's crew slipped the word "phone" after the "i". And we still call tablets with telephone capabilities patched on, " phones". Lol. We all needed to acknowledge and embrace that niche reality rather than cheer on BB's misguided pursuit of "sorta Apple". Imo.
I've personally long contended that RIM should have remained RIM and that BlackBerry line should've remained in enterprise/professional space. A consumer space product line might've been called "Blueberry" ? Or GlassBerry?? Or "BlackGlass" or ???? Lol.
Best strategy moving forward? Get glass lovers out of the design room and focus on the characteristics that made their last successful model, successful. ?? Give the real fans something they can cheer for and there's a chance THEY can prove a valuable "free" sales force. Long shot, at this point.petergrafo likes this.08-19-19 09:54 AMLike 1
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