Blackberry Ceases Phone Manufacturing
The only thing that I’m wondering, is why it took so long…
Over the past five years, I’ve been very bearish on Blackberry and RIM. I’ve covered this extensively when I was Managing Editor at BYTE, the reincarnation of BYTE Magazine. Here’s a quick sample:
- Change in RIM Technology Signals Beginning of End
- RIM Quarterly Post Mortem
- RIM: Righting the Management Ship
- RIM Betting the Farm on QNX/BB10
I have also covered this topic somewhat on
- There was no 3rd Party Developer support
- No available apps
- No software store
- No eco system
- No way to manage, play or obtain digital content
However, I don’t want to spend the next 300 or so words harping on or reiterating what I’ve been saying for the past four to five years. Instead, I want to talk about what Blackberry has to offer the market now: