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:

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