Could it really be the End for Blackberry? - Treo Forums

Stillrockin · 01-23-2006, 04:03 PM

I can't imagine it truly happening, but I guess it could . . I think there is too much money to be made by Settling with RIM myself . . . $500,000,000, and a slice of future sales, and you still own the technology . . . RIM almost has to take it and run, unless they really do have a workaround . . I think its a bluff . . . . .

http://news.com.com/Breaking+up+with...0062&subj=news

chris · 01-24-2006, 05:37 PM

I too cannot imagine this happening. Very interesting.. I'm sure there is a lot of scrambling in IT departments. They are probably fielding questions from their "addicted" employees. "What if.." is a big question right now.

Thanks for the article..interesting read.

-Chris

rouxster · 01-24-2006, 08:17 PM

I believe in the one standard theory. But, if everyone followed that theory, we would not have half of the great things that we have today in technology. The problem Blackberry is so different than anything else out there. It knid of like Mac (Sorry Chris!) - Mac is even slowly moving towards MS standards. Blackberry just needs to give into the Palm or WM way if life. Then it would be called a Treoberry!!!!

Just kidding, trying to raise the hair on the back of a few necks!

Stillrockin · 01-25-2006, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rouxster

Then it would be called a Treoberry!!!!

rouxster, I honestly laughed out LOUD when I read that

chris · 01-25-2006, 08:59 AM

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The problem Blackberry is so different than anything else out there. It knid of like Mac (Sorry Chris!) - Mac is even slowly moving towards MS standards.

Easy now. Mac is the standard. Windows has long tried to copy the Mac OS and GUI. Apple however was not the orginator of the GUI. Xerox actually developed the "one button" mouse and basic GUI that Mac's are built upon. It just took Steve Jobs to see "this was the future". As for the switch to Intel, I wouldn't say that's a switch to MS standards. I think Apple was tired of waiting for speeds that match Intel speeds. The only MS software us Mac folks use is "Microsoft Office".

There is a tremendously interesting book on the start of computing called "Insanely Great". Great read that tells the story of the Apple Macintosh. I would say that Pirates of Silicon Valley, the TNT movie, is loosely based upon this movie.

"TreoBerry".... lol. If you take away the "push", what exactly makes it a Blackberry? The ugly blue form factor?

-Chris

rouxster · 01-25-2006, 11:57 AM

What makes it a blackberry is that annoying wheel on the side! I'm all for new idea's. I'm just mad that I haven't thought of one that will make me a millionaire. So my single theory comments are more out of anger than anything else.