Comments on: Is BlackBerry the New Motorola? http://www.shebytes.com/2011/07/26/is-blackberry-the-new-motorola/ Tech Blog: Technology trends for men and women, from a woman’s perspective. Renee Schmidt, editor. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jesse Braunstein http://www.shebytes.com/2011/07/26/is-blackberry-the-new-motorola/#comment-376 Jesse Braunstein Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:41:47 +0000 http://www.shebytes.com/?p=2398#comment-376 Thanks for the feedback Jacob... I doubt I could have said it any better myself. It's clear as well, that in terms of software competitiveness, Apple and Google have a strong upper hand over BlackBerry devices. In terms of BlackBerry's infamous and seemingly unbeatable BBM; I agree that its competitors have already developed messenger services that are at least as good, if not better than BBM. That being said, the biggest issue Google and Apple are having with BBM, in my eyes, is the added punch BBM has, due to overwhelming Network Externality on the side of BlackBerry and its current users. Jesse Thanks for the feedback Jacob…

I doubt I could have said it any better myself. It’s clear as well, that in terms of software competitiveness, Apple and Google have a strong upper hand over BlackBerry devices.

In terms of BlackBerry’s infamous and seemingly unbeatable BBM; I agree that its competitors have already developed messenger services that are at least as good, if not better than BBM. That being said, the biggest issue Google and Apple are having with BBM, in my eyes, is the added punch BBM has, due to overwhelming Network Externality on the side of BlackBerry and its current users.

Jesse

]]> By: Jacob D. http://www.shebytes.com/2011/07/26/is-blackberry-the-new-motorola/#comment-372 Jacob D. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:42:36 +0000 http://www.shebytes.com/?p=2398#comment-372 Great Post Jesse, but a decline in RIMM dominance cannot be discussed without mentioning its innovative rivals that are certainly responsible for this seemingly inevitable blackberry demise. APPLE and GOOGLE, two of the three contemporary tech monoliths, are ubiquitous in all things tech especially mobile devices. APPLE's IPhone and Google's Android far surpass the blackberry in just about every categorical phone ranking except for security, which is the only reason why President Obama, the president who advantageously outmaneuvered his opponent by utilizing social media tech to win his 2008 election, still uses the blackberry. Aside from security however the blackberry has its coveted BBM that I believe is responsible for keeping the blackberry name in vogue amongst non-professional cell phone consumers. But unfortunately for RIMM, APPLE and GOOGLE are both developing technology or even have come out with technology (I’m not sure) that is compatible with BBM and/or is superior to it. APPLE and GOOGLE phones respectively are faster, more intuitive, can be easily connected to their respective online services and are all around more user friendly than BlackBerrys. Furthermore, it seems that because these large multi-conglomerate tech companies have entered the cell phone market, smaller companies will find it harder to compete. The mobile phone business has become fiercely competitive and has caused mobile phone profits to fall along with their margins. Proportionally, margin reduction’s net effects on GOOGLE and APPLE are small because of their other businesses, compared to an exclusively mobile device producing company like RIMM and as a result, RIMM has suffered for it. And if you don’t believe me, just look at their latest earnings. RIMM, has enjoyed market dominance for a short while but I fear that we will see them slowly drift out of the market bearing no more of their Rubus fruticosus’ Great Post Jesse, but a decline in RIMM dominance cannot be discussed without mentioning its innovative rivals that are certainly responsible for this seemingly inevitable blackberry demise. APPLE and GOOGLE, two of the three contemporary tech monoliths, are ubiquitous in all things tech especially mobile devices. APPLE’s IPhone and Google’s Android far surpass the blackberry in just about every categorical phone ranking except for security, which is the only reason why President Obama, the president who advantageously outmaneuvered his opponent by utilizing social media tech to win his 2008 election, still uses the blackberry. Aside from security however the blackberry has its coveted BBM that I believe is responsible for keeping the blackberry name in vogue amongst non-professional cell phone consumers. But unfortunately for RIMM, APPLE and GOOGLE are both developing technology or even have come out with technology (I’m not sure) that is compatible with BBM and/or is superior to it. APPLE and GOOGLE phones respectively are faster, more intuitive, can be easily connected to their respective online services and are all around more user friendly than BlackBerrys. Furthermore, it seems that because these large multi-conglomerate tech companies have entered the cell phone market, smaller companies will find it harder to compete. The mobile phone business has become fiercely competitive and has caused mobile phone profits to fall along with their margins. Proportionally, margin reduction’s net effects on GOOGLE and APPLE are small because of their other businesses, compared to an exclusively mobile device producing company like RIMM and as a result, RIMM has suffered for it. And if you don’t believe me, just look at their latest earnings.
RIMM, has enjoyed market dominance for a short while but I fear that we will see them slowly drift out of the market bearing no more of their Rubus fruticosus’

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