21-01-2013, 04:12 PM
(21-01-2013, 04:05 PM)Wildreamz Wrote: [ -> ](20-01-2013, 10:27 AM)freedom Wrote: [ -> ]apparently, you are still living in the history. BlackBerry's new OS is going to launch Jan 30th. No more delay. RIM is well prepared with more cash for the launch. more than 100 carriers will carry the new BlackBerry. RIM also restructures its service fee to stay competitive.
There is unique feature in BlackBerry 10, such as BlackBerry Balance, which is really amazing for BYOD corporations trends.
RIM has been punished enough in the last two years, traded as low as around US$6 only. Besides, RIM does not need to sell as many phones as Apple or Android to be relevant. It only needs a few tens of millions of sale to justify its current share price.
Android 4.2 has a similar function: Multi-user (albeit, currently only available on tablets). HTC Sense always had multi profile support (Scenes).
Regardless, if BlackBerry Balance is really going to be a game changer, it will be far easier for competitors like Android and iOS to emulate it, than it is for BlackBerry to overcome the economic moat that Android and iOS has established over the past 5 years.
Also, BlackBerry 10, is going to enter a competitive market with fierce competition. One that many like them have tried and failed (WebOS, MeeGo, Symbian), and more that is still trying to get a piece of the mobile pie. For example, Ubuntu Mobile OS (intuitive, open source), WP8 (vertically integrate, strong financial backing; despite all its promises, enjoyed limited success).
About porting Apps, it isn't as easy as it sounds. Many native Android app doesn't even work well on Android naively, due to the many different screen size and hardware across the Android ecosystem. Getting it to work flawlessly on all BlackBerry 10 device is going to be difficult to say the least.
Not going to condemn BlackBerry indefinitely, but BlackBerry is going to be a very risky turnaround play.
if that's the case, everybody should tell Apple not to enter smartphone in 2007 because it was a competitive market with fierce competition. There were so many players then, Blackberry, WebOs, Symbian, Windows Mobile, etc.
L.O.L
so by your guess, how many millions of smartphones RIMM should sell to be relevant?