The last time a BlackBerry launch was so important, the Storm turned out to be a drizzle
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Early 2008, rumors that a touchscreen Berry would launch on Verizon called the BlackBerry Thunder. This eventually became the BlackBerry Storm and while it would not have a physical QWERTY keyboard, it would have a technology called SurePress that was supposed to mimic the feel of pressing on a real button. Expectations were high and RIM produced a series of commercials with each one showing a little bit more of the screen than the prior one. Verizon customers were hoping that this device would be their iPhone and by the time the phone launched on November 21st, there really was excitement in the air.
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Back in 2008, a Storm was approaching |
We do not expect the same thing to take place now. RIM appears to have a focused and capable CEO on its hands in Thorsten Heins. BlackBerry 10 appears to be compeitive in every way, from what we can see so far. While the BlackBerry Storm experience might have left a bad taste in the mouths of many, the truth is that RIM had to go through it so it could come out the other side looking as it does now. The pressure is higher now than in was in 2008, with the whole survival of the company at stake. Let's just say that RIM survived that Storm and for now, is still around to tell the tale.
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15 Comments
1. Mxyzptlk posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:00 4 20
I remember saying this a week ago. BB10 will no doubt mark the end of RIM.
3. wendygarett (limited) 6 days ago posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:05 9 2
Because in 2008 people want iPhone and iPhone only, now the Apple hype is gone and people start to break out... Just like in 2011 that people want iPad and iPad only, now the android tablets are rising tho... Not to mention, some people started to pick playbook instead lol
9. InspectorGadget80 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:22 2 3
Youre simply the worst hater & terrible troll on this site. How u know when bb hadnt launch yet
10. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:36 2 1
this fool here lol............sigh.........i guess sometimes you need people like mxy around just for entertainment (slow and dreadful voice)
13. Sniggly posted on 30 Jan 2013, 12:10 0 1
Not necessarily. I'm not holding out high hopes for Blackberry, but BB10 has potential as long as the feature set is there and it's not a buggy pile of s**t like the Storm was on arrival. Furthermore, Blackberry still has the richest email interface out of all of the smartphone platforms. I can see Enterprise customers welcoming Blackberry back, at least.
15. Mxyzptlk posted on 30 Jan 2013, 21:16 2 0
Well I turned out to be right. BB10 did mark the end of RIM as they are now changing their name to Blackberry.
4. _Bone_ posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:05 1 2
Didn't even know it is introduced today, and that says more about RIM than about me sorry to say.
5. SkurtMcGurt posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:10 0 0
This will not be another Storm launch...market share will be tough, but it won't completely flop. Looking forward to the announcement today
6. kaliil10 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:14 1 1
Nokia Lumia tablets would be the best ever hardware tablets of all the time.
12. chaoticrazor posted on 30 Jan 2013, 11:21 1 0
what does that have to do with this in any way?
stick to the article
11. speckledapple posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:47 0 0
Thats funny because I had that phone. I think I still got one in the box in my closest. Ah, the days of what we thought an OS could or should do back in the day.
