The Rise and Fall of Blackberry 

"In the tech world, when you start playing catchup you've already lost" That's a very real statement. I love this video, I'm subscribing

A company called RESEARCH In Motion failed to do adequate research. Ironic.

I owned blackberry for 8 years and my last one, a Bold lasted 4 years during my residency training. It was hands down THE BEST WORK PHONE you can hope for. Excellent voice call quality, texting/emailing was incredibly fast with physical keyboard, its smaller form size was ironically an advantage as you can handle it easily. Robust enough to survive multiple drops from standing height without a beefy phone case. Battery survived well into 24 hour without recharge so great in night shifts. The real flaws is the dearth of app and smaller screen real estate limiting web browsing experience. I honestly still miss at work.

BB made some of the most beautiful devices. Even today when I look at them, I feel like buying one for the heck of it.

that was actually one of the saddest falls of a big company imo

"They simply kept producing the same phone model over and over again" Sounds... Familiar

I worked in product support at RIM from 2008 to 2012. That was one hell of a ride to the bottom. Mike became non-existant and Jeff was too busy trying to buy an NHL team rather than work.

They should have adopted Android in 2010 and offer a more secure version of Android with BBM.

"They were at the top and complacency crept in" Looks at Apple

I had Nokia first and then Blackberry because of BBM. BBM truly killed SMS. Thank you Blackberry for this innovation.

BBM was part of my teen years. Like MSN and ICQ were part of my childhood.

I cant wait till you make a Video of "the comeback of Blackberry"

I remember my blackberry bold. It was such a great phone.

I remember owning a Blackberry and typed soo much that my finger had these button shaped holes in it 😂 But damn was it satisfying typing on that Qwerty keypad. I remember taking it to school once & all my friends gathered me to have a look at it. Those were the days

I had a blackberry pearl, the one with a dodgy trackball in the middle of the keypad. The trackball was a really love/hate type of thing, and pretty much inevitably stopped working as dust clogged it up. Really loved how the pearl felt in my hand though, perfect size for using one-handed.

Just so you know, I spent an entire evening writing the captions for this video about a year back only to never have them approved and put up. A smidge frustrating.

"They simply kept producing the same phone model over and over again" *Me Looking to iphones* .

I always used to dream that I would buy a Blackberry when I'd grow to be an adult, but now, all is lost...

The Blackberry 8700c is still, to this day, the best phone I've ever owned. The physical keyboard, the one handed operation through the scroll wheel, BBM... all amazing.

I like these Cold Fusion videos. I had a number of Blackberries. At the time they were great but in spite of their subsequent failure to read the market correctly, they were a vital innovative stepping stone towards where technology is today.

"In the tech world, if you start playing catch up, you're already lost" ..... AMD beggs to differ...

One thing left out of this video that BB dominated for enterprise security and mobile device management (MDM). They had features like remote wipe and encryption. The security and MDM control infrastructure was rock solid and used by governments and large companies. The big issue with Apple and Android initially is that they had no security barriers and features. Once Apple developed the secure enclave it was all over for BB. This was also done by Samsung with S.E.A.P. This was final blow because enterprise and government could have FIPS complaint security and mobile device management on iOS and Android devices. The early blackberry SDK was abysmal, the java language was so stripped down it was un-usable. No multi-media framework... just poor and difficult to work with. I stopped using it many years ago. For example operations that could easily performed on Android and iOS took considerably more code to replicate on BB, often having to use a web service or server that would do the "heavy lifting" and send the results to BB app..not easy.

I absolutely loved my BlackBerry! Went through several models. But my biggest frustration with the phones, which drove me to Samsung, was BlackBerry's dismal lack of RAM. I'm now a loyal Galaxy Note series owner.

BB is one of those products that have a special place in my heart.

"they simply kept producing the same phone model over and over again" - sounds like the current state of Apple. If they're not careful they will become the new Blackberry

Blackberry is one of the technologies that was beyond it's time, it's main purpose was a "Productive Device". To this very day Blackberry is still underrated.

The blackberry pearl with the roller ball is ICONIC

Blackberry is amazing. Nothing lasts forever but the way the phones look and feel is incredible, love blackberry.

To this day, my BlackBerry Curve was the best phone I have ever had. Beyond amazing battery life.

I owned an IT Company in the 2000's and one of our core services was installing Blackberry Servers for businesses. I tried to tell RIM/Blackberry countless times that they are losing marketshare that will not be regained.A RIM VP of Development laughed at me over the phone when I tried to discuss needed changes. It wasn't long before I stopped pushing Blackberry technology as a viable solution for businesses. It was like watching a train-wreck in slow motion.

I discovered your channel just today (8/2/2022) and just love your content. Very informative. Keep them coming. I'm already a RU-vid and podcast subscriber. Thanks!

Their devices were really awesome, good quality, and felt nice in your hand. It's a shame that they were too stubborn to realize how important entertainment would be on phones.

I remember buying my first BlackBerry in the middle of its height in highschool. The main reason I got it was for bbm, it was like the new MSN lol.

I still have a special place in my heart for my Bold.

Your videos are superb. Thanks for such fine work. 🌅

Your voice deserve to be in tv documentary film.

I remember my Bold model, it was better for emails then my current iPhone 6. Nobody could beat me in the speed of typing ;) it was a great phone.

My love story started with a BBM pin and today she is my wife. Thanks to Blackberry ❤️

Great video, very professional presentation.

Your videos are very informative and awesome...Thanks a million sir!!!

i miss this era so much i wish we could go back

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The passport was a super interesting phone and I would love to have that form factor with Android. It was retro, the shape reminiscent of a Polaroid photo.

You've got a great bold voice with exceptional narration skills.

Blackberry OS10 was such an awesome operation system. Loved my Passport and my Q5. If i could get apps, i would still use the passport.

My blackberry was my little buddy I loved it. I simply adored using BBM. In fact they only stopped BBM a few months ago, I had it on all of my phones. It's still my favourite messaging app.

Still love Blackberry, I had one for years even when the iPhones and Samsung’s where popular.

The info in your videos is quite the nostalgic experience. Brings back a lot of good (& bitter) memories lol. I would love to visit your blog if you have these videos written in text as I personally find music distracting and would prefer to use a reader. If you can integrate a read-back function with your voice in those blogs, that would be awesome!

BlackBerry 10 was the best OS I have used in recent times.

I did work for BlackBerry last year as SOFTWARE ENGINEER in their HQ in Waterloo, Canada and trust me company really cares about their employees moreover is trying their best to be back in their original glory days and I have a strong feeling they will ....

Very enjoyable and informative...

Eish this brings back memories. I was so proud of my first Blackberry and the phone was just a monster

Well, i still use a blackberry priv. That keyboard is a lifesaver, and i could never let go of the charm these keyboards had on me since i was in middleschool

My dad owned a BlackBerry Curve and I loved it too! 😭❤️

Great video man!

You make great videos... I think I've watched 2 or 3 dozen in the past 24 hours

Watched this video on my BlackBerry KEY2, and typed this messages on a wonderful physical keyboard without even having to look at the keys.

BlackBerry Q10 here still in use in 2019!

Very good video! Thanks

Watched this on my 6.5" Blackberry PRIV. Typing this on its physical keyboard, still faster and more accurate than any touch-screen.

Blackberry was a game changer. One of the most underrated phone which had been critically thought through each of its functions

I still own a passport and absolutely love it.. if all went well with apps I would have still used it..

Wonderful memories!

Your videos are great. I subscribed.

I still get excited when I see BlackBerry and the iPhone 4/4s.

Its weird that it was such a big brand, yet we never had it in Denmark.

Anyone remember how badass it felt when you slid out the slide-based keyboard on those phones? They were impractical but hella awesome

DON'T KNOW who does these mini-documentaries but I'm grateful.

I remember when everyone in school wanted a BlackBerry. It's crazy how they dropped in popularity so quickly.

6:12 Wow, Ask A Ninja...that takes me back to when it all began

I absolutely loved my blackberry. Wasnt till they went to full touch screen when they started to really suck. Was so easy to use and I still miss the full keyboard

This video was amazing. This is why you never get complacent even when you are at the top. Someone is always out working you. Innovation will always push us to better products.

*watches using my BlackBerry KEYone* Nice video as always!

but he's right thought. In the end, the web browser really is the only app you need. Everything that you have an app for, can be easily made into a web app, which is cross-platform.

... and rise again. BB🚀🚀🚀🚀

I just remember loving the gesture navigation in BB 10 while everyone hated on it for being confusing, only to get on board once Apple implemented it.

I still have my Bold 9000 in a box along with my Nokia N70 and a Nokia 6310

Bro you are awesome! Cheers Keep Going I very much like the way you present things, so professional! :)

God, I really loved my two berries, one of them was Bold - a masterpiece. To this day I still think of it as the best business mobile phone. I got plenty of issues with it, no doubt, but I still loved it. And when I needed it to do business, it did - the best way possible.

I was walking home from University (Waterloo) one day mid-90's and one of five guys sitting on a patio waved me over. They were the entire sales team at RIM at the time. 'Hey why don't you come work with us, I can get you in?" I said "no, but thanks" and talked for a bit, then kept walking home. Life is full of opportunities, it all depends what you do with them when they fall in your lap.

One of the few tech topic videos I've ever shed a tear while watching. RIP Blackberry RIP USRobotics RIP Blockbuster

Watching on a BlackBerry Key2 right now. Best phone on the market for my uses, and I LOVE the keyboard. I'll mourn when they eventually stop making phones.

Thanks!

I loved how they had charging cradles like cordless phones (why can't anybody else have this?) And the fact that you didn't need a case to protect it.

My family used to use BlackBerry. Their tablet, their phones. They were pretty great.

Crazy, I was randomly thinking about and remembering BlackBerry just last night. And bang!! *Cold Fusion* is here 😎 Freaking awesome! 👏👏👏

Blackberry now does security systems for the automotive industry. If your new car has software, it was made by Blackberry. They found new riches in software, not in hardware.🇨🇦☮️ p.s. you forgot to mention that Blackberry was so secure, it was used by the President of the United States.🇺🇲

I really loved my BB Z3... I loved the fact that it was strong and really smart.

At least my Ford car entertainment system runs on bb10

I've had my Blackberry Key2 for about a year now. Still love it🤘 in case anyone was on the fence about making the switch

I loved mine back in 2010-11!

i remember my blackberry bold 9900... phenomenal times

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I still love my Blackberry

Was never a fan of these things but family and friends were. Still I appreciate what these devices meant to their owners. The company kind of sat at the proverbial railway station and watched as the iOS and Android bullet trains roared past and made their moves too late too half hardheartedly. Great video , I'm sure this whole saga is a favorite case study in business & marketing schools the world over.

I still keep 6 devices of BlackBerry. I love BB so much.

Anyone want to send their Blackberry PIN number, lol?

I used to pick up girls in night clubs saying what’s your Bbm pin?? Lol

I am still using Blackberry Key2 and I am very happy with it.

I love ColdFusion