Who invented blackberry curve

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View image in full screen. Leave a comment Comments. Sponsored content. To that end, they would add small features over time, but they weren't shooting for big, sweeping changes that would shock and delight consumers.

Narrator: It wasn't the fact that there was no well-established BlackBerry app store, although that was big. Comparatively, Android and Apple were more top of mind for app developers. BlackBerry wasn't. The phones missed out on a bunch of features that appealed to consumers, like front and back cameras. These shortcomings ultimately led to RIM's downfall.

By the time RIM finally released its spec-competitive touch-screen phone in , it was just too late. BlackBerry thought its loyal customers would wait around for it. Spoiler: They didn't. At this point, people were locked into either iPhone or Android. And in , Chinese consumer-electronic company TCL essentially bought the BlackBerry phone brand, which led to their departure from the smartphone market, 14 years after the release of its first phone. But the phones live on, sort of.

Commercial: Introducing the new BlackBerry Classic with more power and control than ever before. Today's BlackBerry phones still have the iconic keyboard but run on Android, not the BlackBerry OS, giving users their beloved app store and much more customization options.

The phones are still marketed to a specific type of user, people who want enhanced privacy and security features, with the marketing materials spotlighting the phone's security protections and battery life. But the latest BlackBerry phone, the Key2, was released in These days, a new model comes along every year, and has come and gone without any new BlackBerrys.

Whether we see a new BlackBerry anytime soon or not, the phones will always be a brick in the foundation of smartphone history. A fitting place for a company so set in its ways that it cemented its own demise.

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Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. She tweeted saying: "Sooo my blackberry bold died. I can't find anymore on ebay. But the question is Adding in a seperate tweet, "Do I try a different kind of blackberry?

Or ditch it all together? Or a different phone like Samsung? Image source, Blackberry. The businessman's best friend. Image source, Getty Images. The celebrity's best friend. Kim Kardashian at the launch of the Blackberry Pink Curve in The lyricist's best friend. The rioter's best friend. Not very many people's best friend.