Just when BlackBerrry thought they had the smartphone market locked down, Apple and Google ensured that they had to think again as their flagship operating systems; iOS and Android respectively exposed the flaws of BlackBerry OS.


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That BlackBerry device was once considered as prestigious monster device, carried by almost every tech geek and business magnet. These days, the BlackBerry is largely considered an obsolete joke. The BlackBerry OS is old, clunky and just plain looks ugly when compared to the iOS or Android. The absolute proof has been the dwindling profits and massive layoffs.

RIM hasn't improved in 10 years, their OS upgrade has been accompanied with the same old and boring stuffs, developers were not happy and when they saw the potentials of the iOS and Andriod; they dumped BlackBerry OS. It couldn't be any much easier for developers to change camps as RIM was so far behind in the OS game, they either had to find a way to develop an OS that would drop the jaw of developers and send shock-waves through the industry, or adopt an existing OS. iOS or Android are both hot, and it seems that making a better OS would
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