A word is enough for the wise oh. I'm selling my Bold 4 with lots of softwares and music for #20k. I don't want to be stuck with it when RIM collapses.
It is already showing in their service fluctuations and downtimes

Remember the CrackBerry?

Five years ago, the buzzing gadget was all the rage -- the rock star of mobile communication and seemingly every office drone's high-tech status symbol.

Sober-minded professionals talked about BlackBerry addiction and "phantom vibrations" that caused users to reach for the devices even when they weren't actually doing anything.

"It's like Pavlov's dog," B. Marc Averitt, a technology investor, told The New York Times in 2007, referring to the gut-level longing users felt for the click-clack of the phone's keyboard and humming notice that a new personal message had arrived.

Fast-forward to Thursday, and what was the word?

"Depressing. That's the only word that comes to mind after reading the RIM Q1 financial results press release and listening to the conference call," Chris Umiastowski wrote for the site CrackBerry, which emerged in 2007, eight years after BlackBerry's first two-way paging device was released.

"(But) as crappy as the results were, I'm not going to write up a death certificate for RIM here."

He didn't. And that shows that the folks who still love their BlackBerry still really love their BlackBerry. But let's be clear: Some analysts do say it's over for the BlackBerry.

"Anyone who's been paying attention isn't surprised by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's recent collapse," a blogger for ReadWriteWeb wrote. "It's unfortunate, but it's been inevitable."

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion announced Thursday it is laying off 5,000 people -- and said earnings for the past three months were significantly less than expected, with the company reporting a first-quarter loss of $518 million. Sales were down 40% from last year. Furthermore, the new operating system it's pinning its hopes on will be delayed until next year, or, a full year after it was originally expected.

Couple all of that with more reports that the company might be looking to sell off its once dominant service, and you had what amounted to a devastating head-kick for the Canadian company. It capped off a gut-punch of a financial year that has seen RIM's stock price drop 70%.

So, what happened? As an even more gadget-obsessed society than we were five years ago, how did we stop being BlackBerry fiends.

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Dude, Ever since hav bn using mine, no downfall except fro the local network provider. See marketing strategy.

Omo you get time o!
șȇNT from my blackberry™ device.

@ OP I sell BB fones n its still in demand here.
Pls send urs 2 me,cash is very ready.07036814644

Bold 4......‎​Ǎ̜̣̍m̶̲̥̅̊ interested oo....abeg where ​U̲̅ D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ ?......reply M̶̲̥̅Ƹ ot beta still call/sms 08185600918

Chizzybenjamin: @ OP I sell BB fones n its still in demand here.
Pls send urs 2 me,cash is very ready.07036814644

how much does ur bold 2 n curve 4 go for?

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Abuja. You guys aren't heeding the warning?

So how can I get it ASAP? Dhl or........

rim is going to take back its throne very soon.just wait for os 10
i just pity IOS cos honestly, its getting old and boring

Lolzzz... Be it Market Strategy or not. RIM's charm was not working on me right from the time they introduced the device. It has been Nokia all the way. Symbian to be precise. Even if i'm gonna swerve, the APPLE would say Welcome! *winks*

If blackberry is facing crisis, they should come to naija, cos most people here will die for them.

But its a pity things are going real bad for them in major countries where their service is the norm. By the time the pullout blackberry 10,it might just be too late. Well atleast microsoft is eyeing the company with glee and interest. Next thing you know facebook might make it known they are interested in it.

Pls my blackberry Q5 battery is bad is it possible for me to change the battery? Or what do you advice I do?

JimOvia:
A word is enough for the wise oh. I'm selling my Bold 4 with lots of softwares and music for #20k. I don't want to be stuck with it when RIM collapses.
It is already showing in their service fluctuations and downtimes



[url]articles.cnn.com/2012-06-29/tech/tech_mobile_blackberry-fall_1_blackberry-maker-new-iphone-portable-music-player-market[/url]

Tecno and Android is phasing out Blackberry.

Emeka71:
Tecno and Android is phasing out Blackberry.

it has happened my guy.

This OP get good foresight oo

After 4yrs, the OP's prediction came true...

RIP BlackBerry

Lagusta:
After 4yrs, the OP's prediction came true...

RIP BlackBerry

Lol

op you will make a good prophet, please enter into church business :p

Lmaoo, ran into this thread, they mocked him, but his prediction came to pass!

Dabss:
rim is going to take back its throne very soon.just wait for os 10
i just pity IOS cos honestly, its getting old and boring

who actually is pitying whom now? Ios pities all of you

fowlyansh181:
who actually is pitying whom now? Ios pities all of you

fowlyansh181:
who actually is pitying whom now? Ios pities all of you

seriously?

Dabss:
seriously?

yes. Lol richest company, and most valuable company this 2016 is Apple, 2nd is google, 3rd is Cocacola. Yes seriously!

fowlyansh181:
yes. Lol richest company, and most valuable company this 2016 is Apple, 2nd is google, 3rd is Cocacola. Yes seriously!

alright, here is your cookie.

Dabss:
alright, here is your cookie.

lmaoo don't make it easy ..

I used to love this phone before.

fowlyansh181:
lmaoo don't make it easy ..

still want some more?

Dabss:
still want some more?

yes of course