The great Allen Yuan of Commerce 101-103, once proposed a perspective comment in our class discussion. Posing the accountability of the government in Canada to defend and save Canadian based companies, one in particular.
BlackBerry, during its startup, was projected to be a certain success. They were the ultimate business phone for all people of different shapes, sizes and occupational backgrounds.
In his blog, Farewell Blackberry Patents, Allen Yuan describes how foreign investment resulted in the release of patents and restrictions the were now no longer under the management of Blackberry. This was the first turning stone for future events to unfold.
Blackberry went from being the ultimate and most desirable business phone, to scrap parts. With competitors like Apple and their iPhone, competing to dominate all cell phone markets, Blackberry could not advance in the times and their innovation flopped.
The only thing that Blackberry seemed to keep their necks above the rising water of closure was the exclusiveness of BBM (Blackberry Messenger).
Well that security was tossed out the window of Blackberry’s head office and into the hands of smartphone and android companies, as the patent was sold to foreign investors as stated in Allen’s blog, Allen’s Angle. As of a few short weeks ago, BBM became available for free to anyone with a smartphone and an email.
The question is, can I have your BBM pin code?