I enjoyed reading JiaYi Liu’s blog post about how Apple has taken the Black Berry Messenger (BBM) and turned it into a free app for iPhone users. Jasmine Chen’s reflection on Jia’s blog was also very interesting and got me thinking. If the leading company for smartphones (Black Berry) has been over run by Apple and Samsung, what will over run those two giant phone companies? Will anything?

After some quick research I came across an in depth concept of what the future phones could be like. “Phonebloks” is an idea of a phone that has interchangeable parts where people will have complete customization ability to make their phone suit their specific needs. This concept will be revolutionary if it works and has already been shown worldwide support, which means that once this new phone is on the market, Apple and Samsung are going to be face with a rapid decrease in sales for their own phone products. Already quickly on the move, Phonebloks has decided to work along side with Motorola to further develop this new phone concept. This new phone will help to greatly reduce phone waste and give customers a phone worth keep. I look forward to seeing this product being developed and can’t wait for it to be on the public market. Watch out Apple and Samsung cause there’s soon to be a new phone in town!

References:

Phonebloks: https://phonebloks.com/plan/

JiaYi Liu’s Blog : https://blogs.ubc.ca/jiayiliu/2013/10/24/start-downloading-bbm-on-your-smartphones/

Jasmine Chen’s Blog: https://blogs.ubc.ca/jazchen/2013/11/18/reponse-start-downloading-bbm-on-your-smartphones/