Bad Day at Black[berry] Rock
Did Apple and IBM just kill BlackBerry?
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Apple (AAPL) and IBM (IBM) announced a partnership that will let Big Blue offer souped-up iPhones and IPads to corporate customers. Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY) plunged nearly 12% Wednesday on the newsComment: Image Source. What I've learned about Blackberry at work: workers don't want them! When I replaced my company phone this year, I was offered (and it was pushed hard!) a Blackberry. I took a dumb phone instead. Upper execs have IPhones. I use my own personal IPhone for business calls when out of office.
Spencer Tracy as Big Blue (IBM) salesman ... with Apple products in his briefcase
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we phased out the BB devices at our company recently. Not only did people not want them, I was tired of my team having to support an extra server (BES) just so those devices could connect. It's been a rare change that has not received a single bit of negative feedback.
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