What I found interesting in the article is how closely RIM's current position (current leader) practically mirrors the Palm of yesterday pre-Rubinstein.

"You have to look at the big picture here… for what RIM is working with (an incredibly miserable Java OS with so much security and encryption and smoke-blowing APIs) they’ve hit the jackpot. Their OS architecture is fantastic, their use of security is what makes them so trustworthy. But, as each handset release comes closer and closer, people start to see the bigger picture. And that’s the fact that RIM’s OS is more than antiquated, it’s borderline laughable. But it works, you’re thinking, so what’s wrong? I’ve been saying this for years, but it wasn’t designed to do anything the BlackBerry does now. Imagine scotch taping car parts to a 200hp engine and see how far that gets you. Obviously, it’s just a viciously rough metaphor, but we believe a correct one."

Definitely check out the article, it's a great read!

Labels: blackberry, palm

¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/30/2009 05:57:00 PM