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AppleBerry Predicted?
dr_fatty writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting that analyst Peter Misek, who predicted a partnership between Research in Motion and IBM, is now predicting a partnership between Apple and Rim. The predicted result? The AppleBerry. 'Such a deal would have huge merit because each company lacks what the other provides. RIM wants a firm foothold in the consumer market and Apple doesn't have a presence in the booming wireless data sector, he said.'"
...though I'd probably prefer an e-Paper Psion.
Peter Misek, the new John Dvorak.
Combined with Steve's last name, are we all getting Rim Jobs? /shudders
Apple's first foray into the mobile handset market was a total flop, but as more operators get turned onto the idea that they don't have to make back their entire investment in every single user download, Apple's technology will become more and more useful and desired in cellular phones. RIM and their Blackberry text messenger will soon be moot as more phones become more sophisticated and ultimately replace the Blackberry in the consumer market.
It's not a winning strategy for Apple, so I don't see why they would do it.
And I just bought my blackberry!
Oh well, enough people think that I'm gay anyways, no need to advertise.
It would be nice to have more power strapped to my hip though. The blackberry is a neat toy, but nowhere near the tricorder that they made it out to be.
I know it hasn't gotten much press time, but Apple(tm) is actually using Intel chips now! Bizarre, I know.
I want to see Mr Kipling get involved.
Meta will eat itself
I wonder if mobile phone giant Orange will release a similar gadget. Of course, product comparisons would be meaningless...
Argh.
First of all, "AppleBerry" sounds dumb, I would have gone with "MacBerry."
But anyway, Apple is clearly interested in getting back into the enterprise market, and a major sticking point right now is the lack of official Blackberry support from RIM. And yeah, the lack of Apple groupware, too, but my company has been having success rolling out Kerio MailServer on OS X Servers-- at least to clients who don't want/have Blackberries.
I couldn't care less about running iTunes on the Blackberry, but we need a Mac version of Blackberry Enterprise Server like nobody's business.
They're going to take a Black Berry, change the housing a little bit, make it a pearly white color, and call it the White Berry.
Then, in 6 months, Apple is going to release the exact same product, but in black. Apple will charge an extra $150 and call it the... wait for it... Black Berry.
That my friends, is what Apple brings to the partnership with RIM. The secret of how to charge $150 more for the same product, but in black.
[Fuck Beta]
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The predicted result? The AppleBerry.
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I doubt this is in the works. Apple will more likely release their own product as they would have ultimate control of the product and the resulting user experience. I came across an article today titled "Apple's End-To-End Model Leads to Innovation and User Experience" You can find it at http://switchtoamac.com/site/apples-endtoend-model -leads-to-innovation-and-user-experience.html/
I do not think apple will fall for it. Whenever apple trusted a hardware co on whom it had no control,it has failed. Recall ROCKR with iTunes.
S.Jobs might pitch for a new phone which is branded Apple with hardware sourced by Apple. They always think BIG. No way I can see them being a part player for RIM.
There's been a lot of speculation that RIM will be coming out with a BlackBerry with a camera in the near future, too. However, the current 8700 has lots of multimedia features already (support for video, etc) and there's talk of an impending software release unlocking even more capabilities (like more frames per second).
With that always on data connection and most users subscribing to an unlimited data plan, it's easy to imagine ways where as iTunes enabled BlackBerry would solve a lot of Apple's iPhone problems (OTA podcasting anyone?)
I've always thought of both of these companies as user interface kings in their respective categories. I'd bet that they've at least had some discussions about the possibilities of such an agreement.
Dave Mabe
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Are we absolutely sure that this 'Peter Misek' isn't just Dvorak in a wig?
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Blackberry's greatest feature IMHO is it's simplicity and streamlined function. I would not care for any more bells on the device than they already have. It's a tool rather than a toy and that's what makes it so effective. I would hate to have to help my CEO burn his music collection
Nah, it'll be a "BlackBerry Newton" All they need to do is get a license to use the name from Nabisco.
Apple's customers are like no others--a rich blend of the most sociologically elite with those seeking elegant, simple computing... Unlike users of Intel/Windows computers, a significant portion of Apple's users are active , exploratory , avant-garde and early adopters . The activities they enjoy are unique in the way that they more often incorporate rich media such as video and music as well as more active prosumer behavior than many more passive Windows [and Linux] users.
With above-average household income and education levels, the Mac population [is] very attractive [ intellectually as well as physically
The killer function of Blackberry is wireless synchronization of e-mail, calendar, contacts etc.. It talks to your corporate mail server, what's on your desktop is irrelevant. If RIM wants to make inroads to the consumer market they should be talking with consumer e-mail providers like Yahoo, MSN, Google etc. to setup wireless (push) synching services. The suggestion that consumer=Apple is stupid. More consumers own PCs. I love my Mac, but I don't need the Blackberry to work with it. I need my Blackberry to do wireless synching with my Yahoo account.
OT: (LOVE the italics on the new CSS but there's too much line spacing guys)
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There are 0x40000000 types of people: those who understand 32-bit IEEE 754 floating point, and those who don't.
What's with all those predictions recently on Slashdot? Is that really a worthwhile content? Enough to be posted on Slashdot? Rumours for nerds, stuff that might be...
You might as well post some Nostradamus' quatrain and pretend you've seen the future of Apple in it.
The person who stands to gain the most is Misek and whomever he has been hired to shill for. I'm willing to bet there was a jump in stock prices for RIM when Misek gave his prophesy from whatever Olympus he bestrides. Which was the purpose of the announcement - to generate some action in an otherwise dull tech market.
When you get down to it, Apple doesn't need RIM - RIM needs Apple to help fight off whatever two-bit patent griefer decides to sue them next.
"My God...it's full of trolls!"
My Nokia phone has scratches, dust _somehow_ under the screen, needs to be restarted daily because of memory leeks, has no compatibility with Mac OSX and most applications cost quite a bit and do very little. If I can just have that in a beautiful Apple design I'll be happy.
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