Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

AppleBerry Predicted?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-fruits-get-together dept.

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.'"

6 of 181 comments (clear)

  1. Cell phones is the answer by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    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.

  2. Dammit! by Trigun · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  3. Too fruity by HugePedlar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if mobile phone giant Orange will release a similar gadget. Of course, product comparisons would be meaningless...

    --
    Argh.
  4. Apple is all about innovation by qtrader · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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/

  5. RIM is looking for multimedia by davemabe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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
    Shameless plug: Author of BlackBerry Hacks

  6. Re:Oh no! by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Certainly 'AppleBerry' is too fruity,
    but maybe something like iDingle would be appropriate.