BlackBerry changed our lives when it created the world’s first commercially successful smartphone. But its dominance was disrupted and the Canadian tech giant lost nearly everything. BlackBerry’s dramatic fall from grace is now the topic of a film that is in theaters May 12.
The Globe’s technology reporter, Sean Silcoff, who co-authored the book that film is based on, is on the show to discuss how he got the inside access needed to tell the story of BlackBerry’s rise and fall and explains why it is still relevant today.
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Off topic, maybe slow the rotation of the spinning earth.
Apart from the spinning earth, nice presentation and well informed.
2016 and covid were almost 4 years apart.
Blackberry was tge best! Phone wise and security wise. They should have told guv, to shove it and stayed with consumers, providing great phones and great privacy.