A little late but… New ‘iPhone’ Blackberry killer named - BOLD

Date Published: May 14th, 2008

Just this week Research in Motion (RIM) the company behind the famous Blackberry announced the launch of their latest high-end smartphone and created a special micro-portal for those enthusiasts curious about the features and looks of the device.

Also RIM announced with Thompson Reuters that they now have a $150 million dollar investment fund for developers building applications for Blackberry.

This announcement although great underlines the new competitive pressure on RIM from Microsoft, Nokia and of course the entry of new smartphone competitor Apple.  Does RIM really appreciate that these three fierce competitors typically fight to the death - total war?

I hope RIM continues to be the Canadian equivalent of the ‘little train that could’!

What do you think of the new Blackberry Bold?

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    Call me a sycophantic Apple freak but surely Blackberry doesn't have shit on the iPhone! The main reason being that (at least from my experience) they have refused to properly support any kind of open standards when it comes to their browser.

    Point in case: The fuss that was made about the blackberry facebook application was an absolute joke since if they had a decent browser on their in the first place then you'd just be able to surf the website instead of using the crappy installable app (have you tried it?). Because the iphone has a web browser that works, you are able to surf [almost] any website on it without any trouble.

    As a conclusion: IMHO Web-apps and open-standards are the future. Proprietary mobile applications are most certainly not.

    Disclaimer: I've not actually used the new blackberry BOLD so maybe they've turned the corner and it's really good. Somehow I doubt it though.

    Marcus

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    Hi Marcus,

    I hear you but we shall see as the new OS on the Blackberry Bold is supposed to be a huge upgrade and the browser is rumoured to be standards based etc.

    Also I love the new little web apps but for serious mainline use I prefer mob-based apps as I don't like in again and again and I don't like worrying about my connection etc all the time. With an app on my phone it can be taught contention issues and even save before it tries to send too.

    Definitely room for both and with SilverLight around the corner the world should be smaller and more mobile than ever.

    Cheers

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