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Research In Motion is doomed to failure?

Research In Motion is doomed to failure? Like all holy wars, there always two sides to the fight. Christians against Muslims in the Crusades. Catholics against Protestants in Ireland. Windows vs. Mac's world. Ford vs. Holden (if you are from Australia:). And, of course, BlackBerry vs iPhone. And as anyone with expertise in a particular area, I am constantly wonders "What should I do? A BlackBerry or iPhone? ". Personally, I'm pretty agnostic computing device. If all you have is a hammer used, then it feels like the perfect tool for every task and work begins to look like a nail. And so I try to spend a good amount time on each device before making a personal decision. If I want to be in agreement with a telecommunications company (another bad) for a minimum 24 months later, I want to make sure the device you choose are what we need today, and be able to add functionality you need in the future. In my 23-ish years of being in the computer industry, I learned one thing: there is no device that does everything required for each person every time. This is particularly true in the PDA / smartphone space. Ask not for whom the bell the death knell, RIM. It tolls for thee. The death penalty has been beaten. And unless RIM BlackBerry dramatic changes will be relegated to "also run "mechanism. There are five areas that Research In Motion should be addressed quickly before all losing the battle to Apple. Ask almost any random Joe or Josephine in the IT sector to this question: "Who is Steve Jobs? "And you're almost guaranteed worldwide 100% correct answers. Depending on which side of the war holy I ask, you can also get a mix of "savior", "miracle worker" Satan in the flesh ", or" the personification of evil. "Now ask the same sample of people," Jim Balsillie What to do? "And especially you blank stares outside the United States and Canada. You'll probably get an ear full of American hockey fans, the attempt by Jim to take over the Phoenix Coyotes. RIM needs a public image, images to connect. A very quick Google search does not appear to be international tour stop marked by one of the best dogs RIM Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, and no information in the news from RIM or new pages. Let Jim and Mike are afraid of flying, or their feet grounded. Or only lack of respect for the international market. In fact, I am inclined to believe that this last factor, lack of respect for the international market, is the basic cultural issue RIM needs to address. On 01 April, nearly five months, the world was released BlackBerry in the world of BlackBerry users. Well No, not really. Only if you're lucky to live in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The App "world" has recently been extended in most European countries but still no joy for all who live in the southern hemisphere. Perhaps the world should be the name of the application demand in the Northern Hemisphere .. Nemesis or application. Even Apple, and launched the App Store in all countries where the iPhone was released. The World of the application should have been the great opportunity to unify the sales or distribution of BlackBerry applications, but no. App World should have brought the BlackBerry on an equal footing for comparison of consumers between the iPhone and the BlackBerry, and provide a repostiry managed by professionals. Currently, I'm looking for new programs through Google or the third party, many blog sites. Ridiculous. Come on RIM! World App for BlackBerry Launched when you sell. Do it now. Or close completely. And check the application development tools for serious BlackBerry all over it. Management Office of the iPhone is another area that RIM really needs to learn a lesson from Apple. I am not a fan of iTunes, does not seek to indicate the Safari subterfuge as a mandatory update. However, iTunes, or on PC or Mac, works the same. You can integrate the synchronization of music, photos, applications, whatsoever, and no trial is implicit in the desktop operating system of your choice. There is a Mac version, is a PC version. Oh, and there are even versions Your favorite open source Linux derivative. But what operating system you use to update a BlackBerry. Windows. And even with the latest tools for software update, what browser do you use? Internet Explorer on Windows. Come on the rim. If you had even half a grain of salt here is wisdom, wrote the update tool for Firefox, which takes place on at least Windows, Mac and Linux. I had not heard that Canada was the country of Windows. And while you're in the mode of decision making, and you realize that will sell products. From Apple, iPhone theres either 3G or 3G. They look alike, work the same, run the same software, cards have the same input. RIM BlackBerry sells four styles – keyboard, reduced, no keyboard, and flipphone. Oh, and software for the storm (no keyboard) is not very easy to have something else. Oh and just change the adapter to the new "norm". And the characteristics of each new BlackBerry seems to depend on the phase of the moon, the availability Vestal, cubes of goat's blood, red candles, and an individual silver bell. Why, oh why, RIM, not all current devices have 3G? Wi-fi? GPS? external slot for SD card? Flash on the camera? I can understand the desire to have different products for different markets, but there are certain things that should be the standard and left ALONE! You're just making it more difficult for development teams internal systems. Choose a set of standard features, and stick to it. While it is difficult for me to recommend for BlackBerry, then it must be almost impossible for Telecom operators who sell them. Recently, a telecommunications company in Australia had a print advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in BlackBerry, and the specifications were wrong (no, the storm did not WiFi, you know who you are, Telco my favorite!) Perhaps the lack of clarity in the direction of the latter product that causes the problem – the lack of innovation. I mean, is it easy to find new features when the target platform is changing? I found an old 7-series BlackBerry there. Having managed to find yet third variant of the USB cable and charge, here, version 3.x operating system and the interface is almost identical to that of my Bold running latest O / S. I think there's that old adage: "If it is not broke do not fix it", but that old adage is just that: old. There are many areas where time has been reached and breached the BlackBerry, and shows its age. Surf the Web on a BlackBerry is almost as beautiful as a given and Papercut dip in lemon juice and salt. Compare this experience to the native Web browser on an iPhone, or even a Windows Mobile device, and the experience is very different. The email is HTML, I can not another area where time tired BlackBerry – even if the BlackBerry to download Hardset images based on e-mail. I do not want to limit the size of attachments – If I download the attachment and let me download. Streaming Media its time to get there. AJAX and Web 2.0 – is sharper. So, how long can Research In Motion continue to serve more cans of Who-hash? Yesterday, the software will not cut into the workplace of tomorrow. Hey, it's just the cut today. Steve Ollis is his own confession geek, who is surprised that they pay for something he loves so much. His blog is at The IT Juggler

Like all holy wars, there are always two sides to the fight. Christians cons Muslims in the Crusades. Catholics against Protestants in Ireland. Windows vs. Mac's world. Ford vs. Holden (if you're from Australia:). And, Naturally, BlackBerry vs iPhone. And, as anyone with specialized knowledge in a particular area, I am constantly asked, "So what can I expect? Blackberry or iPhone. "

Personally, I'm pretty agnostic IT equipment. If all you have is a hammer used, then it feels like tool ideal for all jobs and all jobs is a researcher as a nail. And so I try to spend a good amount of time on each device before make a personal decision. If I am going to be in agreement with a telecommunications company (Another bad) for a minimum of 24 months later, I want make sure the device you choose are what we need today, and be able to add functionality such as the need in the future. In my 23-ish years of being in the computer industry, I learned one thing: there is no device that does everything for everyone every time. Namely particularly true in the PDA / smartphone space.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, RIM. It tolls for thee. The death penalty has been beaten. And unless RIM brings dramatic changes, the BlackBerry will be relegated to an "also ran" device. There are five areas that Research In Motion has to deal quickly before all losing the battle to Apple.

Ask almost any random Joe or Josephine in the IT sector to the question "Who is Steve Jobs? and you're almost 100% correct answers in the world. Depending on which side of the holy war I ask, you could also get a mix of "Saviour", "miracle worker" Satan in the flesh ", or" the personification of evil. "Now, ask the same sample of people, "Jim Balsillie What to do?" and especially you blank stares outside the United States and Canada. You'll probably get an ear full of American hockey fans, the attempt by Jim to take over the Phoenix Coyotes. RIM needs a public face, an image to connect. A very quick Google search does not appear to be whistle-stop international touring one of the dogs listed RIM, Jim Balsillie, Jim and Mike Lazaridis, and no such data appear in the pages or new RIM press release. Let Jim and Mike are afraid of flying, or their feet firmly on the ground. Or Is this just a lack of respect for the international market.

In fact, I am inclined to believe that this last factor, lack of respect for the international market, RIM is the cultural issue to meet basic needs. April 01, nearly five months, the BlackBerry App World is released in the world of users BlackBerry. Well, no, not really. Only if you are fortunate to live in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The App "world" has recently been extended to some European countries, but still no joy for all who live in the southern hemisphere. Perhaps the world should be the name application request in the Northern Hemisphere .. application or Nemesis. Even Apple and the App Store launched in all countries where the iPhone is out. The World of the application should have been a great opportunity to unify sale or distribution of BlackBerry applications, but no. App World should be introduced BlackBerry on a footing of equality for consumers to compare the iPhone and the BlackBerry, and provide a repostiry managed by professionals. Currently, I'm looking for new programs through Google or the third party in the blogging sites. Ridiculous. Come on RIM! World App for BlackBerry Launched when you sell. Do it now. Or close completely. And take a look at the serious applications development tools for the BlackBerry while you're there.

management office of the iPhone is another area that RIM really needs to learn a lesson Apple. I am not a fan of iTunes, and not attempt subterfuge to show Safari as a mandatory update. However, iTunes, or on PC or Mac, works the same. You can integrate music synchronization, photos, applications, whatever, and no trial is implicit in the desktop operating system of your choice. There are versions for Mac, a version PC. Oh, and there are even versions of your favorite open source Linux derivative. But what operating system you have to use to Upgrade a BlackBerry. Windows. And even with the latest tools for software update, what browser do you use? Internet Explorer on Windows. Come on the rim. If had even half a grain of salt here is wisdom, wrote the update tool for Firefox, at least works on Windows, Mac and Linux. I had not heard that Canada was the land of Windows.

And while you're in the mode of decision making, and you realize What products will sell. From Apple, the iPhone 3G or 3G is theres. They look alike, work the same, run the software itself, the adapters have the same power. RIM BlackBerry sells four styles – keyboard, reduced keyboard and not flipphone. Oh, and software for the storm (no keyboard) n will be very easy to something else. Oh, and just change the adapter to the new "norm". And every new features BlackBerry appear to depend phase of the moon, the availability of Vestal, cubed goat blood, red candles, and an individual silver bell. Why, oh why what RIM Not all the existing devices have 3G? Wi-fi? GPS? external slot for SD card? Flash on the camera? I can understand the desire of different products for different markets, but there are certain things that simply must be harmonized and then left alone! You're just making it more difficult for internal teams systems development. Choose a set of standard features, then stick to it. While it is difficult for me to recommend that to the BlackBerry should then be almost impossible for telecom operators who sell them. Recently, a telecommunications company in Australia had a print advertising in a newspaper of general circulation for BlackBerry and specifications were wrong (No, the storm did not WiFi, you know who you are my favorite Telco!)

Perhaps the lack of clarity in the direction of the product causing the problem this – the lack of innovation. I mean, is it easy to find new features when the target platform is changing? I found an old 7-series BlackBerry laying around. Having managed to find yet a third variant of the USB cable and charge, here, 3.x version of the operating system and the interface is almost identical to that of my Bold running the last of the O / S. I think there's that old adage: "If this is not broke, do not fix it ", but that old adage is just that: old. There are many areas where time has been updated and broken the BlackBerry, and shows its age. Surfing the web a BlackBerry is almost as beautiful as gives a Papercut and soak in lemon juice and salt. Compare this experience to the native Web browser on an iPhone, or even a Windows Mobile, and the experience is very different. HTML Email is another area where time is tired BlackBerry – Even if it wanted to download the BlackBerry Hardset, I can not email pictures. I do not want to limit the size of pieces attached – If I download the attachment and let me download it. Streaming Media, its time to enter. AJAX and Web 2.0 – is no longer the vanguard.

So, how long can Research In Motion continue to serve more cans of Who-hash? The software today does not cut in the middle Work tomorrow. Hey, it's just the court today.

Steve Ollis is his own confession geek, who is surprised to find that you get paid for something you love so much. His blog is at target = "_blank"> The IT Juggler

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