Mgwl

I understand why the SE keeps getting bashed with the ”budget” moniker, but as for myself I’d gladly pay a premium price for new internals but the same small size.

Of course the shift to multi-touch, slab-like phones with a multitude of apps accelerated the demise of Blackberry devices, mainly driven by user preference. But from a corporate standpoint I think the Blackberry Enterprise Server fees were to blame for such a rapid turn of events.

The company I worked for a decade ago relied heavily on Blackberry devices for its mobile workforce, but I was told that the monthly BES fee was close to 50$ per user. On top of the regular monthly plan, that is. No wonder we were all handed iPhone 3G’s within months.

There’s actually quite a good book on the Blackberry (or RIM) downfall, called ”Losing the Signal”.