Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to honor the memory of our friend, Blackberry.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to honor the memory of our friend, Blackberry.
Born on 18th September 1996 as the Inter@ctive Pager 900, three years later he changed his name to the one we all came to know him by; Blackberry. It was hoped that a last minute transfusion of Android OS, with the launch of the DTEK50 in August this year, would be enough to save BlackBerry but it was not to be. Following a long battle with relevance, he was called home to rest on 28th September 2016, aged 20.
BlackBerry started off life as a humble two- way pager, and was one of the first devices to enable peer-to-peer messaging. In 1998, he pioneered the full keyboard design with the RIM 950 Wireless Handheld, and the appearance of his patented angled keys were said to look like a blackberry.
BlackBerry enjoyed his greatest success from 2006 to 2012, when he was spotted mingling with a string of high profile celebrities including Barack Obama, David Beckham and Alicia Keys. Alas, after many of those same celebrities were later seen cozying up to iPhone, BlackBerry fell into a slump. Trying to win back his former loves, BlackBerry ditched his signature look and tried to go keyboard-less with the Z10 in 2013, but his efforts were in vain.
BlackBerry is survived by his son BlackBerry Messenger, who is currently enjoying life as a successful app in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
