Over on Twitter, I asked my followers to provide their best advice on the operating-system strategy which RIM (which just delayed BlackBerry 10 until 2013) should adopt moving forward. “Dump BlackBerry 10 for Windows Phone” seems to be the most popular option…
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Your assignment, in 140 characters or less: Should RIM abandon BlackBerry 10 for some other OS? If so, which one, and why?0
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@harrymccracken their only prayer: integrate BBM in Windows Phone 8, add their Enterprise-level data controls & license to MSFT 4 royalties.0
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@harrymccracken WebOS *drops mic*0
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@harrymccracken Yes, Symbian would tell RIMers that bizarre mgmt was their problem—not their huge but inadequate efforts w/QNX etc. Comfort.0
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@harrymccracken only two choices – android or windows phone. I doubt apple would be interested.0
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@harrymccracken Yes, and there is only one option, since Apple will never license and WP is too far behind the curve (frying pan to fryer).0
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@harrymccracken All of them. RIM is well positioned to be a leader in MDM. Utilize existing back end, new clients for all platforms.0
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@harrymccracken Whatever remains of WebOS has more good will than BB10, & would allow a distinctive device, not an “also” Android or WP.0
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@harrymccracken – RIM should abandon OSes and hardware, period, and focus on offering a killer messaging product for the other platforms.0
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@harrymccracken they should! Windows, it is the only decent OS for Bussiness users0
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@harrymccracken Go with Windows Phone & be the Nokia, but for business. Provide excellent phones w/keyboards & ports their BB apps over0
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@harrymccracken Yes. Android. Easier to craft a secure comms stack for niche security market.0
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@harrymccracken RIM should abandon making phones. Concentrate on business services through Android/iOS/WP70
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@harrymccracken I think they’ve shown their HW design skills aren’t up to modern Apple/Samsung/HTC/Nokia standards.0
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@harrymccracken yes. For windows. Always felt RIM made durable hardware with great battery life and security.0
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.@harrymccracken Yes. Windows Mobile. Because Microsoft will make it worth their while and BB would be less of a commodity.0
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@harrymccracken #rim are hosed either way. A change of OS would imply a strategy change overall, so they should continue and crank our BB100
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@harrymccracken RIM share won’t be able to scale back to MSFT levels, so they should partner up with WP8 to survive. Play nice with Yammer.0
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@harrymccracken Windows Phone 7/8. Much better chance of corp adoption, RIM’s only audience still desperately clinging0
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@harrymccracken No, just hurry up!0
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@harrymccracken Windows Phone. Because 2 burning platforms (or 4 underdogs) are better than one (?) http://redmondmag.com/articles/2012/06/01/are-two-underdogs-better-than-one.aspx0
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@harrymccracken Yes. WP 8. Enterprise can continue to rely on OS tech while MSFT has (more) choices for hardware.0
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@harrymccracken They should be “the one with great keyboard and smaller touchscreen” for Windows Phone AND Android.0
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@harrymccracken Android, why not?0
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@harrymccracken If RIM abandoned BB10 for another OS, it’d take even more time for them to push it out. Seems a little too late in the game.0
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@harrymccracken Yes. Windows. Because it’s better than Android, and there’s nothing else.0
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@fmanjoo @harrymccracken Agreed. Plus Microsoft has lots of money to invest in partners and the OS.0
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