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Nov 2021
24m 43s

Blackberry vs iPhone | A Requiem in Slow...

Wondery
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It’s January 2011 and Research in Motion’s Jim Balsillie is in Davos, Switzerland when he discovers that his company is being threatened by the Egyptian government. BlackBerry’s BBM messaging system is a lifeline for protestors in the country. Balsillie starts to think that BBM could hold the key to RIM’s survival — even as its sales disintegrate.Apple, mean ... Show More
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