Jan 30, 2013
Quick thoughts on RIM... I mean BlackBerry
I played with the phone during December and I actually said to myself, "I can't believe this is a BlackBerry!" I was very impressed. Their initial goal is to just beat Windows Phone, which seems like an ok 'shoot for 3rd place' goal. And given Apple didn't just release a phone out of nowhere... (it's unlikely they'd be given any credence without the iPod) all BlackBerry shareholders can hope for is a long runway, something Palm already failed at. ([coverage](http://live.theverge.com/blackberry-10-event-live-blog/)) [I originally commented on David Chartier's Facebook post, but then realized this was long enough to essentially be a post.]