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The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

FromPatented: History of Inventions


The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

FromPatented: History of Inventions

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

At its peak, the BlackBerry was the world’s most popular smartphone with almost 50% of the US market. They were called the ‘CrackBerry’ so many people wanted one. Now they have a 0% share of the market. This is the story of their rise-and-fall.Today on Patented we’re handing over the mic to a podcast we think you’ll like called ‘Today In History…with The Retrospectors’. A podcast where hosts Arion, Rebecca and Olly tell a ten minute story from this day in history in each episode.If you enjoy what you hear then you can discover over 450 episodes over at podfollow.com/retrospectors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.