BlogIdol is warming up for another launch. Until the contest officially starts I’ll be revisiting some of my past posts to see where things have changed, but more to see just how much things have stayed the same.
My oldest post still on the Blog Idol site relates to the transition we are (supposedly) seeing from BlackBerry to Apple. It’s funny that even after 2 (wow) years my opinion hasn’t changed. Apple with the iPhone has a winning product, but I’m still not counting BlackBerry out.
The reasons are the same, iPhone has amazing apps, but BlackBerry (for now) has a keyboard.
I recently completed a very unscientific survey of our users. With an 80% response rate I’m comfortable that the numbers are representative.
While nearly 80% of the users wanted a new phone, when we dug through the numbers, only a small percentage (about 20%) actually wanted an Apple device. Most of our users had one at home, or had a iPod Touch/iPad at home already. The key item that came out was the corporate integration (which is still a pain) and the keyboard. The reason people ultimately wanted a new phone is that we went with the Torch (9800) and well it sucks. When offered an iPhone with limited integration or a BlackBerry Bold with full integration, the answer was clear.
Re-reading my post from 2010, the reasons were pretty similar. iDevices are great for content consumption, but the BlackBerry is still king for content creation.
Michel Labelle is IT director for Global Container Terminals. He has over 20 years of industry and consulting experience at various organizations. Prior to this position, Labelle served as director of infrastructure technology with TSI Terminal Systems Inc, where he was responsible for the IT operations, infrastructure and support teams. His duties included the ongoing management of server, network, and voice and data communication activities. With a background in IT risk management and IT forensics or multiple organizations, including Auditor General of Canada and Transport Canada, Labelle brings a rounded approach to IT operations. Labelle has served on the federal Canadian Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee and is active in promoting digital civil liberties. A regular contributor to IT World Canada and other industry publications, he has written for MacWorld, IT Architect, Network World and Network Magazine, and has been a featured speaker at VMWorld, IP4IT and the MISA conference. He trained at Heritage College in computer science with qualifications in project management, systems design, and voice/data communications systems deployment.
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