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that is the thing i was trying to say earlier in the thread. blackberry has always catered to corporate customers. with blackberry 10 they are just deviating from the market they were once strong at. sure there are companies that are using their enterprise services. but for how long? people want choices. i believe
microsoft exchange (or whatever) is compatible with all three other platforms iOS/
Android/WP.
the numbers however are in the consumer market. this is where blackberry has nothing to offer. if you are trying to compete against android, you have to provide some value to the general consumer segment. blackberry is simply incapable of doing that. offering support for android apps was just a stopgap measure. it was always going to remain behind. and with
google play services becoming a
crucial component of android platform, even that aspect is going to become highly crippled.
i know a couple of blackberry fanboys who have either switched to android or
iPhone. they do not miss blackberry except for the high quality hardware keyboards. blackberry messenger was once a good excuse to stay on blackberry ecosystem. whatsapp has nullified that minute advantage blackberry has. and launching bbm on android and ios is basically helping that cause.
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Blackberry's problem is ecosystem. They do not have services matching that of
Apple/
Google/Microsoft. They can try partnerships but in the end you are going to provide a second grade experience. Ecosystems is why
Nokia's MeeGo would have failed to take on iOS and Android. You have to provide a wide range of web and mobile services that can compete against the best that your rivals are offering. Apple, Google and Microsoft are not going to offer their own apps and services on Blackberry.
