Re:Ex-BlackBerry Co-CEO Talks Publicly
by stephengillie on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:12PM
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> I find it very hard to remember something that went from business to the home market successfully.
The Personal Computer.
Remember that mainframe you have at work that can crunch right thru spreadsheet numbers? Now you can have that same convenience at home. And this one can play Frogger too.
Re:Ex-BlackBerry Co-CEO Talks Publicly
by raverbashing on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:16PM
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A Personal Computer (which started with the Apple I/II and after that to work, with IBM) is different from a Mainframe
Re:Ex-BlackBerry Co-CEO Talks Publicly
by stephengillie on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:51PM
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Yeah, it's a personal mainframe. That's how they were marketed - it does the same things, but it's small enough to have in your home.
The reason MS made sure you could Windows at home "for free" is that it would carry to the business world (where the money is).
I find it very hard to remember something that went from business to the home market successfully.
Nobody wants their clunky office app/device to be used at home, what they want is to use their consumer app/device on the office which is usually better and easier to use.