There was a time when the BlackBerry was a gadget that only the well-heeled had; something that was flaunted by the busy and the important and the tech-savvy. Looking back it was a clunky device, with limited functions. But that was then, and this is now – it was announced that BlackBerry phones would stop functioning from early January. Some were very nostalgic. Take a look at the memes tweeple shared:
The BlackBerry would cease to function from 4 January 2022, it was announced.
It is history now.
A lot of people are going to miss it
It was a smart phone before phones were smart
There was a time when the BlackBerry ruled the roost – with iPhone trailing it.
And struck a death-knell for the BlackBerry suggests this tweet.
There was a peak after which there was a steady decline.
As of this January, people are writing its obituary.
Even sentimental!
There were people using this still?
…To say goodbye.
People really loved this phone – during its time, it was futuristic, exclusive and desirable.
The BlackBerry will now take its place in heaven along with other beloved entities.
So is a lot else, including comedienne Betty White, who recently passed away at the age of 99.
…For technology that was.
It seems primitive now, with no touchscreen, a cramped keyboard and clunky user experience.
It was then such a step-up from the sort of phones that were in use at the time it was launched, that people loved it.
The phones will soon become paperweights, as this tweet says – more electronic waste in a world drowning in electronic waste.
Technology is constantly changing, evolving, improving. Who knows what will replace the really smart smartphones we’re using today; the deeply intimate relationship we have with our hand-clutched devices.
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