Follow (us) wealthinsides for more tech updates! “When BlackBerry took a shot at Apple… but failed spectacularly.” In the mid-2000s, BlackBerry wasn’t just a phone brand — it was the symbol of business power. CEOs, politicians, Wall Street traders — everyone had that iconic physical keyboard. Emails on the go? BlackBerry owned it. Then 2007 happened. Apple unveiled the iPhone — a device that removed the keyboard entirely and replaced it with a full touchscreen. At the time, many executives didn’t take it seriously. Even BlackBerry’s leadership believed business users would never abandon physical keys for typing on glass. And to be fair — it sounded risky. No stylus. No physical buttons. No removable battery. But Apple wasn’t just selling a phone. It was introducing a new computing platform in your pocket. BlackBerry responded with touchscreen models like the BlackBerry Storm. On paper, it looked like a direct competitor. In reality, it struggled. The software felt rushed. The touchscr...