Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
$47.57
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2015
Summary
An unprecedented exploration of the remarkable rise and fall of BlackBerry.
Winner of the Canadian National Business Book Award 2016 Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2015
In 2009, BlackBerry controlled half of the US smartphone market. Today that number is less than one per cent. What went so wrong?
Losing the Signal is the riveting story of a company that toppled global giants before succumbing to the ruthlessly competitive forc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847941725 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1847941729 |
| Author: | Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcoff |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Random House Business Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 157mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
In Losing the Signal, Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff tell the harrowing and riveting story of how we lost the connection to the BlackBerry, a communication device so innovative and addictive that it was known, among aficionados, as a CrackBerry. It’s a tale of rivalries, jealousies, and missed opportunities. You won’t be able to put it down. – WILLIAM COHAN, author of House of Cards and Money and Power
In the tech industry, they say that you learn more from a failure than from a hit. Well, if that’s true, Losing the Signal will give you a postdoctoral education. Reading the inside story of the BlackBerry’s helpless flameout is like watching any other train wreck: You’re horrified, but you can’t look away. – DAVID POGUE, author of Pogue’s Basics and founder of Yahootech.com
Losing the Signal tells of the marriage and divorce of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, how two opposites built RIM into a world-beater and how they lost it. This is first-class reporting that reads like a juicy novel, with one amazing story after another. A terrific book. – HOWARD GREEN, author of Banking on America
About The Author
Jacquie McNish
Jacquie McNish is a senior writer with The Globe and Mail and before that The Wall Street Journal. She has won seven National Newspaper Awards and is the author of three bestselling books, two of which won the National Business Book award. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons.
Sean Silcoff is a business writer with The Globe and Mail and before that the National Post and Canadian Business magazine. He is a two-time National Newspaper Award winner. He lives near Ottawa with his wife and three children.
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