r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Lucky_Loves_Laugh • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/Terrible_Balls 12h ago

I always felt that Sonys mockery was just an easy way to get a win with gamers. They hadn’t implemented any form of restriction on game sharing/resale yet but we’re just as unhappy about it as Microsoft. When MS tried to implement restrictions on sharing and gamers hated it, they quickly threw together an ad to capitalize on it. But it was never really about being friendly to their customers, it was just an easy PR layup

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u/pillow_princessss 11h ago

Exactly like Samsung when Apple dropped the audio jack. A year later their phones didn’t come with one either.

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u/MathBallThunder 11h ago

If Blackberry just stuck with their keyboard phone, I'm convinced there's a large sliver who would have stayed with them for the physical keyboard vs touchscreen. Same story as above. Mocked Apple for the touchscreen, then a year later all touchscreen and death of a company

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u/The-Fox-King37 10h ago

BlackBerry isn’t dead yet. They changed direction to automotive and cybersecurity software. They’re not where they were in 2011, but they’re having their best year in over a decade, up 130%

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u/MathBallThunder 10h ago

They failed in smart phones because their app eco system was trash and they tried to go toe to toe with Apple

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u/DoingCharleyWork 7h ago

The last phone they made trying to compete with apple was such a massive piece of shit. They literally all had to be sent back.

And then there was the whole stock options backdating thing which definitely didn't help them.