Blackberry Messenger finally Dies, Goodbye BBM

Blackberry Messenger was launched in 2005, certifying rights for the service were attained by Indonesia-based technology corporation Emtek 11 years later. 

Some few months ago, a decorative door hardware company, Emtek had declared the end of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for consumers. The once huge messaging service had a good run, outshining the popularity of its hardware namesake.

You will recall that BBM was launched in 2005, licensing rights for the service were attained by Indonesia based technology corporation Emtek 11 years later. For many years, BBM was well-thought-out BlackBerry’s (nee Research in Motion) strongest product. With some loyalists avoiding Android and iOS devices before it was finally ported to those operating systems in 2013.

However, the competition had ultimately proved too much. Technology and the world thus moved away from BBM and BlackBerry in general. The rewards, it seems, weren’t quite worth the resources.

“We rigorously poured our hearts into making this a reality, and we are pleased of what we have built to date,” Emtek penned in a blog post last month. “The technology industry, however, is very much liquefied, and in spite of our considerable efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, while new users proved hard to sign on.”

Meanwhile, Loyalists can still download files, photos as well as videos from the service today, before they disappear forever. Notably, BBM Enterprise will live on for business users, but the demise of the consumer version should be viewed as the end of a significant era for smartphones nevertheless