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Business Wars
Wondery
4.6 • 13.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
It’s September 11, 2001, and the only network running in downtown NYC is the one owned and operated by BlackBerry’s manufacturer, Reserach in Motion. On one of the most devastating days in American history, that unique reliability wins RIM new fans from Wall Street to Capitol Hill. Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-CEOs of RIM, created the first mobile devices that synced work email accounts to mobile. But when Steve Jobs picks up the bulky Blackberry, he sees an opportunity — and a rivalry is born.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Business Wars Add Free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:14.0 | A note to listeners, this episode contains adult language and depictions of terrorism and may not be suitable for everyone. Please be advised. |
| 0:22.0 | September 11, 2001. 8.45 a.m. The North Tower of the World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan. |
| 0:37.0 | Bill Kelly is sitting at a restaurant on the 106th floor. |
| 0:42.0 | At the table next to him, he notices a young woman dressed in a trendy blue dress reading the New York Times. |
| 0:49.0 | Kelly takes a sip of his coffee, and glances out the window at the view of downtown. Manhattan's skyline never fails to impress. |
| 1:02.0 | The cup slips from his hands, the floor shakes. Kelly frantically stops a server who's running past his table. |
| 1:11.0 | What's going on? Was that an earthquake? |
| 1:14.0 | We don't know yet. Just stay here. |
| 1:16.0 | Kelly, the woman in blue and the other patrons rush the windows trying to figure out what's happening. |
| 1:23.0 | They see gray smoke rising and debris falling. The woman in blue turns to Kelly. |
| 1:30.0 | There's a fire. |
| 1:32.0 | Kelly pulls out his cell phone and tries to dial 911. But he's got no service. |
| 1:38.0 | Hey, hey, anyone got service? |
| 1:41.0 | The woman in blue taps the Nokia in her hand. |
| 1:43.0 | No, it looks like Verizon is down. |
| 1:48.0 | Everyone is frantically checking their phones connected to other networks. Motorola, AT&T, and Sprint. |
| 1:54.0 | Their phones are not connecting. Neither are the pages. |
| 1:58.0 | Wait, looks like my email's still coming through. |
| 2:02.0 | Kelly quickly scans the message from his friend. His face turns green. |
| 2:07.0 | Hey, everyone, that was a plane. A plane just hit the building. |
| 2:11.0 | Oh my God! We're not evacuating. |
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