# Web News: Why AI Phones Might Fail Like BlackBerry

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Podcast: [HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/html-all-the-things-web-development-ai-and-developer-careers-863818)
Published: 2026-05-02T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

OpenAI is reportedly building an AI phone - but history shows just how hard it is to break into the smartphone market. Could this be the next BlackBerry?

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