Tag Archives: RIM; BlackBerry; Smartphone; Technology; Blogski

Now that the inevitable (the) ‘firm-has-been-put-up-for-sale‘ phase of their (corporate) life-cycle has occurred, here’s a brief look back at (RIM) one of the Tech Industries’ (recent) downward spirals. (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/mG9T6X (Source) The Age: http://goo.gl/xTEbLT

If the enclosed report is true and RIM’s Board / CEO, etc. are sued by their shareholders regarding claims of “knowing and willful misrepresentation” it won’t necessarily be the ultimate death knell. However, what it will most likely signify is … Continue reading →

Hubris; slow response times; massive network outages; bad PR; a lack of innovation; missing market opportunities; being the early leader within the Corporate space… all of the aforementioned (and some not mentioned, etc.) Long story short: if the reports are … Continue reading →

Things are not looking good for Canada’s (once-proud) high-flyer… In light of the news of a significant loss… the firm decided to re-focus their efforts on corporations versus their (at this point in time) failed consumer push… Granted, corporations are … Continue reading →

In light of RIM’s ‘Be Bold’ ad campaign one could easily argue that consistent up-time / no extended network outages (such as the one that hit late last year) would be a requisite step towards ‘still being sold’ on this … Continue reading →

A former (industry) giant continues to gain momentum (the wrong type though) as their death-spiral shows little and/or no signs of abating… (Source) Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/m3JvA

As a token (literally) of the firm’s appreciation; RIM is offering stand-alone consumers free applications (of certain premium selections) and one-month of free support for their Enterprise users… Simply put: if being passed-by within the Smartphone space isn’t already bad … Continue reading →

The ‘hits’ just keep coming for RIM… unfortunately, they are of the wrong sort as their current network outage (and the firm itself) bumble and stumble (which makes them look even more inept) towards Day 3… (Source) MSNBC: http://goo.gl/Yk80W