Posts Tagged ‘RIM’
Tech Toy Story
Microsoft’s newest ad campaign is breath taking but not, I think, in the way that Microsoft imagines. “Just a toy“, my ass. ~ Steven Aquino (@steven_aquino) This is why Microsoft will lose. This shows they...
BlackBerry Implosion: A Postmortem
In the past few days, the true extent of BlackBerry’s perilous position in the market has become clear, but the future for the company is cloudier than ever. The company plans to lay off another … Continue reading
Blackberry: The Charge Of The Light Brigade
Yesterday RIM, now renamed Blackberry, introduced the Blackberry 10. Tech.Pinions columnist, Steve Wildstrom, is cheering for Blackberry as are many Tech.Pinion regular readers and millions upon millions of others. Does the new, re-invented, Blackberry stand … Continue reading
Cheering for BlackBerry
On Wednesday, Research In Motion will launch its bid to save itself with the redesigned from the ground up BlackBerry. I’ll be at the launch event and I will judge the new hardware and software … Continue reading
Why RIM Is Not Dead Yet
I wanted to share some of my thoughts regarding RIM prior to them having their press event next week. I know there are many who have the opinion that RIM has been circling the drain … Continue reading
The BlackBerry Death Spiral
“Notice of Intent to Sole Source iPhone Devices.” That dry headline, from a National Transportation Safety Board post on the Federal Business Opportunities web site, is news about as grim as it can … Continue reading
Dumb or Disrupted? The Demise of RIM
Poor, dumb, old RIM There sure has been an awful lot of talk of late about just how awful things have gotten for poor, dumb, old RIM. Some of the talk is sympathetic: “How could … Continue reading
How RIM Changed My Life
During the summer of 1997, I was contacted by the folks at RIM and asked if I would like to be a beta tester of their first Blackberry pager/email device. Up to then, pagers were … Continue reading
What Intel Must Demonstrate in Smartphones (and soon)
Intel made a big splash at CES 2012 with the announcement that Motorola and Lenovo committed to Intel’s Medfield smartphone solution. This came on the heels of a disappointing break-up between Intel and Nokia as … Continue reading
The RIM Story: In Praise of Mike and Jim
The departure of Research In Motion co-CEOs Michael Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie was, as amply noted by just about everyone, long overdue. Given the shipwreck that RIM has become, it’s understandable, but more than a … Continue reading
Why Microsoft should buy RIM
Three years ago, in my annual prediction list, I said that Microsoft would buy RIM. However, I also stated that this was a very wild prediction that I doubted would happen. Last week, All Things … Continue reading
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion May Be RIM’s Future
The flood of iPhones, iPads, and Androids into corporate offices is destroying BlackBerry’s once dominant position in the enterprise. In a bold if-you-can-lick-them-join-them move, Research In Motion is striking back with BlackBerry Mobile fusion, a … Continue reading
Is it Time for RIM to be Acquired?
The short answer is yes. And it seems like RIM’s investors are starting to chime in and suggest the company look for a suitor. The technology industry landscape has changed drastically in the last few … Continue reading
Should the Media be Proclaiming RIM’s Death?
Over the past few weeks i’ve been reading a number of articles from the big media outlets all proclaiming the death of RIM. Most of these articles are pretty grim and their headlines say it … Continue reading
A Sure Sign of Real Trouble at RIM
The senior Research In Motion executive who chose to vent his (or her) frustration in a open letter to Boy Genius Report may not have chosen the most graceful way to make those views known. … Continue reading
