Re: Rim is a sad story
yalanand
6/24/2012 8:45:33 AM
Do you think RIM would have fared better by remaining focused on its core customers instead of trying to compete with Apple and other smartphone makers?
@Tenacious, I dont think it would have helped much. I think the only option that RIM had was to make android apps compatible to RIM so that people who wanted android OS could have bought RIM handsets.
Re: Rim is a sad story
yalanand
6/24/2012 8:37:54 AM
It's an iPhone/android world now.
@cat tail, dont forget windows 8. With the launch of "surface tablet" microsoft has made its intention clear to compete with Android/iPhone tablets.
Re: Rim is a sad story
mInvestor
6/13/2012 4:57:01 PM
@cat tail,
Nice one, LOL.
Re: Rim is a sad story
Tenacious
6/12/2012 12:28:14 PM
Funny observation Cat Tail. I can vaguely remember but the image is fading.
Re: Rim is a sad story
cat tail
6/12/2012 12:19:22 PM
Remember when Obama was cool?
Re: Rim is a sad story
cat tail
6/12/2012 12:19:03 PM
Remember when Obama made the Blackberry look so cool?
Re: Rim is a sad story
Tenacious
6/12/2012 12:01:55 PM
How far it has fallen:
RIM was once Canada's most valuable company, with a market value of $83-billion in June 2008, but the stock has plummeted, from over $140 a share to around $10.
And its US share of the smartphone market belly-flopped from 44% in 2009 to 10% in 2011, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Re: Rim is a sad story
mInvestor
6/10/2012 9:44:55 AM
@Value Hiker,
From investors point of view, I'd rather agree on Tenacious' suggestion "RIMM shall focus on enterprise business, and cut off its consumer devision to save cost". The strategy may even not save RIMM, but it will gain some time for RIMM for even a better sale.
CrackBerry gets Cracked!!
back2basicz
6/9/2012 8:08:39 AM
Jao,
I picked this great chart from BI
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-future-of-mobile-deck-2012-3
Crackberry gets cracked Big-time!!!
Its funny that most guys talk about in the Connsumer Sector and the lack of RIM's position here.
They are extremely big in the Consumer space in India behind the Market leader-Samsung.
Check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUoFThthElc
They also have a snazzy markerting campaign on ;having roped in one of the countries Biggest Movie Stars & targetting today's kids bigtime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noP8fn7qEco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4gNWXUBcEM
All the biggest TV soap stars all use RIM phones.So its not RIM has ZERO visibility in India.
I just feel like RIM have totally vacated the smartphone space in North America.They need to refocus big-time.
Regards
Ashish.
Image may not be EVERYTHING but it is SOMETHING! Let's remember the "cool" factor...or in RIM's case, the lack thereof. In this world where personal branding reigns supreme and people buy Apple products even though they AREN'T better, what does it say about you to be buying a new Blackberry???
I rest my case!
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