Former RIM executive gives his thoughts on the manufacturer's current condition

3. NexusKoolaid posted on 30 Jul 2012, 11:02 3 0

It takes more than a great product to turn a company around. They'll need a vision and a good plan, and then must execute that plan flawlessly. Look at iPhone - it's a great product in and of itself, but it's the ecosystem, the software, hardware and content, that put Apple where it is today. In my opinion BB10 itself cannot save RIM, but BB10 as a part of a larger, well thought out strategy certainly could.

4. darkvadervip posted on 30 Jul 2012, 11:08 0 3

Just let Microsoft buy them and be happy

5. Droid_X_Doug posted on 30 Jul 2012, 12:36 3 0

No one will be buying RIM. Expect RIM to end up like Kodak - in BK with their patent portfolio the only thing of interest.

6. disneydad posted on 30 Jul 2012, 13:09 0 0

They had the opportunities to capitalize but too little, too late. They should've licensed BBM and Enterprise when they had the chance.

7. snowgator posted on 30 Jul 2012, 13:35 0 0

I am glad he didn't take the opportunity to slam his former employer. His answers were bland, but at least he respects those left behind to be honest without making it harder for them by throwing more mud at them.

I know the Playbook wasn't the hit they needed, but it does still stun me they haven't been able to combine their world class experience with mobile with their QNX experience and get BB10 out sooner. Of all their mistakes, that may end up being their largest, most costly. Their new OS is still over 8 months away. That is a lifetime in mobile time and dog years. Neither one can afford to waste that much of their lives.....

8. cornerofthemoon posted on 30 Jul 2012, 15:24 0 0

One of my favorite phones was the Blackberry Pearl. It is totally craptastic by today's standards but I loved it during the day. Sniff Sniff...

9. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 30 Jul 2012, 23:22 0 0

i really wanna see some BB10 device later this year!!!

this smartphone world needs to have a REAL competition!

i hate seeing that there is only 2 OS that is competing namely iOS (only for iPhone) and android OS (open source, too many manufactures... even chiness products)

i hope to see WP8 OS(licensed) and BB10 OS(only for blackberry but i think if they will license this but cheaper than what microsoft is getting on WP it will be a hit) with same market as Android and iOS!!!!

best of luck RIM's BlackBerry 10 and Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 OS!!!!

10. strident posted on 31 Jul 2012, 03:39 2 0

I'm in agreement with snowgator, their inability to exploit, in a timely manner, their QNX acquisition, sounds the death nell for RIM.
No matter how good BB10 proves to be it's simply too late to matter; the launch will be drowned out by Apple 5 chatter.
RIM will however live on as case studies in Business School curricula.

11. b1acktiger posted on 31 Jul 2012, 13:56 0 0

HTC+RIM= Success !!

12. Edmund posted on 31 Jul 2012, 20:40 0 0

One of the problems that RIM faces over the next year or so is that minority groups who supported its products in the past (such as African Americans and hispanics) will have moved on to Windows Phone by the time they even launch BB10.

RIM need to sit down with MS ASAP and keep BB10 as their little side project, which is what they'll end up doing next year anyway.