New RIM CEO tests other platforms, says things will change
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Heins said that when he said that there would be no changes at RIM, he was talking about the company itself. According to the CEO, he meant that there would be no restructuring of the firm, no splitting up RIM into different companies and that the Canadian based manufacturer was not going to be sold. As far as the actual products coming from the company is concerned, he insists that there will be "a lot of change."
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Does change mean no more phones like the BlackBerry Storm |
Still, the new CEO said that his predecessors left the company traveling on the right path even if they made inevitable mistakes. He criticized Android manufacturers saying that he saw no "no room for differentiation" among manufacturers of handsets using Google's open source OS.
source: Crackberry
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9 Comments
1. davecann2 posted on 27 Jan 2012, 13:21 4 1
Ummm.... What do we expect him to say? RIM is failing and he has no idea how to stop the downward spiral!
He is going to say whatever it takes to regain confidence.
3. Muhannad posted on 27 Jan 2012, 13:35 3 0
Things are starting to look promising at RIM with their new CEO.
4. dandirk posted on 27 Jan 2012, 13:37 0 0
"no room for differentiation"
ha ha ha this coming from RIM who like Apple, control hardware and software... Apple is just successful at it.
Explanation... essentially comparing software differentiation to hardware... RIM/Apple model is certainly software (RIM has some hardware though), Apple for sure is software.
Android is more hardware/form factors with a little software thrown in there.
Honestly if RIM went Android, they still have their HUGE back end systems to create "differentiation"...
Yet that boat sailed since most business integration is moving to exchange/active sync support as a universal "standard" (mainly due to Apple).
5. GALAXY-S posted on 27 Jan 2012, 15:00 1 0
I wish blackberry good luck, it wont be easy to come back up in this market
6. GeekMovement posted on 27 Jan 2012, 15:04 1 0
well i personally like the keyboards that blackberry included in most of its devices so I hope they keep that and make it better.
7. downphoenix posted on 27 Jan 2012, 15:11 1 0
Yea, the BB keyboard is great, but I would like to see a sideway slideout keyboard form factor in at least one model. I think they make the best portrait style keyboard so it would be interesting to see if that would translate well to a landscape.
8. jgerboc posted on 27 Jan 2012, 16:39 2 0
Everyone keeps slamming RIM, and rightfully so in some ways..arrogance, performance, complacency, etc. But, as a business-user who recently went to iPhone from a Storm2, I am constantly frustrated by what I thought was going to be a better platform. There are many positives, but I would like to discuss the negatives too...like why I can't schedule a meeting on the last Thursday of every month, or why I can't do simple photo management on my phone, or why I am constantly mis-typing everything. Blackberry does alot well, and contrary to popular belief, the Storm2 was an awesome business phone (albeit very slow). Hopefully now RIM will regain its focus on those of us who don't just play games...and that's their niche.
9. mannyfs posted on 27 Jan 2012, 20:16 0 0
i hope he gets tough and no other mistake like the storm is ever released. god, its been years and I'm still traumatized with that phone, i see it and i automatically feel stress and frustration. If i was a CEO never in my life would i let such a low life product like that to be released
