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

3. NexusKoolaid (Posts: 493; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)

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 (Posts: 365; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)

Just let Microsoft buy them and be happy

5. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)

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 (Posts: 114; Member since: 26 Mar 2012)

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 (Posts: 3604; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)

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 (Posts: 601; Member since: 20 Apr 2010)

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) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)

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 (Posts: 2; Member since: 22 Jan 2012)

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 (Posts: 223; Member since: 19 May 2012)

HTC+RIM= Success !!

12. Edmund (Posts: 656; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)

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.