RIMAGEDDON
BlackBerry Dev offers his take on developing for BlackBerry and why he does it
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While everyone else was busy discussing the open letters sent to RIM execs and concentrating on the all the doom and gloom surrounding the situation -- one BlackBerry developer took it upon himself to write up his own open letter. Not to make the situation worse, but in an effort to show people it's not as bad as some would have you believe. “Letter from Outer Space” was written up...
10 Reasons why Google will buy BlackBerry
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As a long-time BlackBerry enthusiast and proud Canadian, I want to see Research In Motion (aka BlackBerry) turn around the negative sentiment that is now stalking them in the media and gain back the sales momentum and brand popularity they have enjoyed in the past. But should this challenge prove too difficult in the months ahead or simply take too long to execute in the face of an...
More Employee Letters to RIM Surface...
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Following yesterday's Open Letter to RIM Sr. Management by an anonymous employee and RIM's official response to that letter, today two more letters to RIM have been posted (apparently a dozen or so were received by BGR). Here's the start of each to put them in perspective: Letter 1: I was an employee at RIM for a year and a half. I worked in the legal and business affairs...
RIM responds to the anonymous Open Letter to RIM Senior Management Team
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By now, I'm sure everyone who cared enough to read the open letter to RIM has done so. But in regards to that open letter, RIM has now posted up their official response: An “Open Letter” to RIM’s senior management was published anonymously on the web today and it was attributed to an unnamed person described as a ‘high level employee”. It is obviously difficult to address anonymous...
RIMAGEDDON saga continues... Anonymous RIM Employee writes an Open Letter to RIM Senior Management Team
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And the RIMAGEDDON saga continues... this time in the form of an anonymous letter sent into BGR by a fairly high-ranking RIM employee. The intent of the letter? To catch senior managements' attention and make some changes around there. Here's a couple of paragraphs picked from the full letter: We are in the middle of major "transition" and things have never been more chaotic....
Is it RIMAGEDDON? RIM Co-CEOs lose billionaire status while shareholder resolution seeks to split CEO and Chairman roles
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Should RIM keep its current Co-Chairman/Co-CEO structure or change it up?online surveys I much prefer to cover happy news stories related to BlackBerry phones, tablets, apps, games, accessories, etc. here on CrackBerry, but as the #1 Site for BlackBerry Users and Abusers we wouldn't be doing our jobs if we didn't also report back on at least some of the business stories...
Further Explanation on Why we are Waiting Sooo Long for BlackBerry 7 Smartphones to be Released
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Reflecting upon Thursday evening's RIM Q1 Results and earnings call, the pieces finally fell into place so we can more accurately tell the story of why it is taking so long for RIM to bring the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 and other next-generation BlackBerry Smartphones to market. On the historic call, which featured both Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis delivering the results...
Mike Lazaridis Addresses Delays of new BlackBerry Smartphones on Earnings Call
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As we sat in the the Research In Motion First Quarter Fiscal 2012 earnings call today, Mike Lazaridis took the time today to address the concerns surrounding delays with new BlackBerry smartphones. Some of the highlights from that call can be found below: RIM realized through their product development that consumer demand had shifted, and as such -- required new hardware and new chip...
RIM Earnings Call Live Blog and Chat! [ Now Over ]
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Live Blog in top Window, Open Chat Below! RIM Earnings Call Keynote - June 16/2011