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Blackberry is not in a “death spiral” says RIM CEO Wednesday, 4th July 2012
Photo credit: Research In Motion Ltd
Research In Motion’s chief executive Thorsten Heins has hit back at claims that the Blackberry manufacturer is in a “death spiral”, but did admit that current trading is “very, very challenging”. Macworld this morning quoted Heins during an interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Metro Morning radio show, in which the chief executive claimed the company is instead passing through a transition period.
Posted in Technology Tagged blackberry, research in motion, rim, us, canada, thorsten heins, blackberry maker, bb, trade, chief, executive, mobile, phone
Research in Motion chiefs exit as share price remains in freefall Monday, 23rd January 2012
Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, the men who brought the BlackBerry smartphone to the market, have stepped down from their roles as co-chief executives of Research in Motion after failing to revive the ailing company.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, Electricals Tagged Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, Research in Motion, BlackBerry, Google, Apple Inc, HR News, Deals & Rumours, my, retail, media, news, Electricals
BlackBerry loses market share to iPhone and Android Friday, 30th December 2011
Barack Obama holding his BlackBerry
Research in Motion Ltd continued to lose US market share with its BlackBerry device, while Apple Inc.’s iPhone and Google Inc.’s Android carried on gaining among smartphone users. BlackBerry’s share of the US smartphone market fell to 16.6 per cent in November, down 3.1 per cent from October, according to comScore.Inc.
Posted in Electricals Tagged blackberry, rim, research in motion, apple, android, market, share
RIM turns down Amazon take-over Wednesday, 21st December 2011
Blackberry maker Research in Motion has turned down an offer from Amazon.com to take over the company, which both Microsoft and Nokia has considered bidding for. According to sources speaking to Reuters, Amazon hired an investment bank this summer to review a potential merger with RIM, but did not make a formal offer.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers Tagged research in motion, rim, blackberry, deal, offer, amazon
