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As one of the largest home-grown Canadian operations in this sector, I hope that they can again be a dominant company. Unfortunately, I just don't see this hap
by alanpca 16y ago
As one of the largest home-grown Canadian operations in this sector, I hope that they can again be a dominant company.
Unfortunately, I just don't see this happening. From being blindsided by the iPhone to not even bothering on catching up with touch-screen phones, it seems like they have a leadership problem that starts from the top.
- redthrowaway 16y agoRIM really only had one idea, and every successful product they've had since then was an iteration thereof. I don't see them pivoting and becoming relevant again, especially not with WP7. RIM's looking a lot like Nokia these days. I'd love to see them succeed, but I don't see it happening unless they have something major in the works.
- alanpca 16y agoHere's something completely outside of the box, but what about Android adoption? It would immediately bring more developers to their platform by proxy of Android. I do think the huge change in OS may be something that their devout users have a problem with, so it may not be an option.
- redthrowaway 16y agoAlso, they'd simply become another android manufacturer, and all of the uniqueness of their products would be lost. They'd be forced to have every phone with the three buttons and a touchscreen, and would be indistinguishable from Samsung. That may be a profitable path, but I don't see it happening if only because of pride. I think it's more likely we'll see Nokia take that route.