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I don't think they should abandon the consumer market. They should just focus on the enterprise. There are lots of wannabes in the consumer market who will pay
by forensic 15y ago
I don't think they should abandon the consumer market. They should just focus on the enterprise. There are lots of wannabes in the consumer market who will pay a premium to get "the #1 executive phone in the world"
RIM has always been a one trick pony run by hustling salesmen fueled with hot air. My plan is the natural continuation of their strength.
- dpark 15y agoSo they'll just do exactly what they've been doing? That strategy seems to be failing for them right now.
- forensic 15y agoMaking millions of dollars and feeding thousands of families is not failure. Failure would be shutting the doors.
- dpark 15y agoBy this definition Sun was succeeding right up to the point that Oracle bought them. In fact they're still succeeding, because they never shut the doors. I don't think this is a definition of success that RIM's executives, employees, or stockholders are looking for, though.
- forensic 15y agoThen RIM's execs etc need a reality check. There's nothing wrong with making a good living.
- dpark 15y agoNo one's talking about making a good living this year. The question is what happens next year, and the year after, and so on. The people currently working for RIM will not continue to make a good living if RIM continues its downward trajectory.