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Headlines from Dec 18th, 2009: "BlackBerry shipments break record in Q3, RIM profits jump 59 percent". Also known as the Wile E. Coyote Syndrome.

by recuter 13y ago

jbooth 13y ago
If I remember correctly, that was around when they released blackberry storm and had a real shot at being a triumvirate along with iOS and Android.
tedunangst 13y ago
You could literally post this comment every time every company from Google to Netflix have record revenue. Also known as the even a broken clock is right twice a day syndrome. :)
- recuter 13y ago
  Not at all. RIM was screwed when the iPhone was announced, and despite dismissing it publicly (just like Microsoft did) they knew that internally but did nothing. That lack of leadership sealed their fate. Google and Netflix are firing on all cylinders not placating Wall Street with short term profit surges.
  - curiousDog 13y ago
    You're right about the lack of leadership. But as someone who has worked at both RIM and MSFT, they're vastly different. Moving out of the MSFT platform for example isn't exactly as simple as switching out a couple of servers and handing out new phones to employees. Also, there's innovation on the enterprise side of things (very cool stuff (on par with google) being done in Azure, SQL Server, Visual Studio, .NET, Dynamics CRM, Skype/Lync, Sharepoint etc.) which I think where most of the money will eventually come from (and the trends suggest that)
bsaul 13y ago
don't know why your comment was downvoted, i find it extremely relevant. i also remember how, a couple of years ago, blackberry announced a rise in profits, and how some blogger explained how that was the end of their product cycle and that they were only improving profits from a soon to be extinct product ( with nothing to replace it). microsoft is not as deep in a mess, yet it's really good to be aware of the fact that sometimes rising profits means you're milking the last drops from the cow.

Headlines from Dec 18th, 2009: "BlackBerry shipments break record in Q3, RIM profits jump 59 percent". Also known as the Wile E. Coyote Syndrome.

by recuter 13y ago

Headlines from Dec 18th, 2009: "BlackBerry shipments break record in Q3, RIM profits jump 59 percent". Also known as the Wile E. Coyote Syndrome.

jbooth 13y ago

If I remember correctly, that was around when they released blackberry storm and had a real shot at being a triumvirate along with iOS and Android.

tedunangst 13y ago

You could literally post this comment every time every company from Google to Netflix have record revenue. Also known as the even a broken clock is right twice a day syndrome. :)

recuter 13y ago
Not at all. RIM was screwed when the iPhone was announced, and despite dismissing it publicly (just like Microsoft did) they knew that internally but did nothing. That lack of leadership sealed their fate. Google and Netflix are firing on all cylinders not placating Wall Street with short term profit surges.
- curiousDog 13y ago
  You're right about the lack of leadership. But as someone who has worked at both RIM and MSFT, they're vastly different. Moving out of the MSFT platform for example isn't exactly as simple as switching out a couple of servers and handing out new phones to employees. Also, there's innovation on the enterprise side of things (very cool stuff (on par with google) being done in Azure, SQL Server, Visual Studio, .NET, Dynamics CRM, Skype/Lync, Sharepoint etc.) which I think where most of the money will eventually come from (and the trends suggest that)

bsaul 13y ago

don't know why your comment was downvoted, i find it extremely relevant. i also remember how, a couple of years ago, blackberry announced a rise in profits, and how some blogger explained how that was the end of their product cycle and that they were only improving profits from a soon to be extinct product ( with nothing to replace it). microsoft is not as deep in a mess, yet it's really good to be aware of the fact that sometimes rising profits means you're milking the last drops from the cow.