Posts tagged rim
Survival Strategies for RIM
May 22nd
As illustrated in my previous post, companies adopting a closed ecosystem (eg. Apple and RIM) will find it increasingly difficult to compete against the combined R&D and marketing budgets of the Android Army. This is of concern to us for two reasons: (a) RIM is the crown jewel of the Canadian tech industry, and (b) [...]
Review: RIM Playbook
Apr 23rd
After getting a Playbook early last week (thanks to the community support here) , I wondered what it would have been like to compete on blogidol this year if writing entries on a tablet. In addition to responding to topics posted by other competitors, responding to others’ posts, and trying to keep up with the level [...]
Where you born this way, baby?
Apr 18th
You are an early adopter. Here are 3 reasons: 1. You are reading this blog. 2. You are already enjoying an illustrious career in IT or are working on one. 3. You haven’t made it this far without being an early adopter. What specifically is an early adopter? Everett Rogers wrote a book in the [...]
Shameless tagging
Apr 18th
It’s hard to watch a movie by Stephen Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, or starring Brad Pitt, J-Lo, or even (gasp) Justin Bieber without seeing product placements from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike, RIM, Dell, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and others. On screen stars are using iPhones, iPads, iPods, Android phones, and you will soon even see Motorola tablets and RIM [...]
The Most Important Blog Post on Strategy You’ll Ever Read!
Apr 18th
IT folks are busy people. Their typical workday doesn’t fit in the 9-5 slot (equipment NEVER breaks down during the workday – 3am being the preferred time.) Busy is good, right? There’s so much to do! Maybe. A wise IT leader should never, ever, confuse motion with progress. You can be busy, but busy doing [...]
War of the Worlds or Perfect Storm
May 5th
I’d like to refer to a couple of articles that help to illustrate that the smart phone wave is more than just a cool new gadget, but the collision of powerful empires. War of the Worlds: RIM invented the smart phone market, and we’re proud as Canadians that a Canadian company is an innovative leader [...]
Notes on the HP acquisition of PALM
May 4th
The announcement on HP’s purchase of PALM was a surprise. Yet, the PALM purchase makes good sense. Will HP be able to Grow Palm? Will HP Succeed?
Will Palm Slap HP?
May 4th
Kudos to Elevation Partners, the private equity firm who dodged a bullet when they unloaded their 40% share of Palm in HP’s $1.2 billion buyout. This investment was widely expected to go south, so a 5% return over 2 years, a dud by any other standard, is considered quite the save. But will HP be [...]
RIM BlackBerry OS 6.0 too Little, too Late?
May 2nd
RIM presented OS 6.0 at WES 2010. Is RIM’s Blackberry OS 6.0 too little, too late?
Is there peace without a Smart Phone?
Apr 30th
Over the past 2.5 years I have been addicted to my smart phone, not the worlds greatest, I’ve had both HTC Touch and Touch Pro with Windows Mobile 6.0 then 6.1. Yes, the web browsing was basic, the phone (voice calls) was bearable, but I have really enjoyed the syncing of all my email and [...]
RIM: A Future Case Study on How to Fail in Product Development
Apr 21st
This is a “future” case study on RIM’s development of a “hybrid” phone that will address the wants of its customers. This case study presupposes the fact that the new phone will be launched next week. In this entry, it will be argued that RIM should not read nor address the wish list of its customers or potential customers.
