Phil Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2011/07/25/blackberrys-rim-laying-off-2000.html Research in Motion will lay off 2,000 workers worldwide, the company announced Monday morning. The company did not say where the layoffs would be concentrated or how Triangle-based RIM facilities would be impacted. The company (NASDAQ: RIMM) made an expansion this year to occupy 78,000 square feet of space in three buildings in Cary and in Durham, according to a March 29 securities filing. Nielsen numbers later in April, however, showed that RIM?s Blackberry trailed smartphones that use Google Inc. ?s (Nasdaq:GOOG) Android operating system and the Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone. RIM said the layoffs were part of its ?cost optimization program,? which is ?focused on eliminating redundancies and reallocating resources to focus on areas that offer the highest growth opportunities and alignment with RIM?s strategic objectives.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Unfortunate, sad how many business people are moving from blackberry to iPhone's. Have an android phone myself and sometimes I wish I went back to blackberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 IMO, the Blackberry phone is easily the worst phone I've ever owned. The Razr was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Got to admit though, very good for e-mails. Especially since the blackberry doesn't have many battery hogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Blackberry doesn't really have an identity right now. Is it for the young 20-year olds that want to be social using BBM, facebook and twitter? Or is it a business phone focused at mid-aged executives and managers? Maybe this downward spiral is what Gary Bettman saw in RIM and another reason why he didn't want Balsillie to get the Yotes ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I have to say, many phones have gotten that 20 year old social bug... the iPhone now is being bought by 15 year olds who have no time on their hands to do chores or find a job, because they're playing games on their iphone.. I'm 20, have an android phone and my girlfriend all she wants to do is play games on it... she wants an iphone. :( all she wants to do is play games on it. Time for a change! Jk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreiders Rider Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 IMO, the Blackberry phone is easily the worst phone I've ever owned. The Razr was better. I actually loved mine while I had them (curve, tour/bold) My only gripe was the processor. Would clog up and lag all the time. Other than that it handles emails, sms, mms etc like a champ. The keyboard is fantastic and I find myself missing it on occasion, but just can't let go of my Incredible. RIM's new phones are coming out with specs they should have had last year. They are behind and lacking innovation with their products. Sad, as I wish they would come out with something that would really compete against the current smartphone giants, Apple iOS and Android. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 my mom has the original Tour and has grown to hate it. On a good day, she can only get the trackball to work in one direction. On a bad day it doesnt work at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Had hte pearl and the storm2 and loved both phones. RIM really needs to get their shit together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Wasn't waiting on them to get their shit together, switched to a Thunderbolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentosman42 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 its their own fault, everyone but them could see their products lagging behind the competition and they go out and expand. nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 my favorite is the Playbook not having a native e-mail app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High and Wide Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I had the curve this time last year. I liked it, did its job, battery life kinda sucked. It was pretty fast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Clutch Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I like my blackberry, never had problems with it. It's a phone, If i want to play games I have a computer for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 sounds like theyre unveiling a new phone tomorrow. Quote from their facebook page Hey Team BlackBerry, what's shiny, new and social all over? We want to tell you all about it. Can you guess what it might be? Tune in tomorrow for details! I wonder how out of date the specs are going to be... edit: Crackberry.com says it'll be a bunch of devices with OS 7. I will lol if they dont give a release date with the phones, because it would be so unsurprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 whoops no new phones, just an announcement for one of the worst contests/promotions I have ever seen. You have to tweet a reason why blackberry is good or something. If they pick you you get to go to Toronto where you get your choice of a new OS 7 device. However you have to find your own way to get to Toronto and you dont actually get the device until it goes on sale, and no one seems to know when that will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreiders Rider Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 whoops no new phones, just an announcement for one of the worst contests/promotions I have ever seen. You have to tweet a reason why blackberry is good or something. If they pick you you get to go to Toronto where you get your choice of a new OS 7 device. However you have to find your own way to get to Toronto and you dont actually get the device until it goes on sale, and no one seems to know when that will be. :palm: they don't know wtf they're doing at this point. This article that one of the crackberry guys wrote is starting to make more and more sense to me. http://crackberry.com/10-reasons-why-google-will-buy-research-motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 BB's are ANCIENT tech, they are the netbook of smartphones, they do the simplest of functions and they do it reliably and at a low cost of data. but they are destined for failure. Waterloo ontario is NOT the place to keep the HQ for a major tech competitor ... When a major free agent dev is contemplating his choices and hes got the Luxury of Apple in the valley , Googles fun in the sun... or Waterloos industrial building 2hr drive to a major town ... at equal pay, where do you think hes going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I was thinking about Google buying blackberry earlier today. Roll out a business-minded line of Android Pro phones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Already talk of BBm transitioning to Android and also the playbook essentially is an android device... so .. yeah. The only reason blackberry still holds the "pro" idea, is that companies havent phased them out of their infrastructure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 so since im someone who's used a blackberry for a few years, anyone want to recommend a new phone that has a full QWERTY keyboard? I dont enjoy a touch screen keyboard at all. Need a real keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 depends what company, t-mobile slide 4g is a nice gwerty phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 yeah and also what network you're on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 oh yeah, sorry, forgot to put that part. ATT. I could always get a phone unlocked though. I'm not really that concerned with the cost of the phone. Anything under 500 is fine by me really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Have you tried the blackberry torch? Not a bad looking phone and i heard they released a new one today or something? I personally like the t-mobile Mytouch Slide, looks sweet http://www.neptunemobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mytouch-4g-slide1.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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