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RIM Collapse Beginning?

Posted by Soulskill on from the friction-catching-up-with-inertia dept.

jfruhlinger writes "After the announcement of disappointing BlackBerry sales last quarter, RIM shares started to plummet. Blogger Chris Nerney wonders if this isn't the beginning of the company's death spiral, with the exodus away from RIM's BlackBerry platform too far along to stop and the company too small to compete with huge rivals like Apple and Google."

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  1. Bad news for RIM Employees by Antarius · · Score: 5, Funny

    In already uncertain economic times, this is terrible news for RIM employees and their families.

    I propose we make some sort of action to make RIM Jobs safe!

  2. Even if not they should be fine by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Reason is the US government loves Blackberries. Seriously, it is like the one and only smartphone they use. There are a number of reasons for that, not the least of which being BB takes security very seriously and they are all FIPS certified and all that jazz.

    So while they might shrink if their consumer market gets gobbled up, unless the government ditches them they should be fine.