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CEOs of RIM Step Down

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-long-farewell-aufwiedersehn-goodbye dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After two decades of leading the BlackBerry maker, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balisillie are stepping down from their roles as Co-CEOs at Canada's Research In Motion Limited. Thorsten Heins will now lead RIM as it attempts to beat the likes of Apple and Google."

3 of 164 comments (clear)

  1. Re:As much as I enjoy some friendly competition... by ozmanjusri · · Score: 3, Funny

    What could we possibly gain from such a thing?

    Depends how much you'd enjoy seeing your telcos bent over and squealing like pigs.

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    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
  2. Re:Bye bye RIM... by gmhowell · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess that'll be the end of RIM. Last year it was REM. What's next? RAM? ROM?

    Oh dear God, please don't let it be rum!

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    Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
  3. Re:BB now - Apple pre JobsII by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You say RIM needs a Jobs? There's a tired joke in there somewhere...something about comparing apples and blackberries.