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RIM CEO: 'There's Nothing Wrong With the Company'

Posted by Soulskill on from the reality-distortion-field-on-the-fritz dept.

redletterdave writes "Research In Motion is in trouble. The BlackBerry maker has been suffering from an identity crisis for the last six months, which has resulted in mass layoffs, lots of job shuffling, dramatic drop-offs in market share and a quickly decaying portfolio for investors. But not according to Thorsten Heins! The newly-appointed CEO published an op-ed in the Toronto Globe and Mail on Tuesday, and also appeared on a radio program the same morning, to deliver one message: 'There's nothing wrong with the company as it exists right now.'"

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  1. Monty Python references, please! by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I'm not dead yet... I'm happpeeeeeeee!"

    1. Re:Monty Python references, please! by davydagger · · Score: 4, Funny

      Its just a flesh wound.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhEw7nD9C4

    2. Re:Monty Python references, please! by davester666 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, it's not a spiral. It's more of a straight line, right down the drain.

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      Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
  2. Denial by sjbe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why am I reminded of the Iraqi Propaganda Minister?

    1. Re:Denial by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 3, Funny

      It sounds like he is stuck on step one on the "12 Steps For Fucked Companies Program." Step one, admitting that your company is fucked.

      "Hi, my name is Thorsten, and my company is like totally fucked."

      Now, what is step two . . . ?

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      Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
    2. Re:Denial by blind+monkey+3 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Huur! Durrr! RIM is teh dead! Everything they've ever done sucked, lol!

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      BM3
    3. Re:Denial by doshell · · Score: 2, Funny

      In RIM's case, I seriously doubt step 3 is profit...

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      Score: i, Imaginary
  3. Re:We Are A PERFECTLY GOOD Company by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only solution is for Microsoft to acquire RIM.

    Then, the shitstorm will be perfect.

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    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  4. Re:Well considering by narcc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you used one? There is no comparison.

    After using a PB for any length of time, trying to use any Android or iOS device is like stepping back in time.

    Apple uses know that "it's all about the experience". Well, RIM has that nailed as far as tablets are concerned, and all signs point to a revolutionary UI on the new BB10 handsets.

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    Required reading for internet skeptics