Monday, April 16, 2012

Operation Save RIM: Genius Or Crazy?

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CIO Columnist Balsillie's Secret Plan to Save RIM: Crazy Or Smart?
By Eric Zeman
After RIM's board shot down former chief Jim Balsillie's big idea to turn the company around, he quit. Now RIM's survival depends on BlackBerry 10.

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Posted By EVVJSK:
"Nokia has a couple of Fallback options that COULD do O.K. for them. Go back to pushing Symbian, at least for the next year or, and continue the great start of Meego."
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