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Instead of chasing consumers, they could push security, redundancy, and target corporate customers and individuals who need security. <br /><br />Does anyone remember the old style RIM pagers that allowed you to text on a proprietary frequency with less bandwidth? Those devices could be 50 miles away from a tower and still get a message through. During an earthquake or other emergency, those pagers were the only devices that continued to work while the cell network collapsed. That is one reason governments love them. Instead of allowing messaging over SMS only, couldn't they design in some proprietary bandwidth technology to allow messaging at further distance, with greater reliability and redundancy? <br /><br />I am not sure what the differentiation should be, but my instincts tell me they could design something 85% as good as Android, but with unique features that are important to key customers. In the end, they would implement your runoff strategy for the consumer market, and then refocus their R&D to capture a smaller and more segmented market in which they could dominate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152901575140311047.post-61175065236793833272012-02-16T14:10:13.802-05:002012-02-16T14:10:13.802-05:00I have been thinking about you wrote some more. R...I have been thinking about you wrote some more. Reminds me of when Michael S. Dell infamously adviced Apple to liquidate and return cash to the shareholders in 1998ish. If Apple would have listened, that would have been an advice that would have costed $470 billion. Only in foreign Policy such magnitude of loss is made on wrong advice.<br /><br />Have you looked at Research in Motion's new operating system QNX that can run a number of devicees including phones and tablets? In your own place of birth: India, have you seen the die-hard brand loyalty Blackberry commands?<br />I think liquidation would be as foolish an idea as Apple liquidating in 1998. RIM should partner with a bigger company or split up. This company's potential is huge.<br /><br />We will see who is right in 3 years.<br /><br />I have learnt a lot from your writings on corporate finance in general. Thank youAnupamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152901575140311047.post-23083153421910074652012-01-25T08:42:42.786-05:002012-01-25T08:42:42.786-05:00Your comments are refreshing and counter intuitive...Your comments are refreshing and counter intuitive, but having said that, I believe your analysis is an OVER-SIMPLIFICATION of the whole situation. <br /><br />I find it hard to believe that even if RIM concedes that it is nearing the end, it will be able to retain its customers, employees, partners and financiers for another 5 years, albeit with a 20% loss each year. I think they are all going to leave RIM estranged in no time.<br /><br />I am afraid, if RIM were to act upon this advice, it would be suicidal as it is certain to doom. Moreover, it’s not going to take 5 years for that to happen, six to eight quarters is all it will take.Rajivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152901575140311047.post-83644775488376312082012-01-23T08:09:36.454-05:002012-01-23T08:09:36.454-05:00I am very much impressed from your post.It has ama...I am very much impressed from your post.It has amazing information.I learned lot of new things which explores my knowledge in various developments.So i must appreciate your efforts on posting these information.Cheap web hosting planshttp://www.adodis.com/Cheap-web-hosting-plans.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152901575140311047.post-5358553610767872262012-01-20T06:16:52.413-05:002012-01-20T06:16:52.413-05:00You got numerous positive points there. I made a s...You got numerous positive points there. 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I appreciate your insight into RIM's plight, but I think you have been living in America too long and have looked at this issue in an American vaccuum.<br /><br />Firstly, your comment that "Apple and Google, have more resources and imagination than you do" is an argument that I never would have thought you would make. As tough as I believe it is to judge imagination objectively, I will make one statement in RIM's defence: RIM invented the smartphone, so they should get some credit for their inventiveness. Also, your projections show a smartphone market that is the same as today 5 years from now, when 2 years ago RIM dominated the market. Are you expecting the market to remain in its current state for that long?<br /><br />Secondly, RIM's stock price has followed the subscriber base in the US only. What about the Rest of the World (ROW). Currently, RIM is the #1 phone in Mexcio, Indonesia, Turkey, South Africa, Chile, Nigeria and Sri Lanka. So although earnings have been hurt in the short term by erosion in America only. Does the rest of the world count for anything? Here is an article that backs up this point:http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/413406-short-prince-7/241755-research-in-motion-will-international-growth-save-it<br /><br />Lastly, you really trash RIM's management. Shouldn't they get some credit for actually owning a large portion of the business (10%) and therefore making them different from most professional managed corporations. Also, RIM's mangement took the company from 0 in 1998 to the largest company in Canada, shouldn't their experience count for anything?<br /><br />Please let me know what you think.<br />Adammche2450https://www.blogger.com/profile/02304119879521313218noreply@blogger.com