{"id":387,"date":"2012-03-30T10:33:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T10:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tellmetxt.com\/blog\/?p=387"},"modified":"2021-03-26T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T12:53:50","slug":"all-change-as-blackberrys-rim-announces-large-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flinca.com\/blog\/all-change-as-blackberrys-rim-announces-large-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"All change as BlackBerry&#8217;s RIM announces large losses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flinca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIM_BlackBerry_PlayBook.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flinca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIM_BlackBerry_PlayBook.jpg?resize=180%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RIM BlackBerry PlayBook\" class=\"wp-image-386\" title=\"RIM BlackBerry PlayBook\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>RIM, makers of BlackBerry smartphones and the PlayBook tablet has just announced their quarterly results, and it doesn&#8217;t look good.&nbsp;RIM report a $125m loss for the quarter compared with $934m profit for the same period last year, combined with $1b wiped off revenues. Along with this,&nbsp;they have&nbsp;announced some departures from senior management along with what we believe is a significant change in strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Co-CEO, Jim Balsillie is to quit the Board of Directors, along with CTO David Yach. This doesn&#8217;t come as much of a surprise, as recently appointed CEO Thorsten Heins has a mammoth task ahead of him in trying to turn around the ailing fortunes of what was once a status symbol of the aspiring business executive. In fact, maybe it is with this in mind that RIM has signified a change in direction with Heins stating, <em>&#8220;We plan to refocus on the enterprise business and capitalise on our leading position in this segment&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could be seen as a smart move or a weakness. The BlackBerry device still has a number of USPs when it comes to the business market, and an attempt to return to its strengths, rather than chase the youth market could be seen as a sensible. Cynics though could be forgiven for seeing it as a last gasp attempt to save an organisation on its way down, and maybe a hint that the next generation of devices &#8211; the anticipated BlackBerry 10 platform &#8211; will not be able to compete in the same market as its rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Times they are a worrying&nbsp;at RIM. Not only do they appear to be struggling in winning new business, but they must surely be feeling the affects of their week long outage last year as mobile users&#8217; contracts come to an end and they vote with their feet. With many&nbsp;contracts running in excess of 12 months, RIM could be feeling the pain of this outage for at least the remainder of this calendar year. 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