BB cutting 4500 jobs
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Where are all the BB supporters now? I've been saying its a dead cat bounce and its time to jump ship for a year now. It would be different if it had a great product.
It's very sad.
A lot of people will be out of work and a once great Canadian company seems all but doomed to go broke.
Fucking tragedy.
A lot of people will be out of work and a once great Canadian company seems all but doomed to go broke.
Fucking tragedy.
Yup, even as a dedicated iphone user, its a tragedy for this country and the phone biz.
Perhaps, but there is also a high-tech sector within the Kitchener/Waterloo area distinct from BB (formerly RIM) and I'm certain that some of the laid-off staff can find employment there. It's also the case that many of the laid off people may seek work outside of Ontario or even outside of Canada.
Can't disagree with that.
Balsillie (or however you spell that idiot's name) was not the right man for the job. He was simply in the right place at the right time and rode the RIM wave all the way up and then all the way down. He liked playing the big shot, sitting on god knows how many boards, spending all his time on hockey.
Steve Jobs sat on 1 board. Apple. And Jobs never took his eye off of Apple and innovating. It has been said that Jobs was a colossal prick, but you cannot argue what he built.
Ballsillie is just a colossal failure.
Sooo true & Soooo Sad :frown: I am a proud Canadian & love to see Canadians & Canadian Companies succeed around the World
http://crackberry.com/wsj-reports-big-layoffs-blackberry
http://crackberry.com/i-m-happy-hear-about-larger-round-job-cuts-blackberry
and not all the job losses are in K-W...
but agree that Balsillie was not the right man... I wouldn't shed a tear for him though... he's still worth hundreds of millions.
http://crackberry.com/i-m-happy-hear-about-larger-round-job-cuts-blackberry
and not all the job losses are in K-W...
but agree that Balsillie was not the right man... I wouldn't shed a tear for him though... he's still worth hundreds of millions.
BB cutting 4500 jobs
I can't be the only one who was thinking 'maybe those SP's were charging too much, if they only offer CBJ'.
I can't be the only one who was thinking 'maybe those SP's were charging too much, if they only offer CBJ'.
That is exactly it. My career was in Silicon Valley, and it takes more than 80 hours a week to keep up with the competition.
Blackberry does not have a great product, but they have a decent product which is unfortunately being produced by a company which is a sinking ship, too little to late in this competitive market.
