RIM, the maker of the popular (well, historically, anyway; read on) BlackBerry line of products, and one of the firms that essentially defined mobility as we know it today, has been all over the financial news for months. The company’s stock has fallen dramatically (it was around 145 only a little more than a year [...] Handset Manufacturers
Sep
22
2011
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Research in Motion – The Options Now
RIM, the maker of the popular (well, historically, anyway; read on) BlackBerry line of products, and one of the firms that essentially defined mobility as we know it today, has been all over the financial news for months. The company’s stock has fallen dramatically (it was around 145 only a little more than a year [...] Making The Case For Four (Enterprise) Mobility Ecosystems
As you may have seen yesterday, RIM posted some pretty disappointing earnings for the second quarter. As expected, the stock tanked in after hours trading, and is down ~20% today. The situation is anything but rosy for our good friends in Waterloo. And those very highly paid vultures better known as financial analysts continue their [...] He Who Laughs Last (In Enterprise Mobility) Laughs Best
I’m a big history buff. See, the reason being because I believe that we simply don’t know how to learn from our past…even though the past always seems to repeat itself. One of my favorite examples is how the Cloud is nothing we haven’t seen with mainframes and dumb terminals some 20-30 years ago. Here’s [...] The Optimal Device Mix: Back to the Notebook?
Tablet, tablet, iPad, tablet, and more tablet. That’s all you hear these days. People wait for the next iPad like it’s, well, the third coming, breath baited, credit cards primed, practically slobbering over the fine Corinthian aluminum. Man, I just love Apple’s marketing – the best in the world, the best ever in fact. They [...] And Then There Were Four: The Enterprise Mobility Perspective
Wow. What an absolutely chaotic week in the world of (enterprise) mobility. We spent the majority of the week digesting Monday’s news where Google announced its intention to buy Motorola. Not to be outdone by that news, HP announced yesterday that it was cancelling immediately its webOS hardware business and considering its “strategic options” for [...] (Enterprise) Mobility: It’s About Playing Chess, Not Checkers
It’s only Wednesday morning and it’s already been a crazy week. Like many of you (I would assume), I spent the better part of Monday digesting the news regarding Google announcing its intention to buy Motorola. Since the news came out, I can’t tell you how many people have called or emailed me to ask [...] Holy Buyout Batman! Google Acquires Motorola Mobility: The Enterprise Mobility Perspective
What better way to start the day than by firing up your computer and the first thing you see is a major shake up in the mobility space. Google has decided to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings for $40 per share, or 12.5 (insert Doctor Evil tone) BILLION dollars. That’s only a 60% premium on Friday’s [...] Mind Your Own Mobile Business App Business
Hmmm….how do I begin today’s missive without having it turn into a rant? Candidly, it’s going to be a little difficult because of the document I just read today. As some of you might know, Apple released a few weeks ago its new Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) as a means for companies to deploy business [...] Does the OS (Mobile or Otherwise) Still Matter?
I was watching one of the business TV channels recently, and a guest expressed the opinion that RIM’s (BlackBerry) current problems stem largely from the lack of a contemporary and competitive operating system. OK, my views on RIM are on record – they’re going to survive and can even prosper in the future, sustained by [...] How Patent Law Could Radically Change The Mobile Landscape
Since yesterday, I have been biting my tongue a bit….trying my best to not comment on something that occurred yesterday. Unfortunately, it’s been nagging so much that I just can’t stop myself from writing this missive. I’ve been trying to hold off because it’s not 100% DIRECTLY related to enterprise mobility and how organizations should [...] 
