Browsing: Mike Lazaridis

BlackBerry bosses fall on their swords

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Research in Motion (RIM) co-CEOs, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, have resigned under pressure as the Canadian maker of BlackBerry smartphones continues to come under pressure from bigger rivals Apple and Google in the market they effectively

BlackBerry down, but far from out

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It’s all too easy to forget how dependent we have become on mobile communications technology. Until it fails. When it does, the knives come out and consumers threaten mass defection to alternative platforms. Canada’s Research in Motion, the maker

Bruised Berry

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The international media is filled with tales of woe about BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM). The Canadian smartphone company’s share price has lost half its value since the beginning of the year. Yet BlackBerry is SA’s sexiest