http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/06/27/rimm-shares-drop-some-analysts-remain-optimistic/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/06/27/rimm-shares-drop-some-analysts-remain-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-307720 KS Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:50:37 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/?p=7613#comment-307720 I do not think the thier demise is on the horizon but they better step up thier game. They need to finally realize they need to support developers and provide real tools. They need to get into the device game faster with more "consumer" friendly devices. Apple will sell directly to the consumer rather than the carrier or enterprise. The push from the user base for the features that many seem to be silly or non-value added for the enterprise eventually can kill even the best device. If Microsoft and Apple have proven anything, it is more about marketing and application volume than it is about being the best. I do not think the thier demise is on the horizon but they better step up thier game. They need to finally realize they need to support developers and provide real tools. They need to get into the device game faster with more “consumer” friendly devices. Apple will sell directly to the consumer rather than the carrier or enterprise. The push from the user base for the features that many seem to be silly or non-value added for the enterprise eventually can kill even the best device. If Microsoft and Apple have proven anything, it is more about marketing and application volume than it is about being the best.

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/06/27/rimm-shares-drop-some-analysts-remain-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-489912 KS Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/?p=7613#comment-489912 I do not think the thier demise is on the horizon but they better step up thier game. They need to finally realize they need to support developers and provide real tools. They need to get into the device game faster with more "consumer" friendly devices. Apple will sell directly to the consumer rather than the carrier or enterprise. The push from the user base for the features that many seem to be silly or non-value added for the enterprise eventually can kill even the best device. If Microsoft and Apple have proven anything, it is more about marketing and application volume than it is about being the best. I do not think the thier demise is on the horizon but they better step up thier game. They need to finally realize they need to support developers and provide real tools. They need to get into the device game faster with more “consumer” friendly devices. Apple will sell directly to the consumer rather than the carrier or enterprise. The push from the user base for the features that many seem to be silly or non-value added for the enterprise eventually can kill even the best device. If Microsoft and Apple have proven anything, it is more about marketing and application volume than it is about being the best.

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