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ì Research in Motion Kyle Gordon
Devices
History
ì Canadian telecommunica2on and wireless equipment company
ì Founded in 1984 by Mike Lazaridis
ì Hired Jim Balsillie as co-‐CEO, 1992
History
ì First device release in 1999
ì First BlackBerry smartphone in 2003
ì BlackBerry OS 10 recently launched
Financials
ì Net income
(2010) 2.5 billion
(2011) 3.4 billion
(2012) 1.2 billion
Stock Price
Hot
BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry 10
ì ATempt to match Android/iPhone
ì Two devices: Z10 and Q10
ì 70,000 apps
ì BlackBerry Hub
ì Mul2-‐tasking/Gestures
Secret Sauce
ì Secure
ì Government and Enterprises
ì Physical key board
Story Time
ì Patents Mood-‐Reading Phone (2012)
ì Gathers data about a user’s blood pressure, heart rate, facial expressions, and Galvanic skin response
Competition
Competition
Competition
Succeed or Fail?
ì FAIL
ì Jim Balsillie – sold his 5% stake.
ì “We’ve (iPhone) now passed RIM. And I don’t see them catching up to us in the foreseeable future” – Steve Jobs
Questions?