MSNBC Article - RIM back with a bang

**josaki** · 12-25-2012, 05:03 AM

Read this article on MSNBC. Good read.

Brace Yourselves, RIM is Coming Back With a Bang! - Business - Motley Fool | NBC News

**bhrgvr** · 12-25-2012, 07:51 AM

6.9M in the last quarter is good.... And I like the fact that RIM is not bleeding money.

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**brmiller1976** · 12-26-2012, 12:47 AM

This Windows Phone 8 guy has been getting slammed by some in the WPCentral forum for noting that RIM's "demise" is prematurely called and that BB10 has a strong chance at winning. It's an awfully well-managed company these days, as the financial results (despite older products and damaging press) illustrate.

**Anon_M_Lee** · 12-26-2012, 03:11 AM

This is a very good article. I really believe RIM has much up their sleeves. I know they have many features of the new mobile platform they have not shown yet. Thanks for posting this article.

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**qbnkelt** · 12-26-2012, 03:47 AM

I just tweeted it.

Crossing my fingers. Little over a month now.

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**GTiLeo** · 12-26-2012, 11:19 AM

there will be so many half eaten crows on the roads once BB10 is released and blogers/reporters/ analysts are proven that they were wrong to prematurly talk about RIMs demise

**donmateo** · 12-26-2012, 02:21 PM

You know if NBC is optimistic, it's looking pretty good.

**Paladinleeds** · 12-26-2012, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by brmiller1976

This Windows Phone 8 guy has been getting slammed by some in the WPCentral forum for noting that RIM's "demise" is prematurely called and that BB10 has a strong chance at winning. It's an awfully well-managed company these days, as the financial results (despite older products and damaging press) illustrate.

Yeah, I've seen that. I don't agree with some of the hate you've been receiving (and would be having to physically beat my skull into oblivion to the point that I have to be rushed to A&E to stop myself handing out infractions if I were a mod over there), however I do believe that WP8 is still going to outpace BB10. Won't go into the details though as we've discussed it to death and back on WPCentral.

**brmiller1976** · 01-03-2013, 03:27 AM

The key is going to be user experience.

Microsoft "shipped first" and is busy patching a whole bunch of bugs or poor experience elements (like Xbox Music) right now.

If RIM ships something perfect -- or close to perfect -- that will be all they need to reclaim a solid lead for "third place." Especially if BB10 ships out of the gate with support for all the apps that we're still missing in WP-land, such as Spotify, banking apps, etc.

The Android recompile also is intriguing as a way to get short-term support from developers who might otherwise be noncommittal... they can test the waters without having to redesign the app's UI. If they see better-than-expected uptake, they can come back with something a bit more "BB10-like."