Unite Against US Media bias against Blackberry

[savingblackberry]

Blackberry/RIM is so unjustifiably beaten in the US. Did RIM make mistakes, definitely. But the way theu have written RIM's orbituary is sickening. Never before a company has been bashed like RIM has been.
Let us retaliate against US media. Let us write letters to the editors, post comments, emial the naysayers:
There exists a reflexivity between reality and the perception of it. Because of the preponderance of this negativity, many people/businesses may think Blackberry is going out of business that negatively impacts the company; giving credence to the adage: self-fulfilling prophecy. We who believe in fairness and justice; let us change that and moce to a virtuous cycle from a vicious downward spiral in terms of perception.

[miktro]

I agree the media is not fair with rim .

[trelawrence]

Yes. I, for one, think you all should "get" em. Occupy the PRESS!

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[BBNation]

I agree..when RIM stockes go down 5% it's all over and no mention when it's up 7%. I guess RIM needs to run marketing ads before they will start giving fair review.

[Smartie020]

I remember the Toyota-Bashing..... anyway, I agree!

[lotuslanderz]

It's not just the US media.
Have you read the Globe and Mail the last several months?
Here's their latest:
Tech talent turns away from RIM - The Globe and Mail

[pallav_gupta]

its standard for US media to support american companies and do a bashing to outsiders. they have just realised that RIM is canadian and are bashing them like they did to white collar workforce from India. its time they understand that US cannot function without both.

[sosumi11]

Originally Posted by savingblackberry

Blackberry/RIM is so unjustifiably beaten in the US. Did RIM make mistakes, definitely. But the way theu have written RIM's orbituary is sickening. Never before a company has been bashed like RIM has been.
Let us retaliate against US media.

Name one media company outside of the US that HASN'T bashed RIM?
Canada media does not count.

When Apple was near death in the mid nineties, there was not one US media company that supported them. Wired published the ultimate article in their 1996 epic "101 Ways to Save Apple."

Since then, Apple had to prove themselves over and over again. The multi-colored iMac got Apple back up to profitability, but it was the iPod that put Apple back in business. Jobs focused Apple to go after the consumer market, because software in consumer products sucked. Even during the iPod's peak in 2006, skeptics thought Apple was still a one-trick pony as iPod sales dominated Mac sales.

Before the iPhone, Apple was faced with having to perform perfectly. Especially when their biggest competitor, Microsoft, didn't. Microsoft's blunder in Vista was the best thing that happened to Apple. Apple doing things right became so common, that it wasn't news. The media is still vicious on Apple attacking them for every possible misstep:

Back dating options by Jobs
Releasing Intel Macs AHEAD of schedule caused lower sales in a quarter that was not expected to do bad and stock tanked
Antennagate
White iPhone delays
Jobs' succession plan
China manufacturing conditions
Delay in releasing the fabled iPhone 5
Final Cut Pro X refresh was released which lacked dozens of important features
The list goes on.

RIM was THE leader in smartphones and BlackBerry was a household name and now that they are in trouble, this is news.

Until they show something spectacular, the bashing is going to continue.

[mjs416]

Bottom line - hysterics and doom and gloom is what draws hits and views. And a rather large portion of our country are drawn to it like a moth to a flame.

[the_sleuth]

Media is nothing more than a barometer of current sentiment. Every firm with missteps gets bashed, just look at HP, Dell, Palm, Kodak.

Watch the evening news and compare the bad news to good news. Bad news gets more attention. We all rubber-neck to view a car accident as we drive by. It's human nature to revel in someone else's misfortune, especially if the person is more successful initially. Our sentiment to a former successful company is no different.

A tech company has to prove itself everyday in the most Darwinian industry.

[sleepngbear]

Originally Posted by savingblackberry

Blackberry/RIM is so unjustifiably beaten in the US. Did RIM make mistakes, definitely. But the way theu have written RIM's orbituary is sickening. Never before a company has been bashed like RIM has been.
Let us retaliate against US media. Let us write letters to the editors, post comments, emial the naysayers:
There exists a reflexivity between reality and the perception of it. Because of the preponderance of this negativity, many people/businesses may think Blackberry is going out of business that negatively impacts the company; giving credence to the adage: self-fulfilling prophecy. We who believe in fairness and justice; let us change that and moce to a virtuous cycle from a vicious downward spiral in terms of perception.

I agree, but really the only one who can reverse the trend is RIM. They need to come out swinging this year and broadcast loud and clear that they're not dead yet -- not even close. Just as the media like harping on a fall from grace, they'll jump all over an against-the-odds success story once they realize that it's become trendy again, too. If we were to wage an email barrage against them, all it would prove is that they have a bunch of people reading their crap. And since that's essentially what they're in business for, it would only serve to entice them to keep publishing the same crap. It's all up to RIM to reverse those negative perceptions.

[Lead_Express]

I definitely oppose media bias. I'll let you know if I ever see any. But if you mean to say that the media reporting about RIM's failure to maintain market leadership, failure to meet reduced earnings estimates, and failure to deliver products by deadlines is media bias then you need to put down your kool aid. RIM has earned its reputation by this point. There is no conspiracy.

[Dapper37]

As I read this thread, fox news starts a segment they call the fox extra. It was a 10 minute how to on apples lion operating system. Thats paid for addvertising masked as news! When your in bed with the media its good for your image, just look at politics.

[Doc Z]

There is no media bias. RIM has no one to blame except themselves. Their consistent lack of vision, market missteps and disgusting arrogance got them in this predicament so yes they deserve it. Why would media sites report on the stock being up 7%? The stock lost 80% of its value in a year, who cares about a measly 7%?

[JubJubJub]

The problem isn't the media although they aren't helping, it is how investors use any bit of news and over-react to it. The markets live on speculation and several times we have seen how this has killed rim stock. All this while the company is still profitable. Unfortunately we are seeing a self-fullfilling prophecy unfold.