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  1. BlackBerry Q5's Avatar
    BlackBerry Q5
    Your thoughts on this topic and list the benefits of the previous CEO over the present one.

    Posted via CB10
    09-28-13 12:49 PM
  2. kevinnugent's Avatar
    kevinnugent
    No, Mike was a great engineer but lousy CEO. It would be like getting Wozniak to run Apple.
    09-28-13 01:29 PM
  3. Lendo's Avatar
    Lendo
    Retired Moderator
    Moved to a more appropriate forum.
    09-28-13 01:29 PM
  4. anon3700711's Avatar
    anon3700711
    Mike? I'd rather have Jim.

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    09-28-13 01:33 PM
  5. njblackberry's Avatar
    njblackberry
    Is he still trying to buy a hockey team?
    pgg101 likes this.
    09-28-13 01:34 PM
  6. pgg101's Avatar
    pgg101
    New blood.

    Posted via CB10
    09-28-13 01:35 PM
  7. Sadsfan's Avatar
    Sadsfan
    New blood, someone who has no regard for BlackBerrys' past, only a vision for the future.
    09-28-13 01:39 PM
  8. ankush77's Avatar
    ankush77
    i think the person at the helm of affairs should have mix of product innovation and financial acumen
    09-28-13 01:40 PM
  9. ray689's Avatar
    ray689
    From what I'm reading today, it was Jim who was the true visionary and Thor and Mike were the reason we didn't have cross platform BBM 3 years ago. I wonder where we would be today if that would have happened like Jim wanted?

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    Laura Knotek and Alphax45 like this.
    09-28-13 01:41 PM
  10. Emaderton3's Avatar
    Emaderton3
    Trusted Member
    I thought Mike was opposed to BB10. So if you want them to can the new OS and phones. . .

    Posted via CB10
    09-28-13 01:42 PM
  11. anon(4185604)'s Avatar
    anon(4185604)
    Hello? Steve Wozniak was an innovator, wtf
    Oh and I believe we need a new CEO, who really does want the company to excel and not just a money hungry *****.
    09-28-13 01:43 PM
  12. Geeoff's Avatar
    Geeoff
    Originally Posted by kevinnugent
    No, Mike was a great engineer but lousy CEO. It would be like getting Wozniak to run Apple.
    Agreed. The article in the Globe and Mail today paints the same picture.
    Laura Knotek likes this.
    09-28-13 01:43 PM
  13. BlackBerry Guy's Avatar
    BlackBerry Guy
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    Originally Posted by kevinnugent
    No, Mike was a great engineer but lousy CEO. It would be like getting Wozniak to run Apple.
    You hit the nail on the head. Especially in light of the recent article by the Globe and Mail, its become increasingly clear that Mike L, while technically brilliant, didn't "get it" as far as consumers are concerned. And Jim B as bombastic as he was (and the **** of many jokes), may have actually been on the right track after all as far as evolving the company was concerned.
    Laura Knotek likes this.
    09-28-13 01:46 PM
  14. Laura Knotek's Avatar
    Laura Knotek
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    Originally Posted by kevinnugent
    No, Mike was a great engineer but lousy CEO. It would be like getting Wozniak to run Apple.

    Engineers rarely make good CEOs.





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    09-28-13 02:13 PM
  15. Crackberrykills's Avatar
    Crackberrykills
    The CBK
    Bring Jim Back.
    ray689 likes this.
    09-28-13 02:16 PM
  16. _X_'s Avatar
    _X_
    I think Thor is the best thing that happens to blackberry. It is making the phone relevant. But he took it over in a bad state it's going to take time for him to turn it around.
    09-28-13 02:53 PM
  17. ranzabar's Avatar
    ranzabar
    New.

    Posted via my BlackBerry Z10
    09-28-13 03:46 PM
  18. anon(5818411)'s Avatar
    anon(5818411)
    New face but have mike as an engineer for sure

    Posted via CB10
    09-28-13 03:54 PM
  19. Chicago777Guy's Avatar
    Chicago777Guy
    At this point just close the deal and then Mr Watsa can do what he wants.

    Posted via CB10
    09-28-13 05:02 PM
  20. BoldPreza's Avatar
    BoldPreza
    New guy though balsillie would be on my list as well with a major increase in pay.

    Posted via CB10
    09-28-13 07:33 PM
  21. si_chindo's Avatar
    si_chindo
    Umm no! Mike L was against bringing BBM cross platform and he was also against BB10!!! Not exactly visionary.

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    09-28-13 11:09 PM
  22. lionheartsimon's Avatar
    lionheartsimon
    Alec Saunders would be my first choice, he's sharp, articulate but most of all he has that entrepreneurship mind that Lazaridis and Heins lacks to go forward, he's not afraid to take risks and he's the one responsible to move developers interest in the platform.

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    xBURK likes this.
    09-29-13 09:50 AM
  23. njblackberry's Avatar
    njblackberry
    Sorry - did you say Alec Saunders? I don't know him so this isn't personal, but developers write apps. Apps are missing. No excuses.

    Apps are the single biggest failure in the BB "ecosystem".

    NOT the right guy.
    09-29-13 09:55 AM
  24. si_chindo's Avatar
    si_chindo
    They should get Steve Ballmer since he's retiring. LOL!

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    BBVegasGirl80 likes this.
    09-29-13 10:02 AM
  25. aniym's Avatar
    aniym
    Originally Posted by lionheartsimon
    Alec Saunders would be my first choice, he's sharp, articulate but most of all he has that entrepreneurship mind that Lazaridis and Heins lacks to go forward, he's not afraid to take risks and he's the one responsible to move developers interest in the platform.

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    Especially since Alec "S4BB" Saunders and entrepreneurialism go together like bacon and eggs

    Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
    09-29-13 01:47 PM
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