The BBRY Café. [Formerly: I support BBRY and I buy shares!]
View Poll Results: Did you buy shares ?
- Voters
- 1129. You may not vote on this poll
- "With half of all companies expected to employ a bring-your-own-device, or BYOD, program by 2017, there's about to be a growing need to secure employee mobile computing devices in a streamlined manner. To that end, Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) recently introduced its Secure Work Space solution for Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android and Apple Inc. "
Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY)’s Gamechanger? - Insider Monkey
They keep referring to the company as Research in Motion. When is that going to stop!07-12-13 09:28 AMLike 5 -
Anyways, it's been a while since I've been back here. How's everyone feeling about the share price right now? The math points to it being undervalued but given the huge short position, I've been hesitant to increase my position (read: loss, haha).
Thoughts?Bugmapper likes this.07-12-13 09:28 AMLike 1 - The name change hasn't officially taken place yet, as is my understanding. Notice how even though the ticker is still BB/BBRY, the name under it is still Research In Motion.
Anyways, it's been a while since I've been back here. How's everyone feeling about the share price right now? The math points to it being undervalued but given the huge short position, I've been hesitant to increase my position (read: loss, haha).
Thoughts?07-12-13 09:30 AMLike 4 - Why the BlackBerry PlayBook is still worth buying
Why the BlackBerry PlayBook is still worth buying - Liliputing
"An iPad mini with 64GB costs a whopping $350 more than the PlayBook." - joke of the day...Bugmapper likes this.07-12-13 09:43 AMLike 1 - Morning Gang,
this is a little OT but still related to BB / BBRY wrt R&D. therewas an article in the G&M a coule of days ago...
How to sell Silicon Valley on the death of silicon - The Globe and Mail
in the article the author suggests a team up with Blackberry could be very benificial to both companies, but this is highly speculative. With all the talk of quadcores and multiple gigs of ram being the only way for BB to compete and the insistance that "battery life must not suffer", I really hope there is someone in BB R&D taking a good hard look at this. IF, as the article suggests, this is a new and better tech, and IF BB could get it first, then maybe, just maybe they stand a fighting chance. IF they give it a pass or wait for someone else to prove the tech... well then they will continue to play catch up.
Anyone with some experience or knowledge in the sector, please comment. I'm thinking of selling some assets and buying some of this as a purely speculative play.
Yeah, really speculative. Company has (including all exercisable warrants) about 150 Million shares outstanding, and likely to issue more to generate cash in the next few years. Also not a lot of assets or income so your investment will see some dilution.
Very big upside potential if they can get the technology to a marketable scale. And they do business in Canada and trade on the TMX so I will keep it on my watchlist.cjcampbell and StormieTwo like this.07-12-13 09:44 AMLike 2 - Too good, relative to what? You're already in the name, you believe its going to rebound hard, don't double down. Greed is good, but wait for the fundamentals to turn would be my take...Robert Halloran and m1a1mg like this.07-12-13 09:45 AMLike 2
- Superfly_FRRetired Moderator
For Q5, besides the 4G/LTE, some models may have dual SIM, NFC or not and even different chips [pinch of salt here].DragonFlyer and Bugmapper like this.07-12-13 09:48 AMLike 2 -
Also, Ichan if he were to get into BBRY would probably gut the company and sell it for parts... effectively killing the company. In the process you may/may not hit breakpoint on the stock and lose the maker of your device...07-12-13 09:49 AMLike 0 - Maybe not the right choice of words, but the price is low. Really comes down what you think may happen. I'm holding but on the fence of adding some. *shrug*
Last edited by leafs123; 07-12-13 at 10:05 AM.
cjcampbell likes this.07-12-13 09:52 AMLike 1 - This is an interesting part of the article that I can't argue with
"If I were POET, I would look to a company like BlackBerry Ltd. to validate the microchip. Perhaps BlackBerry’s engineers can create a smartphone using the POET microchip side by side with a product using silicon chips. That would show the results and the performance attributes.
In exchange, POET could offer BlackBerry exclusivity for two years to produce smartphones with the POET chips. That way both companies win. Once an independent third-party technology company can prove POET’s claims, then money will flood in from all of Silicon Valley."I have no experience or knowledge in the sector so take my comments with a grain of salt.
Yeah, really speculative. Company has (including all exercisable warrants) about 150 Million shares outstanding, and likely to issue more to generate cash in the next few years. Also not a lot of assets or income so your investment will see some dilution.
Very big upside potential if they can get the technology to a marketable scale. And they do business in Canada and trade on the TMX so I will keep it on my watchlist.Bugmapper likes this.07-12-13 10:07 AMLike 1 - Superfly_FRRetired Moderator
Then, if we break the $8s again (provided there's no atrocious news but only shorts assault), I would only need a moderate amount (500X8 = $4000) to average down to the $10s (current: 500 sh avg $13.2). Why it could make sense ? Because I believe whatever the future of BlackBerry is (I exclude the bankruptcy option) this is far under their value (somehow "securing" my investment). But this will be me "doubling down" and - again - this is not something we can suggest as an advice. Just my situation, with very low amount of shares and some new cash available.
Time for our friendly reminder
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
If you're not used to deal with stocks, the following should be your starting point.
1. This is real money. Your money. There's no tryouts nor refunds.
2. You must establish what is your capacity before entering the game. Set it and keep it as an absolute limit (you can add later, depending on your revenues profile). Generally, something like 15% of your currently available and free cash is a reasonable amount. Do not speculate with money you don't own in full (credit). If you lose, don't rely on things like "averaging down" or "buy on dips" unless you have additional cash that fits with this rule.
3. Stay calm. Looking at the stock on a day basis is hard for your nerves. Either good or bad, fluctuations can happen very fast.
4. We are a drop in the bucket, even those of us with 100s K $ in the game are nothing if we compare to the global cap (count in $K Billions)
5. Those playing "against" you have more power, more money and know how the market can react. You don't. Do not use "everyday" logic here. This "game" has its own rules and it takes a while to understand/accept them.
6. One possible approach is to play "long" (counting in years), this particular approach is the one I suggested when starting this thread back in Feb 2011. I personally stick to this approach, as it appears to be somehow the most adapted for rookies like us, engaging tiny amounts and with very limited skills. Be careful about fees/taxes you may have to pay for each transaction: they can ruin your gains easily.
7. Please be aware that if you consider investing in stocks, mixing different companies and types of investments (ex : safe, aggressive, short term, long term) is highly recommended.
8. Last but not least : stay humble and prudent.
07-12-13 10:07 AMLike 7 -
- Good news for you guys. If I give my .02 of what I actually believe im wrong all the time. Personally I honestly feel this stock is heading towards the 8's. If I were going to get in id wait for the bleeding to stop then go in. So now that i've given my expert advice lets just see what happens
PS: I sold out at 11.15 at a loss. if I jumped back in now with that money I would have done well even if I was still at a loss07-12-13 10:18 AMLike 0 -
But an OS for a Mobile Device is very complicated, and BBRY even said that they had to "paste" some of the BBOS into it to make it do what they needed. Based on power usage and hardware requirements, I'd say that the OS could use quite a bit of optimization. But they were running out of time and a 1-1/2 year delay was already more than they could afford. There might be a lot of room for future growth... but based on the PlayBook being "killed", I'd say that they aren't anywhere close to the optimization needed to reduce the hardware requirements.
So they aren't going to be able to build entry level devices with BB10, until entry level devices are using dual cores and 2GB of RAM.m1a1mg likes this.07-12-13 10:21 AMLike 1 - Must admit this as a fair general advice.
Then, if we break the $8s again (provided there's no atrocious news but only shorts assault), I would only need a moderate amount (500X8 = $4000) to average down to the $10s (current: 500 sh avg $13.2). Why it could make sense ? Because I believe whatever the future of BlackBerry is (I exclude the bankruptcy option) this is far under their value (somehow "securing" my investment). But this will be me "doubling down" and - again - this is not something we can suggest as an advice. Just my situation, with very low amount of shares and some new cash available.07-12-13 10:22 AMLike 6 - That's the rub. From an investor's point of view, if it doesn't catch on then the shares start trading in the fractions of pennies. I've lost significant amounts on high tech stocks (particularly laser technology) because I bought in before there was a viable business with actual sales. Hopefully I won't make that mistake again (but I prolly will )07-12-13 10:22 AMLike 4
-
- 07-12-13 10:31 AMLike 0
-
I'm a new investor but I'm trying to remember to build the mentality and discipline that at the end of the day, money is money. Believing and supporting a company by buying shares has minimal effect on how it will actually perform. We have to separate our emotions from our investments.
For example, I root for Blackberry because I like the underdog, believe in the product and I'm a Canadian. But that does not mean to throw a hail mary at it with all my cash. Protect your money!
Going forward, my cash has been spread into much more solid & lower risk stocks to help hedge the risks I have in Blackberry. I still believe in the company but I'm looking out for myself because remember if BBRY closes up shop, we are not going to be their priority.
Like cgk said - throwing good money after bad is not something to do. There are places to make money elsewhere just remember that =).
Exercise caution.
Long - just been polishing my steel balls =).
Cheers!07-12-13 10:31 AMLike 5 - Must admit this as a fair general advice.
Then, if we break the $8s again (provided there's no atrocious news but only shorts assault), I would only need a moderate amount (500X8 = $4000) to average down to the $10s (current: 500 sh avg $13.2). Why it could make sense ? Because I believe whatever the future of BlackBerry is (I exclude the bankruptcy option) this is far under their value (somehow "securing" my investment). But this will be me "doubling down" and - again - this is not something we can suggest as an advice. Just my situation, with very low amount of shares and some new cash available.
But I think you know what you are doing with your money Superfly. Just suggesting that caution should be used, and that anyone wanting to invest really should do their own research and not listen to me or anyone else in a public forum. I'm half empty on BBRY at this point and your half full, but neither of us really knows.07-12-13 10:40 AMLike 0 - BlackBerry will be the sponsor of Inside the Race with BlackBerry, a companion program hosted by ETalk‘s Danielle McGimsie and Innerspace’s Teddy Wilson, and providing viewers with access to behind-the-scenes footage, post-race analysis, interviews with competitors and never-before-seen footage. Weekly episodes will begin airing July 16 at 10 a.m., and fans will have chances to win a weekly prize of a BlackBerry Z10 by answering trivia related to the episode, as well as a grand prize of CAD$5,000.
Read more: CTV sets digital content slate for “The Amazing Race Canada” � Realscreencjcampbell and bungaboy like this.07-12-13 10:42 AMLike 2 - So what is the name of the Z10?
Kinda dumb for BlackBerry to call their devices something that any other manufacture could come along and use (if they became popular). Probable three or four Chinese manufactures getting ready to release Z10, Q10 and A10 devices right now if that is the case.07-12-13 10:47 AMLike 0 - So what is the name of the Z10?
Kinda dumb for BlackBerry to call their devices something that any other manufacture could come along and use (if they became popular). Probable three or four Chinese manufactures getting ready to release Z10, Q10 and A10 devices right now if that is the case.07-12-13 10:53 AMLike 0
- Forum
- Popular at CrackBerry
- General BlackBerry News, Discussion & Rumors
- BBRY
The BBRY Café. [Formerly: I support BBRY and I buy shares!]
Similar Threads
-
The importance of a removable battery.
By krzyabn in forum BlackBerry KEY2Replies: 45Last Post: 04-15-19, 10:12 PM -
Motion support - Vibration no longer working and I need advice!
By bunnyraider in forum BlackBerry MotionReplies: 1Last Post: 04-12-19, 09:42 PM -
Will BlackBerry Launcher ever give us the option to swipe up?
By ikeike859 in forum BlackBerry Android OSReplies: 8Last Post: 04-12-19, 06:27 PM -
In MIXplorer, what is the "archive?"
By RLeeSimon in forum Android AppsReplies: 3Last Post: 04-12-19, 05:00 PM -
Skype Preview brings screen sharing to Android and iOS
By CrackBerry News in forum CrackBerry.com News Discussion & ContestsReplies: 0Last Post: 04-12-19, 01:51 PM
Tags for this Thread
LINK TO POST COPIED TO CLIPBOARD