Okay its been about 4 months and here I am posting the latest development with Research in Motion (RIM). Last week, an employee wrote an open letter to RIM bosses explaining what is going wrong with the company. Today, I am here to discuss what the letter points to and what can we expect from RIM now.
Ever since the letter has been released people are going crazy thinking about the implications it might have and some of the drastic changes already taking place within the RIM board (apparently, the board of directors are being changed).
Why is this happening one might ask. Well, you can say that several factors are contributing to the downfall of RIM. One, with the launch of iOS5 and the BB messenger killer (or so some people say) iMessage. What is iMessage? Well, its pretty much the same thing as BB messenger with the exception that you do not need to subscribe to a separate data plan to use it. Which is a plus for both users as well as countries where BB Messenger is on the verge of being banned due to the non-cooperation of RIM bosses to allow countries to monitor messages over their secure network.
Second, with the physical keyboard going out of style, thanks to Android, iOS and WP7 devices, RIM is in a tough spot over what can be done to keep the physical keyboard a reality. If some of you remember, what the Storm2 brought in with its touch interface, you might be inclined to agree with me that RIM needs serious help in that department.
Next, I'd like to talk about a feature RIM used to take pride in "Push mail". Well, rude awakening RIM, seems every smartphone today has this nifty little feature to ensure that our e-mails turn up even when we do not want them to.
So is RIM in trouble or not? I've put across my views on the matter. Now, its up to the users to decide.
Cheers ;)
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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