Tag: Balsillie

Beleaguered RIM’s half-CEO Balsillie wanted to open BlackBerry network to Apple iPhones, others

Friday, April 13, 2012 9:02 amFriday, April 13, 20125 Comments

Former Research In Motion co-chief executive Jim Balsillie sought…

Beleaguered RIM touts CEO change, plans to stay on same course; analysts unimpressed

Monday, January 23, 2012 10:02 amMonday, January 23, 201221 Comments

RIM’s new CEO touted his plan to largely keep the company on the same course…

Beleaguered RIM looking to replace half-chairmen Lazaridis and Balsillie, sources say

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 10:32 am24 Comments

Under intense pressure from a group of shareholders, Research in Motion is preparing…

Confusion, indecision, muddled messaging helped doom beleaguered RIM’s PlayBook

Friday, September 30, 2011 2:35 pmFriday, September 30, 201116 Comments

As Research In Motion Ltd. executives prepared early this year for the launch of their tiny-screen iPad wannabe…

Did RIM half-CEO Jim Balsillie’s hockey obsession kill the company?

Thursday, July 14, 2011 1:46 pmThursday, July 14, 201129 Comments

A childish, multiyear quest by Balsillie to buy a hockey team…

Half-CEOs claim ‘RIM’s foundation is very strong’ as shareholders grumble

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:02 amWednesday, July 13, 201118 Comments

Shareholders who were hoping for a Steve Jobs moment were disappointed…

RIM half-CEOs: What did you know and when did you know it?

Monday, June 20, 2011 5:57 pmMonday, June 20, 201113 Comments

Far from new, shareholder lawsuits are becoming routine…

As RIM flounders, investors talk of replacing half-CEOs

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:10 pmThursday, June 16, 201118 Comments

The two men who made BlackBerry a household name may not have the luxury of time…

Research in Motion’s half-CEO admits to being clueless

Monday, April 11, 2011 3:28 pm23 Comments

Research in Motion co-CEO Mike Laziridis can’t understand. He just doesn’t get it…