BlackBerry phones losing favor with software developers

Release Date ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ in Boston Globe

Disgruntled investors demand a management shakeup at RIM Toronto Star - ‎Jun 29, 2011‎ Jim Balsillie, left, resigned as chairman in March 2007 and stepped down from the RIM board in February 2009 following a stock options scandal. He returned, along with Lazaridis, pictured right, as co-chairman in December 2010. ...
RIM to Hold Annual General Meeting on July 12, 2011 MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ For further details and to listen to the live webcast log on to http://www.rim.com/investors/events/index.shtml . Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the ...
What if Balsillie got us a team �" and RIM crashes? Hamilton Spectator - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ The big question Anyone who's been glancing at the financial pages over the past few weeks couldn't help but notice the rapidly falling fortunes of Research in Motion. Yes, that Research in Motion. Jim Balsillie's company, which has seen its share ...
	BlackBerry phones losing favor with software developers Boston Globe - Devin Banerjee, Hugo Miller - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ NEW YORK �" Research In Motion Ltd., struggling to compete in the smartphone market with Apple and Google, is losing support among some software developers who have been making programs for the company's BlackBerry ...
BlackBerry co-CEOs told to loosen grip on RIM Economic Times - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ TORONTO: BlackBerry co-CEOs were on Monday asked to loosen their hold on the company to reverse its declining fortunes. As investors put pressure on the top technology company for changes in management, the US-based Institutional Shareholder Services ...
	More calls to split RIM's CEO, chairman roles CNET - Erica Ogg - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ The calls for Research in Motion to reconsider its current executive structure are getting louder. Today major shareholder advisory group International Shareholder Services (ISS) added its voice to the mix, telling clients they should ...
ISS supports vote to split CEO and board chair jobs at Research In Motion CanadianBusiness.com - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ By The Canadian Press \| June 27, 2011 A Blackberry user thumbs through a menu near to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO - Shareholder advisory firm ISS is backing a call to split the jobs of chief ...
RIM Investors Should Vote to Split Top Roles, ISS Says Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM)'s investors should back a proposal to split the roles of chief executive officer and chairman, said Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., the second major proxy adviser to ...
More RIM Investors Call for CEO-Chairman Split Forbes (blog) - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ By MOBILEDIA Research in Motion is facing more pressure from investors to split the roles of CEO and chairman, as the company continues its nose dive from the top of the smartphone ladder. San Francisco-based investor voting firm Glass Lewis & Co. ...
Second proxy firm advises RIM CEO/chairman split Reuters Canada - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ TORONTO (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Monday joined calls for Research In Motion management to step away from leading the BlackBerry maker's board. Shareholders will vote on the issue at RIM's annual meeting next month ...
Splitting RIM's CEO and chair CanadianBusiness.com (blog) - Chris MacDonald - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Of late, Research in Motion (RIM) has been under pressure to split the role of CEO and chair, if not to find new leadership altogether. Splitting the role of CEO and chair would be an awfully good start. ...
RIM: Losing Developers, Says Bloomberg Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ In case you missed it, Bloomberg's Devin Banerjee and Hugo Miller this morning write that Research in Motion (RIMM) is losing developers to Apple's (AAPL) iOS and Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, citing anecdotal evidence from a ...
More Bad News for RIM: The Developers Are Fleeing Wall Street Journal (blog) - Shira Ovide - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ As if the evaporation of $65 billion in investor money wasn't bad enough for Blackberry-maker Research in Motion, developers may be defecting, too. Two important companies that write the software programs, or apps, for Blackberry phones ...
Developers dumping BlackBerry maker Times of India - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ NEW YORK: Research In Motion Ltd (RIM), struggling to compete in the smartphone market with Apple Inc and Google Inc, is losing support among some software developers who have been making programs for the company's BlackBerry. Seesmic Inc, a developer ...
	RIM losing some app developers, veterans sticking around CTV.ca - ‎Jun 26, 2011‎ An employee holds the BlackBerry Tour before the Research In Motion (RIM) annual general meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in Waterloo, Ont. (Dave Chidley / THE CANADIAN PRESS) A customer plays with the Blackberry Playbook during the tablet's launch in ...
RIM opposes shareholder plan TheChronicleHerald.ca - ‎Jun 25, 2011‎ OTTAWA �" A shareholder advisory firm is recommending that Research In Motion stockholders support a plan that would divide the roles of board chairman and chief executive. The motion, to be voted on at RIM's annual meeting next month, is opposed by the ...
RIM mulls over revised executive functions ITvoir - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ The demand for Research in Motion to reassess its current executive structure is gaining momentum. According to the sources, a key shareholder advisory group International Shareholder Services (ISS) also supported the idea of splitting the company's ...
	Proxy firms pressure RIM to split CEO/chairman roles Digitaltrends.com - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ As Research in Motion struggles to keep investors happy, two proxy firms are calling for RIM's co-CEO's to stop leading the company's board. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is facing tough questions from investors as the company has been forced to ...
	Five reasons Research in Motion (Blackberry) will die International Business Times - David Magee - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ Maker of the Blackberry smartphone Research in Motion Ltd. is having a hard time lately. The company is losing customers to Apple's iPhone and Google's Android, and the support of some leading software ...
blackberry 9800 TeensTalkTech (blog) - Eli Blumenthal - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ One of the growing must-haves for any teen going back to school is a new cell phone�" and for more and more teens that cell phone is a smartphone like an iPhone, Android or BlackBerry. A couple of weeks ago, AT&T and RIM (the makers of the BlackBerry) ...
Webcast For BlackBerry Developers On June 29: What You Need To Know To Develop ... BlackBerry Rocks! - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ It's great to see RIM continuously providing info and tips for developers interested in the upcoming BlackBerry 7 OS. From new simulators and screen resolutions to key features/info for the Bold 9900 series and more, developers should definitely be ...
	Blackberry losses developers Gmtennis - Techno News - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ After reporting in the middle June that their shares were losing, RIM Ltd. recently sees that it is also losing the developers' supports. Developers that have been making the apps for Blackberry are pulling out from the smartphones. ...
Research In Motion (RIMM): The Analysts Were Right GuruFocus.com - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ Analysts have been chided quite a bit on this site for their poor predictions and focus on the short-term. So when they get it right, they deserve some credit. As recently as two months ago, management of Research In Motion (RIMM) reiterated that it ...
	Developers walk away from Blackberry TechEye - Nick Farrell - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ Seesmic, which makes social-media software, and Mobile Roadie, which makes apps for fans of the Miami Dolphins and country singer Taylor Swift, have decided to stop making products for RIM. While this might only affect people who follow Miami sports ...
RIM's reasons for optimism 570 News - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ A temporary reversal of fortune for Research in Motion may actually be opening a new window of opportunity. Many analysts are suggesting that the company's recent layoffs and missed earnings are just part of the cycle in the ever competitive high-tech ...
Are developers withdrawing support for BlackBerry maker? ITvoir - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Research In Motion, trying hard to ward off the competition from Apple Inc and Google's Android, is losing out some critical software developers who have been designing programs for the company's BlackBerry devices. Trusted aides have reported that ...
	RIM: Unmistakable smell of death TECH.BLORGE.com - Ronald O Carlson - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Developers, developers, developers are what you need to succeed and the one-time market leader is losing the battle for these all important hearts and minds. Thereupon, three top names in the mobile app development space are taking ...
Can RIM Right the Ship? No Jitter (blog) - Jim Burton - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ I had been a long time BlackBerry user, but I switched to an iPhone (and a Mac) about a year ago--as the saying goes, I'm not looking back. From the spate of bad news that's hammering RIM, the Waterloo ...
Blackberry Bold 9900 SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) - Paula Cheung - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ At Research In Motion's BlackBerry World 2011 in this May, the company pulled the curtain off the frequently leaked BlackBerry Bold 9900 together with Blackberry 7 OS and Blackberry 9300. Even at BlackBerry World, where everyone was expecting the ...
	Should RIM's pair of CEOs be split up? PhoneDog - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ When Kevin Michaluk, leader of the CrackBerry Nation (the undisputed largest online gathering of BlackBerry fans), coins the term “RIMAGEDDON,” it's pretty obvious the BlackBerry makers are in a rough spot. Being a long time fan, I have tried my best ...