Friday, April 13, 2012

Veto of radical strategy shift led to former RIM CEO's resignation

Veto of radical strategy shift led to former RIM CEO's resignation

. Former Research In Motion co-chief executive Jim Balsillie sought a radical shift in strategy before he stepped down, Reuters reported on Friday. Citing two unnamed sources, the publication claims Balsillie wanted to allow wireless companies in North America and Europe to use RIM's proprietary network for services on non-BlackBerry devices. The plan would help carriers entice customers to upgrade from feature phones to smartphones and allow them to offer inexpensive data plans that were limited to social media and instant messaging via the company's BlackBerry Messenger service.

Boy Genius Report, Veto of radical strategy shift led to former RIM CEO's resignation

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