Todd Kort
Todd Kort
companies switch time
That doesn't give companies much time to switch over.
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RIM does not appear to be losing much momentum despite its legal problems and the threat of an injunction. Generally, BlackBerry users are staying put because of the high cost of switching, lack of suitable alternative devices, and the low probability of BlackBerry service being shut down.
buying fell path taken
It fell on its face. Buying Be has taken them down the path to destruction.
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Why HP, Dell, Nokia, Motorola, Palm, etc. have taken so long to create solutions that might strongly compete with RIM is difficult to comprehend. RIM has had a big target on their back for several years and everyone seems to keep finding ways of missing.
advised companies staying
We've advised them to look at alternatives, but most companies are staying put.
absolutely companies talk
There are companies I talk with that are absolutely livid.
bit hear shortage
I don't hear anything about there being any shortage of ISPs in this market, so they may find it a bit difficult.
certainly wants
He certainly wants it out of his hair.
alone amount billion generate given likely revenue settle whatever
Given RIM is likely to generate at least $1.5 billion in revenue from the U.S. alone this year, it just would make a lot of sense for RIM to settle for whatever amount they can.
company enterprise perceived playing
Casio is perceived as more of a consumer-oriented company and they're playing in an enterprise market.
average people percent using
People will keep using (Palm OS Garnet). For the average user, who doesn't use more than 20 percent of their device, they don't know the difference.
four moving november seriously since talked
Since November 30th, I've talked to about 80 different companies, and only about four of them are seriously considering moving away from RIM.
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They've been stuck at (Palm OS Garnet) for two-plus years. It's a pretty ancient operating system that can't handle multitasking, can't handle protected memory, and doesn't have great security, all the things that Cobalt was supposed to deliver.
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They've been pretty strict with the hardware requirements associated with their operating system. I think Microsoft needs to open up a little more if they hope to create devices that have a little more coolness to them.