How's that shady? It's a great way to show the NHL that they are in the wrong market. When you can pre-sell more tickets for a team that doesn't yet exist than you can sell for a team that does, you're doing something wrong.
Was referring more to the Nashville situation in which he began preselling tickets for a non-existent team and other shady dealings.
Rim is behind in the consumer market, but they've never really been aimed at that market. They're still the absolute best email/communication/minor productivity device in a corporate setting.
I think their big failure was going half-assed at the consumer market, rushing in with the Storm (which was awful), then under-spec'ing the Storm 2 (which wasn't 'awful', but can't run OS6, so is completely obsolete).
That has cost them a lot of gravy money from the consumer side, and a lot of those folks (like the ones who bought the storm) will never be back. If they had waited six months after Storm, and just launched with Storm 2 (with more memory), they would have lost a lot less marketshare.
I've got a curve ATM, and OS6 fixed most of the things wrong with it. It looks like there's a non-slider, physical keyboard model with a vga touch screen coming shortly. That would give touch-resizing, and swiping for tabs, threads, etc. To me, that would be the perfect device.
I'm dirty all day at work, and touch-screen typing isn't going to cut it; a keyboard I can wrap up and still use.
Interesting that Rim is talking about pushing BBM out to other platforms; it kind of fits their real business model (selling service, not devices). Just about anyone who has used it would tack a buck or two onto their monthly bill to have that instead of SMS. It's ridiculously better.
Even AAPL is $20 off it's YTD high right now. Maybe you're reading too much into it...
Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha still has an Outperform rating on RIMM shares and an $85 price target.
LOL. Do you even read the shit you post?
From your link:
One analyst at CS doesn't trump their focus list.
I've seen the math, even if the PlayBook sells at the volumes RIM is claiming (dubious at best BTW), it'll have little effect on RIM's stock value. It's a low profit margin device selling at numbers that pale in comparison to the phone sales that drive RIM's profits.
If you really are an investor, rather than a weak troll, you had better get in @$54 to make ~60% profit @$85. But I know what this is. You sir, are busted. :whiste:One analyst at CS doesn't trump their focus list.
I've seen the math, even if the PlayBook sells at the volumes RIM is claiming (dubious at best BTW), it'll have little effect on RIM's stock value. It's a low profit margin device selling at numbers that pale in comparison to the phone sales that drive RIM's profits.
If you really are an investor, rather than a weak troll, you had better get in @$54 to make ~60% profit @$85. But I know what this is. You sir, are busted. :whiste:
Is the period of that $85 price target 3 months?If RIM goes to 85 this quarter, I'll buy you a $499 PlayBook.
If they don't you can buy me a $499 iPad.
Of course, you won't take the bet. I've made the offer before over RIM's performance and you always fold.
How about it DBZ? A friendly wager?
(I can already see the response, "I'll already have my vastly superior PlayBook by then, so why would I want to bet with you?", so we can just wager $ if you'd like)
Not really, he'd need to put, I'd need to call.You know, you two can settle this by just buying an option on RIMM at $85.
Is the period of that $85 price target 3 months?
End of June
I'm not going to do options...
Let's make it real...
Let's make it real...
Unenforcable bets with strangers on the internet....that's REAL, dawg! Way real. So much more real than actually purchasing the stock in question. You so real, you don't even know how real you are!