systems that are being compared and analyzed are: iPhone 4s‚ Samsung Galaxy S II LTE‚ Blackberry Bold 9900‚ and Samsung Focus. All these phones have different operating system. IPhone 4s is manufactured by Apple that runs the iOS operating system; Samsung Galaxy S II LTE is manufactured by Samsung that runs Android operating system; Blackberry Bold 9900 is manufactured by Research in Motion that runs Blackberry operating system; finally‚ Samsung Focus is manufactured by Samsung that runs Windows
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Wired | | Rolando A. Fuentes Ruiz | SID : 301064105February 20‚ 2012 | | Company Overview Research in Motion‚ (RIM)‚ is “a global leader in wireless innovation‚ (which) revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry solution in 1999” [ (Research In Motion‚ 2011) ]. While RIM has no publically available mission statement [ (missionstudy‚ 2009) ]‚ we can deduct the following: 1) From the aforementioned description‚ they are committed to innovation.
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e-mail instantaneously and individually to handset related to their job or benefit the them. Third it match their economical status‚ the price of the product is within their buying capability. 2. Apply the concept of aspirational groups to the Blackberry brand. Should marketers have boundaries with regard to this concept? The aspirational groups can help in this area because when the aspirational groups see this as a trend more people will buy this product and they will be able to maximize their
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Internet usage in South Africa In 2008‚ South Africa experienced a boom in internet usage with an increase of almost 14%‚ with previous years showing results of a mere 7% internet penetration‚ describing a 1:13 ratio between internet users and population(The Guardian‚ 2010) (Internet World Stats‚2012).Between 2008 and 2009‚ South Africa saw an increase of 15% of internet penetration‚ from 4‚6 million users‚ to its current state. According to Arthur Gold (MD: World Wide Worx)‚ this figure was expected
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Research in Motion’s Blackberry Storm Case Study #1 Presented by Simona Antolak‚ Lianne Hung‚ Adrian Ver‚ Michelle Noble‚ Meghan Hardy and Dexter Holmes. SLAMM’D Inc. Set D 10/22/2009 Problem: What product strategies should Research in Motion use to differentiate the Blackberry Storm from the competition to increase sales? Facts relating to the case: Who: Research in motion‚ the developers of Blackberry. Mike Lazaridis‚ Doug Fregin and Mike Barnstijn. When: Sales
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Research in Motion: The Mobile OS Platform War; and Netflix The company you work for has just woken up‚ smelled the coffee‚ and realized the potential impact of disruptive innovation on its strategy and its ultimate survival. In particular‚ your company wishes to avoid Research in Motion (RIM)’s fate in the smartphone devices and mobile operating software systems markets. As part of your company’s reassessment of its current situation‚ you have been tasked with providing an overview and summary analysis
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or $0.37 per share diluted Shipments of BlackBerry smartphones were 7.8 million and shipments of BlackBerry PlayBook tablets were approximately 260‚000 BlackBerry 10 smartphone launch now scheduled for Q1 of calendar 2013 Restructuring efforts underway that will include a workforce reduction of approximately 5‚000 employees as part of RIM’s efforts to realize over $1 billion in cost savings‚ based on RIM’s Q4 FY2012 run rate Launched World Tour BlackBerry Jam developer sessions in 23 countries resulting
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still a distant No. 2 in this category‚ Blackberry Valley Organic Jam is gaining on Appleberry. Appleberry had $39‚466‚000 in sales last year‚ while Blackberry had only $16‚301‚000‚ but that was 11 percent higher than its 2008 sales. Organic jams and jellies are important to marketers because they appeal to health-conscious consumers and have a fresh taste that many consider superior to traditional fruit spreads. Appleberry Farm has been put on notice. Blackberry Valley Jam’s move up came despite lower
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Challenger Strategies: A) Frontal Attack: In a frontal attack‚ the attacker matches its opponent’s price‚ advertising‚ price and distribution. The principle of force says that the side with greater resources wins. Examples: * Pepsi Vs Coke * Blackberry Vs Apple [ Blackberry’s frontal attack on Apple with the help of this commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVO8o_PKvVg ] * HUL Vs P&G ( Rin Vs Tide ) [ HUL’s frontal attack on P&G by reducing its price and with the help of
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