The Canadian based company, Research In Motion (RIM) is the maker of Blackberry smartphone. Already, Blackberry 10 has been popular by spreading through words and we also know that this phone will introduce Blackberry OS 10 with new features. It was expected that the phone will be launched later this year, but recently the company has said that it will be shipped in the first quarter of 2013.
The company has reported a $518m net loss in this year, that is compared with a $695m profit in the same period a year earlier. In the first quarter, the revenue of RIM has been dropped 43% to $2.8bn as sales of its Blackberry smartphones. RIM has confirmed that they will cut 5,000 jobs.
RIM is now working to catch on with competes the smartphone market. The company has also hardly worked to gain a footing in the tablet market.
RIM boss Thorsten Heins said, “Our first quarter results reflect the market challenges I have outlined since my appointment as CEO at the end of January”
He also said “I am not satisfied with these results and continue to work aggressively with all areas of the organization and the board to implement meaningful changes to address the challenges, including a thoughtful realignment of resources and honing focus within the company on areas that have the greatest opportunities.
Our top priority going forward is the successful launch of our first Blackberry 10 device, which we now anticipate will occur in the first quarter of calendar 2013.”
Source: BBC
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