Today was the annual general meeting for BlackBerry. Given their shocking performance as of late, you know Thorsten Heins would be in the hot seat. The Toronto Star was there and watched the action. Heins detailed his plan to turn things around:
The three-stage plan includes pushing ahead with new products yet to be unveiled, opening the BlackBerry Messenger service to other phones and focusing on corporate customers.
From there, Heins says the company plans to return to profitability in the third stage of its plan.
Sounds simple enough. But it’s tough sledding for the BlackBerry CEO. David Friend of The Canadian Press is live Tweeting from the AGM. Here’s some examples of a few things that happened during the AGM:
At least Heins faced the music and didn’t shy away from doing so. It also sounds like the heat is really on BlackBerry to turn things around sooner rather than later. So, do you think they’ll make it or they’ll make it into the dustbin? Post a comment and share your thoughts.
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BlackBerry AGM… Execs Face The Music
Today was the annual general meeting for BlackBerry. Given their shocking performance as of late, you know Thorsten Heins would be in the hot seat. The Toronto Star was there and watched the action. Heins detailed his plan to turn things around:
The three-stage plan includes pushing ahead with new products yet to be unveiled, opening the BlackBerry Messenger service to other phones and focusing on corporate customers.
From there, Heins says the company plans to return to profitability in the third stage of its plan.
Sounds simple enough. But it’s tough sledding for the BlackBerry CEO. David Friend of The Canadian Press is live Tweeting from the AGM. Here’s some examples of a few things that happened during the AGM:
At least Heins faced the music and didn’t shy away from doing so. It also sounds like the heat is really on BlackBerry to turn things around sooner rather than later. So, do you think they’ll make it or they’ll make it into the dustbin? Post a comment and share your thoughts.
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