Research In Motion Rumorfest! Sell? Break Up? Carry On?

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Bret Jensen submits:Overview: Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM), founded in 1984, is best known for its BlackBerry wireless e-mail device. Introduced in 1999, BlackBerry has found popularity primarily in the enterprise market (large corporations and government institutions), but has recently had success penetrating the consumer market.

By Bret Jensen:A lot has been written recently about RIMM’s current death spiral and the myriad of mistakes top management has made over the years, so I will not rehash those threads of conversation. In addition, many have speculated that RIMM could make a logical pickup for another handset maker (i.e.

By Bill Maurer: It's been about a month and a half now since Research in Motion (RIMM) issued an absolutely dismal earnings report. Not only did the company report revenues and earnings well below street estimates, but they announced yet another delay to the BlackBerry 10 phone release.

By Bill Maurer: Last month, shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) plunged again as their latest earnings report and guidance were disappointing. I called the company Research in Backward Motion. Research in Motion has failed to meet expectations lately.