BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is considering splitting its business in two, separating its struggling handset manufacturing division from its messaging network, The Sunday Times reports.
Keep in mind that in its most recent quarterly report, RIM said it earns 68 percent of its revenue from selling hardware. RIM earned about 27 percent of revenue from services.
RIM could spin off the handset operations as a separate company or sell it, a move that would be inconceivable for a firm such as Apple, for example. The difference is that RIM makes significant revenue providing messaging services.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
RIM Weighs Sale of Hardware Business
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Where Will AI Prove an Existential Threat to Whole Industries?
Right now, we all speculate about the potential changes artificial intelligence might bring, as well. Predictions range from the existential...
-
We have all repeatedly seen comparisons of equity value of hyperscale app providers compared to the value of connectivity providers, which s...
-
It really is surprising how often a Pareto distribution--the “80/20 rule--appears in business life, or in life, generally. Basically, the...
-
Who gets to use spectrum, and concerns about interference from other users, now appears to be an issue for Google’s Project Loon in India. ...
No comments:
Post a Comment