, RIM gains share , RIM’s US market share is 7.8%, up from 6.4% at the end of October. While that is lower than our estimate of just under 10%, it does show that RIM still has plenty of room to grow even in its most penetrated market. On a smartphone basis, RIM’s market share increased by 1.7% to 43% or 18.4 million users. 
Share:  , <span class="company">RIM</span> gains share , <span class="company">RIM</span>’s US market share is 7.8%, up from 6.4% at the end of October. While that is lower than our estimate of just under 10%, it does show that <span class="company">RIM</span> still has plenty of room to grow even in its most penetrated market. On a smartphone basis, <span class="company">RIM</span>’s market share increased by 1.7% to 43% or 18.4 million users. Tweet this 

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Mark McQueen (Wellington Financial) submits: . It has been almost 20 years since Jim Balsillie arrived at Research in Motion (RIMM). Mike Lazaridis knew that he needed some help on the business side, and Jim was the answer. One of the first things Jim did was invest $125,000 for a one third stake in the company. The second thing he did was hire an accountant, who quickly produced a balance sheet that showed Jimmy what had become of his $125k. 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Mark McQueen</span> (Wellington Financial) submits: . It has been almost 20 years since Jim Balsillie arrived at <span class="company">Research in Motion</span> (RIMM).</span> Mike Lazaridis knew that he needed some help on the business side, and Jim was the answer. One of the first things Jim did was invest $125,000 for a one third stake in the company. The second thing he did was hire an accountant, who quickly produced a balance sheet that showed Jimmy what had become of his $125k. Tweet this 

It has been almost 20 years since Jim Balsillie arrived at Research in Motion (RIM:TSX). Mike Lazaridis knew that he needed some help on the business side, and Jim was the answer. One of the first things Jim did was invest $125,000 for a one third stake in the company. 
Share:  It has been almost 20 years since Jim Balsillie arrived at <span class="company">Research in Motion</span> (RIM:TSX). Mike Lazaridis knew that he needed some help on the business side, and Jim was the answer. One of the first things Jim did was invest $125,000 for a one third stake in the company. Tweet this 

Palm: Sales Well Short Of Targets At Verizon, Canaccord Says. By Eric Savitz Sales of Palm (PALM) smart phones at Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD) are coming in well short of targets, according to Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek. Misek told his firm sales force this afternoon , and then told me , that he thinks sales of the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus so far are less than 50% of Palm’s target levels. 
Share:  <span class="company">Palm</span>: Sales Well Short Of Targets At Verizon, Canaccord Says. By Eric Savitz Sales of <span class="company">Palm</span> (PALM) smart phones at Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD) are coming in well short of targets, according to Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek. Misek told his firm sales force this afternoon , and then told me , that he thinks sales of the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus so far are less than 50% of <span class="company">Palm</span>’s target levels. Tweet this 

OS landscape is fragmenting; Developer mindshare is narrowing â€" Much of the disruption and innovation is coming from the software side, specifically from players Google and Apple The influence of Google with Android over the industry, especially considering its relatively short tenure, cannot be underestimated However, instead of consolidating the platforms/operating systems, the new entrants â€" at least initially â€" are causing the landscape to fragment as new and old vendors try to stake their claim to the market 
Share:  <span class="sent">OS landscape is fragmenting; Developer mindshare is narrowing â€" Much of the disruption and innovation is coming from the software side, specifically from players <span class="company">Google</span> and Apple</span> The influence of <span class="company">Google</span> with Android over the industry, especially considering its relatively short tenure, cannot be underestimated However, instead of consolidating the platforms/operating systems, the new entrants â€" at least initially â€" are causing the landscape to fragment as new and old vendors try to stake their claim to the market Tweet this 

I know that you can't get enough grist on the Apple / Research in Motion struggle, so here's some good news for RIM shareholders courtesy of the equity research team at Paradigm Capital : "Blackberry Curve The Top Selling Smartphone In The US For Q4/09 IDC released a report listing the top ten best selling smartphones in the US for Q4/09 which placed RIM’s Blackberry Curve in the top spot Notably five of the top ten best selling smartphones in the US are Blackberry devices 
Share:  <span class="sent">I know that you can't get enough grist on the <span class="company">Apple</span> / Research in Motion struggle, so here's some good news for RIM shareholders courtesy of the equity research team at Paradigm Capital :</span> "Blackberry Curve The Top Selling Smartphone In The US For Q4/09 IDC released a report listing the top ten best selling smartphones in the US for Q4/09 which placed RIM’s Blackberry Curve in the top spot Notably five of the top ten best selling smartphones in the US are Blackberry devices Tweet this 

What really goes on in Waterloo, Canada's technology capital and home to Research in Motion (RIM:TSX)? On nd, after several years of work, we'll all know a bunch more about Canada's most important technology company That's the date for the release of the new book Blackberry: The Inside Story of Research In Motion by Rod McQueen 
Share:  <span class="sent">What really goes on in Waterloo, Canada's technology capital and home to <span class="company">Research in Motion</span> (RIM:TSX)? On nd, after several years of work, we'll all know a bunch more about Canada's most important technology company</span> That's the date for the release of the new book Blackberry: The Inside Story of Research In Motion by Rod McQueen Tweet this 

On the list of interesting tech plays in Canada, I continue to think Wi LAN (WIN:TSX) is worthy of interest on a number of levels Although venture capital funds never played a role, which is part of an unfortunate reality (see prior post " Financing IP firms " 07), Canadian retail investors continue to have the opportunity to play a patent strategy via this unique situation Wi LAN is usually doing the suing, so it was telling to see how they'd react to a wireless patent lawsuit filed by Telus 
Share:  <span class="sent">On the list of interesting tech plays in Canada, I continue to think <span class="company">Wi LAN</span> (WIN:TSX) is worthy of interest on a number of levels</span> Although venture capital funds never played a role, which is part of an unfortunate reality (see prior post " Financing IP firms " 07), Canadian retail investors continue to have the opportunity to play a patent strategy via this unique situation <span class="company">Wi LAN</span> is usually doing the suing, so it was telling to see how they'd react to a wireless patent lawsuit filed by Telus Tweet this 

Five bidders made it to the final bake off round, with the winning consortium of Clairvest Group Inc (CVG:TSX), Siemens, Larry J Woolf (former Chairman, CEO and President of MGM Grand Hotels in Las Vegas) among others chosen late yesterday What do you do to win casino space in New York City? Embrace the community :  
Share:  <span class="sent">Five bidders made it to the final bake off round, with the winning consortium of <span class="company">Clairvest</span> Group Inc (CVG:TSX), Siemens, Larry J Woolf (former Chairman, CEO and President of MGM Grand Hotels in Las Vegas) among others chosen late yesterday</span> What do you do to win casino space in New York City? Embrace the community :  Tweet this