4 posts and columns on Waterloo

Apple Rubs RIM’s Nose in It With Waterloo Store

in News on August 9, 2011 at 3:02 pm PT

The inhumanity. The unmitigated gall. Just minutes away from RIM headquarters. Doesn’t Apple know that RIM is the biggest technology company in Canada!?!
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RIM Sends Message to Kik by Filing Lawsuit

in Commerce on December 1, 2010 at 11:19 am PT

Two weeks ago, the BlackBerry Messenger lookalike was banned by Research In Motion from its app store, and now the company is sending a more serious message by filing a lawsuit against Waterloo, Ontario-based Kik, claiming patent infringement.

Next Yahoo Challenge: Earnings Triumph or Waterloo?

in News on October 7, 2010 at 8:44 am PT

While a lot of investor focus has been on the executive turmoil at Yahoo recently, the real attention will soon be turning on its third-quarter earnings call two weeks from now. That’s on October 19, with a conference after the markets close, an event that big Yahoo investors are telling BoomTown will be under a great deal of scrutiny. Not just to assess the numbers and their direction, but to listen to the kind of explanation CEO Carol Bartz will give Wall Street for all the management upheaval.

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RIM Call Volume Rising; Falling Knife?

in News on September 28, 2009 at 4:00 pm PT

When last we left the Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of BlackBerries, Research in Motion’s shares were falling like a rock. Or, perhaps, like a kitchen knife.