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RIM CEO says company ‘seriously' considered switch to Android
Aug 3rd, 2012
RIM (RIMM) CEO Thorsten Heins's interview with the Telegraph on Thursday made headlines for his admission that the company can't keep up with Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) without outside help. But there's another interesting nugget buried within the interview that didn't get quite as much attention: Heins says that RIM took a long, hard look at migrating to Android before deciding to plow forward with BlackBerry 10. 'We took the conscious decision not to go Android,' Heins told the Telegraph. 'If you look at other suppliers' ability to differentiate, there's very little wiggle room. We looked at it seriously - but if you understand what the promise of BlackBerry is to its user base it's all about getting stuff done. Games, (Source: BGR News) -
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