RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped

Re:RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped by mirkules on Thursday June 16, 2011 @07:18PM (#2663686)

I realize it's probably early, but can anyone find any layoff numbers? (even vague numbers, on a scale between "a few" and "a boatload" will be accepted)

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Re:RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped by imjustatechguy on Friday June 17, 2011 @12:09PM (#2666030)

I'd expect that the layoffs would be centered around the old OS. Anyone involved in the new OS is likely to be safe. Or at least that sounds like a logical approach.

I'd expect the layoffs to be around 5% maybe at most 10%, but really things can still turn around for RIM if they can get their new OS out in mass, so I think we are still not quite in a complete panic.

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Re:RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped by Steko on Friday June 17, 2011 @12:37AM (#2664335)

Hopefully they start by eliminating their redundancy of having 2 CEOs. I know that'd be my first reaction if I was a RIM engineer.

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