RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped

Re:RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped by jberryman on Thursday June 16, 2011 @09:47PM (#2664003)

Of course. For many people "buy American" is a mantra. People from car makers to American Apparel try to tap into this sentiment. (obviously the degree to which something was actually "made in the USA" is not always clear)

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Re:RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped by joezydeco on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:15PM (#2664066)

You do know RIM is headquartered in Canada, right?

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Re:RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped by nhooey on Saturday June 18, 2011 @11:26AM (#2668788)

Some Americans care about "buy[ing] American", but most don't. A prime example is the Japanese auto manufacturers taking market share away from American companies with better quality cars since the 80s, eventually becoming dominant.

Not to mention that the US isn't the only market for smartphones out there, so a large portion of the market certainly don't care if something is manufactured in the US.

Making quality software is probably the biggest opportunity for RIM right now, not the location of manufacture.

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Re:RIM implodes: announces layoffs, 500,000 PlayBooks shipped by dmarquis on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:38PM (#2664112)

Do you know anything about American Apparel? You'd be better if with your money in a mattress than in their stock.

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