.crazylegs..

Expect RIM Turnaround in Back Half of 2009 - UBS

I still don't understand the point you are making here. This 2 BB, 1 samsung for $45/month unlimited just doesn't exist, at least not on earth. James, which planet are you from? Obviously the conclusion you arrive at based on "facts" is wrong, as the "facts" are just made up by you. I'm thrilled to know that RIM got rid of you, they are a much better organization because of it. I think you are just being an idiot for idiot's sake. That is the only rational explanation. Good luck with that.


On Jun 29 08:14 PM JamesApple wrote:

> Rim is handing out blackberries like there is no tomorrow with Buy1
> blackberry Get1 blackberry + a SAMSUNG for $45 a month + unlimited
> data and voice plan. With these deals Rim should have flooded the
> whole world with blackberries ten times over already - that's if
> the blackberrries are any good. But since that's not nearly the case,
> it means only one thing: blackberries are junk. Facts speak louder
> than anything. I worked at Rim before for a long time. Rim is neither
> a good manufacturer nor a good employer.

Blackberry Battles iPhone Loyalty 'Stampede'

Yes, but the trash has to be taken out first. how many times has that guy jamesapple written the same exact thing? check his comment stream...


On Jun 25 07:21 PM JW.PhD wrote:

> EJL, do you have anything of intelligence to offer, or just more
> shill-speak like "vomit" and "pot, meet kettle"?
>
> You people are proving my original point with every post. Thanks.

Three Strikes from Apple and Palm May Be Out

This guy is making dumb comments as usual. It just doesn't add up. Smartphone sales skyrocket, yet one of the leaders in the category is dead? huh? Makes no sense. The actual trends just don't agree with this.


On May 21 08:29 AM JamesApple wrote:

> Pre will be one of many blackberry-killers. As smartphone sales skyrocket,
> people will adopt more superior offerings like iPhone, Nokia and
> Pre, HTC etc, inferior and giveaway blackberry will die.

RIM Beats Apple in One-Hit Wonder Quarter. What's Next?

I can respect that. I just wish posters would actually have some knowledge before ranting. I can see you are rational.

RIM Grabs More Smartphone Share from Apple

No worries, I can take the attacks. What I can't understand is the comments from certain individuals who post things that are factually incorrect due to some weird emotional attachment to one company or another. Like those who look at a price elasticity play and immediately trash RIM's margins not understanding the model. Substantive conversation would be nice instead of the apple fans (of which I count myself one with an iphone, mb air, imac, appletv, iopods, etc, etc) that many times just are in attack mode off the bat without any fundamental understanding of the situation.

On May 06 01:56 AM jmmx wrote:

> Hey hey old man
>
> If you are going to dish out the vitriolic attacks, then you need
> to be able to take the push-back. It is not for you to decide who
> can post here.
>
> IMHO
>
> On May 05 06:05 PM .crazylegs.. wrote:

RIM Grabs More Smartphone Share from Apple

Ayuh,

I got a feeling you love Apple. Exactly the type of people I was referring to in my "crazy" post. Take your kitchy comments elsewhere if you don't want to add to the conversation.

crazy crazylegs

RIM Beats Apple in One-Hit Wonder Quarter. What's Next?

jmmx - are you an apple fan by any chance? verizon is subsidizing the handset to lock in the data plan (you have to have an email plan to qualify - comes right off their site - so your friend must have some kind of data plan to get the bogo offer) RIM gets a profitable handset sale PLUS the two years of service revenue kickbacks from verizon at 80% margins ($4-5 gross per month or another $100 over the contract).

so, you're wrong about the bogo offer and you're wrong about the margin. perhaps you should pursue the age old adage that you'd rather have people believe you to be a fool and remain silent than open your mouth and remove all doubt?

and by the way, i have a bold (and a curve, and a javelin, and a storm, and an 8700, and a 7130) and an iphone and you are correct that safari rocks, but the bold browser is quite capable. this is just my opinion though. no doubt i'll get blasted by an apple fan.

RIM Grabs More Smartphone Share from Apple

i really like how brewer, as a true authority on the subject, states that wall st knows nothing about technology. what a wonderful generalization. stupidity is laughable. i wish rim's mkt cap approached msft's before they "realize" they are in trouble!

RIM Grabs More Smartphone Share from Apple

of course the apple fans have to come out in full force. i love the lack of understanding from apple lovers worried about RIM and Verizon and their strategy to use simple price elasticity to drive adoption. isn't the smartphone game in a land grab/adoption phase? so perhaps it might be smart for rim and carriers to pursue this strategy.

Nonsense above blasts the author, yet doesn't understand the economics of the "giveaways" to RIM's model. I guess he doesn't understand that verizon is subsidizing the phone, while they pick up a 2 year contract with data attached (arpu increases!) and RIM picks up a profitable handset sale plus the service revenues for 2 years (at 80% margins). yeah, that's a reason to blast the author, mr. nonsense! (btw, you come off as a jerk)

RIM will do just fine. these apple fans seem to actually believe every single person wants or likes an iphone. this is just not the case, and they get indignant, almost vitriolic, when someone writes anything to this effect (don't dare write a positive article about a competitor because you'll have to watch your back it seems). Joel has had some long and thoughtful posts on many subjects but for that first poster to blast him is ludacris, especially when the poster is wrong about this promotion having a significant deleterious effect on margins. just classic the levels of stupidity that are demonstrated when emotions take over. seems to happen often in the apple reality distortion field.

Joel, keep up the good work!

Is There a REIT Reverse Inquiry Conspiracy?

@Rigged - Very simply, if there is any equity value in the entity, the SENIOR bonds can not get crammed down in any way. That is the way a capital structure works. You are assuming the equity is gone which may not be the case if it's a liquidity filing (i.e. can't refinance or secure properties). I can swim just fine in the deep end, why don't you take your obnoxious comments elsewhere.

Is There a REIT Reverse Inquiry Conspiracy?

This article makes one believe that the only way to invest in REITs is through the common stock. Some very smart investors have been buying the senior unsecured debt of REITs at depression like valuations that already embed these terrible assumptions. If you're right, you get a great return, if you're wrong you have a free run to the assets once the secured debt holders take their properties. Sounds like a good bet if you can find REITs that are 1. lowly levered and 2. are mostly financed by senior unsecured debt and not through secured mortgages. When you own the debt and they can't refinance, you end up with ownership of the assets on an unlevered basis (i.e. in a workout the debt holders get equity and you end up with many properties that have zero debt on them.) But this article is about a conspiracy theory...not how to properly invest in REITs in difficult and uncertain times.

Verizon in Talks with Apple Over Possible iPhone Deal

good point buggy98. funny to see that type of response. it just makes no sense. Nonsense=nonsense.

Looks Like We're Still a BlackBerry Nation

jamesapple said: "Rim is the cheapest market leader. It is the Big Mac of mobile phones. 6 billions served? Buy 1 Get 1 Free."

this shows just how stupid and ignorant this individual is. nokia by far is the cheap market leader. that should be so obvious. I also guess this ignoramus doesn't realize that the BOGO offer is subsidized by the carrier, not rim. SA should ban people like this for stupidity and adding zero to the collective conversation.

Looks Like We're Still a BlackBerry Nation

why is that anything ever written about the blackberry is immediately followed by the apple nation and the attached smugness of "iPhone rules because _________" Let it go guys. Especially this guy jamesapple who thinks that rim is the reason for today's economic difficulties. laughable and incredibly stupid. or the guy who thinks blackberry=bush and iphone=change. really? is it that simple? what a jerk that guy is. has it ever crossed anyone's mind that the blackberry is perfect for the vast majority of mobile phone users that want a great phone/messaging device and not 100 ways to fart? in the end the choice is made by the user. that will determine end market success, not these dumb opinions about what the iphone is or isn't or what a blackberry can or can't do. also, i love these jerks who say that the ipod touch is a competitor to the blackberry. how can this be? one is a phone and one is an mp3 player with apps. look at every cellular carrier and what do you see? voice pays the bills. data is a small, but growing, part of the biz, but voice is the main moneymaker. so, you buy a blackberry or iphone first for phone calls. can the ipod touch do that out of the box? of course not. dumb comparison. it's really a way for apple fans to feel better about the platform and stroke their egos about its success. interesting that the pure numbers, the actual facts, show that rim is faring very well and growing in spite of apple's presence and growth. has it ever occurred to anyone that perhaps the end market is large enough and growing so that a few companies can succeed in this industry? of course not. if you love some apple like that prick jamesapple, nothing will ever compete, even though the actual sales numbers explicitly demonstrate the opposite. right now rim is kicking apple's ass. maybe when the next os drops that will change, but iphanatics keep saying: "oh, just wait until this, or when that happens it's over. bloodbath!" what a bunch of idiots. rant over.

RIM: Letting the Chart Talk

JamesApple - you are unbelievable. can't you let just one RIM post go by without voicing your insufferable apple fanaticism? give it a rest already. we know apple is a great company, but it's ok that there are some other good companies out there. RIM is doing very well right now despite your calls for their demise. in fact, i bet RIM activated more new subscribers in their last quarter than total iphones were sold in the entire quarter. and to take it a step further, RIM activated about 2.7 mln new non-enterprise consumers and it is possible that apple will sell less than that number of iphones. so net/net, you have no idea what you are talking about. take this advice:
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then open your mouth and remove all doubt.

and i'm still waiting for your response to your belief that RIM is responsible for the economic collapse we find ourselves in. that was your most priceless comment.