Henry Blodget Rim Is Dead Analysis

In the article “RIM Is Dead”, the author Henry Blodget brought the argument on the seemingly inevitable demise of RIM to surface. He is conviced this is because RIM lacks innovation, and relevancy in the smartphone market, which has effected the once leader of the market to the point they now face a threat of closure. The key concepts that the article revolves around are competition, revolution, consumer, and overall the market surrounding smart phones. A conceptual question that could be created by the reader as they analyze the passage is: “What changes need to be made to better RIM’s positioning in the smart phone market.” This being an analytical assessment, I will evaluate the concepts of innovation and business, while assessing the three …show more content…
It is hard for the reader to infer what is being told to them especially when proof is not given, which lessens the impact of the piece. By delving deeper into the main concepts of revolution and smart phones, it is clear that revolution is ambiguous while smart phones are clearly defined, and the author did not trail off from his main argument. Overall, the article gave a brief understanding on the challenged RIM faces and how they must revolutionize the way they do business to stay relevant and take back their position as leader of the smartphone market however, more information provided would of strengthened his argument and show the reader the importance of RIM to the cellphone market. Too much was left to infer, and without background knowledge on the company the average reader may have difficulty understanding the importance of this article. Is RIM going under really a bad thing? In the business world old business are replaced by new innovations all the time. Now it’s RIMs turn to face the fate of companies they’ve reduced to nothing. What importance does RIM staying afloat bring to society? Should they just call it