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Don't call it Research in Motion anymore that company turning over and you -- today and bailing.
It's new Blackberry ten operating system and then to brand new -- -- loses seats and I'll tell you about it compared to my.
Old Blackberry in a second but the company -- it's -- on the inside and changing its name placed on the outside now called Blackberry for -- short.
Makes a lot of sense considering everybody knows its bread and -- bread and butter product is a Blackberry.
I just inside this event here where about a thousand people attended analysts.
Pop press members and in the technology industry I had a chance to talk to its -- -- -- -- CEO of Research in Motion and I asked him a couple of things.
What about the consumer -- streets he did.
Partnerships possibly a buyout violent Nobel also asking me about the stock price decline today any disappointments in any issues with.
-- delivery dates in March to carriers take a listen to what he had to say.
You have full of terrorism -- all over the globe just at CES all -- yes Peres announced that they awoke strongly support evaporates and the difference really is if you look at the UK in numbers they start launching in two weeks right in Canada goes next week.
The difference really is the testing process -- the US has because -- felt he had very and save.
Not intense testing process and we want to respect the process of -- areas.
So that is why the us is a little bit behind the other regions but jumping -- -- a strong in Europe Asia back and -- working with the carry us.
-- -- that -- -- but that's the best we can -- at the moment.
Any risk of march not being the target -- for release in the US no no that's -- I also monitoring continues this week there's talk about Leno alone in a possible buyout.
We have to talk about that I know that companies -- -- were focusing on delivering Blackberry 1018 seemingly continuing with your strategic review.
What do you say to those talks and as rumors I came up the -- side.
-- once speculate and any -- right this is some of the position of the company because if you would have to announce something that would have to do it publicly as if I'm content company.
Be a continuing -- interview Tom however worthy enough proof position of -- I'm just focused changing and -- you know what can we do what partnerships should we be doing another to be a leader in mobile computing.
Does he need to have knowledge and other segments while another -- really strive and those segments.
So we're looking at this -- continued to do your homework there and we will let you know the moment we have -- announced last.
Question here target audience here is it on the existing Blackberry -- are -- gonna start to triangulate and when -- clock back some of the market share.
Who do you go after first.
I mean absolutely I want to -- -- marketshare look at the devices protest devised a whole new user experience.
We we love our installed base that's why we've booked -- Freddie -- to shoot ten.
But absolutely I mean he wants we want to grow and we wouldn't want to be in there when -- another occurrence in the mines I didn't want to use this year on year revenue -- I mean if you look at typical cycles from other companies that -- and turn -- and turned.
It's by the 11 and have -- cycle that you really have to look at -- excellent product cycle.
So he's after the market share there is no chance there'll be any delays in getting a product of the market in March.
He also says their hope and to -- different -- he did not shut that down all the news here.
That we're bringing you -- box that says but this is the hail Mary pass that they kicked -- today I in downtown and Manhattan.
-- parents and mile Blackberry I think it's going to be a nice upgrade for all.
