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iPhone launch
First Apple iPhone. Media called it "a BlackBerry killer". -
Scandal about stock option
Scandal involving the co-CEO Jim Balsillie about stock option. Jim Balsillie forced to resign as the chairman of the company -
Acquisition of QNX
RIM acquired QNX Software Systems: QNX became the platform for the BlackBerry PlayBook and BlackBerry 10 Smartphones. (Key decision as it decided its java based platform was insufficient) -
Announcement of the PlayBook tablet
RIM announced the long rumoured BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer, the first product running on the new QNX platform -
Acquisition of TAT
RIM announce the acquisition of The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a user-interface design company specialized in applications for mobile. The acquisition was key step to the development of the BlackBerry 10 OS -
Launch of the PlayBook tablet
Release of BlackBerry Playbook based on QNX platforms. First major test for the QNX platform; critics said that the software seemed incomplete (poor email and apps) -
Acquisition of Scoreloop
RIM buys Scoreloop, a Munich-based cross-platform social gaming network central to the games for the BlackBerry 10 OS. -
Biggest Layoff
The company cut 3,000 jobs: the biggest layoff in its history. The lay-off reduced the workforce by around 11%, from 19, 000 employees to 17, 000 -
Acquisition of JayCut
RIM acquire JayCut, a Sweden-based online video editing company that was incorporated in the media software for the BlackBerry 10 OS. -
Massive outage
BlackBerry service suffered a massive outage, impacting millions of customers for three days. Customers were unable to use BlackBerry messenger, and send or receive emails. -
Leadership change
RIM announced that its CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis had stepped down as CEOs. They were replaced byThorsten Heins -
Announces drop in shipments
Announce 21% drop in shipments, its first decline since 2006. -
Workforce reduction
The company announced a planned workforce reduction of 5, 000 by the end of its fiscal 2013, as part of a $1 billion dollar cost savings initiative -
Law suit
California Jury orders RIM to pay $147.2million in the settlement of a patent infringment lawsuit that was later overturned. This sent shares tumbling to a low of $7.09 at the Toronto stock exchange. -
Launch of Blackberry Z10
BlackBerry launches the new BlackBerry 10 OS based on its QNX acquisition along with two new phones: the touch-screen Z10 and classic QWERTY keyboard Q10.
