Friday, June 17, 2011

SAICAST: What Took Facebook So Long To Make An iPad App? (RIMM)


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Research In Motion hit rock bottom after reporting devastating earnings and announcing layoffs ahead yesterday.

Jay Yarow and Dan Frommer talk about how the company, which was once at the forefront of the smartphone market, has crashed and burnt over the last several years, and how delusional its co-CEOs are.

Facebook is finally working on an iPad app. The company has been lacking to adapt mobile devices -- its mobile site in the browser is a mess, its apps are in need of redesign, no iPad app for a year. Why is Facebook's mobile unit struggling?

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