Man. I worked for newspapers for several years - it's so sad. But publishers have to adapt.

Surprising to me that vinyl got no mention here. I know it's only a relatively small bump, but vinyl sales have been on the rise year over year for the past few.

Agreed. Entrepreneurship isn't (well, can't be) taught in schools.

Everything I see/read says the exact opposite - there are plenty of jobs, it's the talent pool that needs to catch up.

No. They waited too long to make consumer-focused devices and by the time they did - with the Pearl and Storm, I believe - they missed the boat. I read a similar story like this years ago. RIM somehow keeps on kicking, but a full-on comeback just isn't in the cards.

A step in the right direction.

Beautiful and terrifying. I could examine this for hours.

He's not doing anything other businesses haven't considered. I'm sure he'll go back.

Steve Jobs was smart enough to pivot when a market opportunity arose, despite what he said previously.