We’ve discussed about this topic plenty of times in class. We’ve mentioned and discussed how Blackberry lost nearly $1 billion dollars in the last quarter with the Blackberry Z10. I cannot recall if we’ve talked about how Blackberry has announced that it will be cutting a third of its work force, about 4500 employees. However, this article puts a bit more of a positive light on this while showing how competition can take advantage of another company’s faults. Google’s Motorola will be looking to hire some of the employees that Blackberry will be cutting from its workforce. Google will be hiring “computer science and engineering talent”.  Couple with the communications patents that they received when they bought Motorola, this could possibly be the beginning to new innovations. As well, Google is taking advantage of RIM/Blackberry’s failure and capitalizing on the opportunity that its been given to get ahead through possible new innovations. Also, on the more “humanitarian” side of the issue, the people who lost their jobs due to Blackberry’s failed business ventures will be able to find new jobs at arguably a better company too.