Nothing wrong with the US. Still a great Country and certainly better than off-shore.Boo wrote:If we in Ontario or the whole of Canada were too busy to bid or to bid high enough to get the contract how do we expect to see a Canadian stamp on the envelopes? Shouldn't we be happy to see a stamp from our best trading partners?
Sorry everyone, I don't see an issue here and I am happy it went to the US rather than off-shore.
In the end also a transfer of knowledge, revenue and positive spin-off effects.
I am sure there's people in Canada who are able to design, implement, run and maintain a system like this. Schools popping out IT-people, RIM popping out IT-people and propbably some more companies.
Outsourcing cheaper ? At least my Moose licence was more this season.
What happens if the US$ strengthens against the Ca$ ? Let's say 15% higher US$. Sending business south is a good start. Will licence fees go up 15% ?
This is a newspaper-quote from the 13th Aug 2012 :
"The Ontario government is partnering with Research In Motion Ltd. to help laid-off technology workers in Waterloo, Ont., as the smartphone giant continues with a restructuring process that will see around 5,000 employees lose their jobs.
The Ontario government, in a news release on Monday, said it had partnered with RIM, local tech hub Communitech and the region’s two universities – the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University – to provide more spaces in enterpreneurship and business programs, as well as an action centre that will help laid-off workers find new jobs or get employment counselling."
Whole thing just doesn't make sense to me....too short sighted