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V!" :0" "z lm's not umh‘mstiniam Blark- [km/’5 difficulties. lhe company is lwmnrrhaging: i! has chopped 4.500 jobs.- wriltcn ofl $1 billion vmnh of inventory and aban- doned large parts of he. market. Canadian media are saturat- ing the airwaves with a fatalistic mmsagv. Blacchrry is finishui; it mth be broken up and said for scrap. Seems [0 me the media have mnviclm BlackBt-ny nf Ihal must heinous crime: flying loo close to the sun. Its stuck hax shvd a further l6 per cent of value and analyst sentimcnl is universally m-galiw. [here is no doubt the company is facing an existential crisis; the next few moves will be critical. Setback is the kindest word to (108111.)? the appalling s’imatinn at HIadnBcrry. Hut strait-git wtbm‘ks can (and do) happen to cumpa. mes In fact. IBM. Mum. and Sony all suficmd much grvalcr strategit wlhau‘ks in the past than Black- any is suflvring today. Apple had to he wsmed fmm u'nain hankmptw Ivy Mimwm in (hr lam- lsfilh’ and Sony has had dt‘cadvs of failed products and (it-dining murkvt \hanr (It-tuning market xham Hu' advantage thaw rumpu- mvs had was thvv didn't haw m suflcl a nalimml nvurnsis, (Lann- dun pessimism is u mating a (mo! fun au'mmpli for Blacklk'm and its mwsmrx Innis \i (k-rxlm'r IL. («mm-I (il'l ) nf IBM. knew «I thing at twn about salvaging imnir u nnpanivx. lk‘ inherited the (2H) rule at IBM in llw mrly "10-. with u mandau- In (lusk‘ally) wind u up. In the csz nl IBM. m malnâ€" fmmv (‘mnputvr sales had fallen nfl .1 (MT and It had tumth the pvmmul t'nmpulvr nwnlut'ym. s a Canadian} fool a dislwanomng scnw of déja vu watching Blatht-ny's dual]: xpiâ€" ml. ~ Canadian insecurities are in full flood m the moment and blood lust is running hot. 'Ihere set-1mm bc‘an unquenchablc desire to sac- rifiéo anothvr national champion. NV HEM. IMM mus hmflul In! 11w survival strawgy being umpkM-d by HIucchrry is pundi- catcd on the numbers. 'l'umamunds arv expensiw and they've risky: but that 's exaaly what Mr. Gorsmcr did. He ana- lya-d the. mmpany's amets and luuk panirulat note 0! IBM's glob- al brand and van «tune of human capital. After taking stock he wanna}: “any other mmpany mmki giw their eye teeth for mu position and capabilities -â€"« wv'n' not giv- ing up; wv'rr gning m cuntml our own destinv". l-‘arnings an- way dovm and (Tl-ll) ‘lhnrslvn Moms plans to cut "penning mpvnws by :30 per (cm In madw (he numlwrs InnL he! lcr. chwuumy. nobody's cw: (:ul thvir wan In lhv kind of mm .mmnd Hlurkflcm nvods. Room Mt‘f‘amy A a In Media co: arms! and an moms! and cobmder oi Cmmr mm. a Gm mm Human“ and narnnc mama! nm MW eomomues and emamnses onMDeng. I 1110 IBM mmamund was com- pk‘lcd in a fvw years and the com- pany is hark among the giants of global business. [thunk-try has significant .nswts; i1 rvmaunx nnv uf the world's mm! mm“ lu‘hlmlug) brands. I! hm .I «mug (un‘ tnllnwmg and «'unux-mwr .ulmnmgvx m by cmcrgmg unutclx HM xx nm .1 mnv to lo! (mm- dhil] um-uu mu uvL-twhvlm upm‘ mun some It's mm“ In some the ummuw. the ( urpufalc hour ydde like BlackBem'kuxlay. Wall Street ana- lysts were convinced the company should be suld for parts. Robert McGarvey LETTERS TO TIE EDITOR Re: Timefqr big-box lum- ber 5mm. (mm m the ML tor by Alex Iyn‘n. Sept. 19. and We need less big box. mom Scle lumber. Mr :0 the editor by Iim MrCanhy. Sept 2L 1 I have lived in Smuka and been in construction for 20 years. For the majority of my time here. the closest big- bux lumber store was in Scarhtmmgh. ‘lhat was the best thing for me. ing (ban has always car- ried ur unleth whatever I needed at gmat prices and will wvn deliver it free of chargv if you spend more than a certain amount. If you are inconve- nienced by their hours of operation than yqu should he mu'rv urganizni and pian ahead and get the materials VOU need. lnstcad of travelling more and humming a sub- jet! 0f conformity I became acquainted with how well a hometown store can heip. Schell Lumber Home Build- sz. I do understand sometimes things am not availabk‘ but Ihw' should bt' minm ilcmx lhat‘ the Inca] Canadian Tire most Big boxes? No need Punusmsn Ian Proud/bot GENERAL MANAGER Iolm Willems w: THOUGHT WED START A FLASH MOB AT MARKHAM FAIR! More big box stores in Stoufiville? I hope not. We already have too many. Want m shop at Home Depot? Drive five or six min- utes south on Hwy 48. Nice big one there and open Sun- days. to say I man- aged ('0 continue my work as a mmmcwr with no issues or thoughts of need- ing a local big box lumber store. Re: Time for bigbax lum- ber stqn'. letter to the edi- for by Alex twin. Sept. 19. and H? need less big box. moi? Scheu lumber. letter :0 the editor by Iim McCarthy Sept 21. Me? i prefer to take my buiiding business to Schell Lumber Home Building (18mm. Why. yuu ask? Yes they do not have everything and, yes. they are not open If they don't have it. I can get it ordered. As far as hving rinsed Sumiays. I wish we could go back to when businesses Let's maintain our small-town feeling likely carries RAUL NOBREGA WY )l ‘I’H’Illi SEW-Tribune 6290mm St SmufMIe. ON. MA 167 l have gone to Home Depot on occasion and l have to say the whine-d customer scrvicé is not great. I usually get "it’s not my section” or "nol sure". lamnmahandyperson. as my friends will confirm. butwhenldofindmenew to fix something or build a shed,lgoto$chell.aslhavc done fordwwyears l have My visits to Schcll,~on the other hand. an: bet-ause of the customer service. And I prefer to deal with a local family business anyway: I can walk into the stone and 39% great sen'kae. hum; 'edgeable tips and sham the breeze for a few minutes to catch up on wiml’s going on in town. All from people I I know Stouffville will one day catch up andkmk like every other town in York RegiOn with nothing but big box stores and fast- fnod mints, but i hop? to be able to live in the small 1mm atmosphm for a little while lived here. were closed Sunday. Too much rushing around these longer. DAVE BROOKS \‘Tf H "HT!!! !: