黑莓新手機延期上市 股價重挫15%
Research In Motion Ltd. shares plunged 15% after the BlackBerry maker posted a sizable quarterly loss and said its next smartphone - a device the company has bet its survival on - won't be ready until next year.
黑莓手機(BlackBerry)的生產商Research In Motion Ltd.（簡稱RIM）宣佈出現鉅額季度虧損，並表示攸關該公司生死存亡的下一代智能手機要到明年才能上市。這一消息宣佈之後，RIM股價重挫15%。The surprise delay shook investors, who had expected the phone in time for the crucial holiday-shopping season. RIM has bet on the BlackBerry 10 phone to reverse a sharp drop in sales that has pushed it into the red and triggered a massive restructuring.
投資者原本預計新手機將來得及趕上假日購物季，這次意外延期讓他們深感震驚。面對銷量銳降以及由此引發的企業虧損和大規模重組，RIM已經把翻身的希望寄託在了“黑莓10”手機上。The Canadian company posted a $518 million loss and a 33% drop in revenue in the latest quarter. It said Thursday it would cut as many as 5,000 jobs, or just shy of a third of its current workforce of 16,500.
這家加拿大公司宣佈上一季度虧損5.18億美元，收入下降33%。RIM週四表示將裁員不多於5,000人，接近該公司當前員工總數16,500人的三分之一。
RIM shares, which had been trading near multiyear lows, dropped $1.32 to $7.81 in after-hours trading. As of 4 p.m., the stock had fallen 5 cents to $9.13. RIM's market value is now under $4 billion, even though the company has $2.2 billion in cash.
盤後交易中，已經接近多年低位的RIM股價下跌1.32美元至7.81美元。該股當天收盤下跌0.05美元至9.13美元。儘管RIM擁有22億美元的現金，但其市值目前已經低於40億美元。The BlackBerry 10 could further strain RIM's finances as it battles with slowing device sales in the face of blistering competition from Apple Inc.'s AAPL -0.95% iPhone and devices that use Google Inc.'s Android operating system.
在蘋果(Apple Inc.)的iPhone和安裝谷歌(Google Inc.)安卓操作系統(Android)的手機帶來的激烈競爭之下，RIM一直在苦苦應對手機銷售放緩的局面，而黑莓10有可能使該公司的財務壓力進一步加大。RIM said Thursday its new phones will launch in the first quarter of 2013. That means the devices won't only miss the holiday selling season but likely arrive after Apple has already updated its iPhone and after the arrival of several new Android devices.
RIM週四說，新手機將在2013年一季度上市。這意味着這些手機不僅會錯過假期銷售旺季，還有可能要到蘋果推出新款iPhone、多款新型安卓手機面世之後才上市。Chief Executive Thorsten Heins, on a conference call, said the delay was "not due to quality," but due to difficulties in integrated new features its engineers were developing. He said the earlier schedule the company had set "is no longer realistic."
RIM首席執行長海因斯(Thorsten Heins)在電話會議上說，延期不是因爲質量問題，而是因爲工程師在將他們開發的手機新功能整合進黑莓10手機方面出現了困難。他說，公司之前設定的日程已經不再現實。RIM is also in the midst of a strategic review, but Mr. Heins said he's not yet ready to share results of that review. RIM has hired investment bankers to evaluate options, and Mr. Heins hasn't ruled out a sale of the company. He said his focus is on launching the BlackBerry 10, and turning things around as a stand-alone company.
另外，RIM正在進行戰略評估，但海因斯表示現在還不準備公佈評估結果。RIM已聘請投資銀行家評估各種選項，海因斯沒有排除出售公司的可能性。他表示現在的重點是推出黑莓10，並讓RIM以獨立公司的身份實現扭虧爲盈。
