After a brief hiatus, we’re back with another Talking Tech podcast. We spent a lot of time talking about the Blackberry service outage, probably because all three of have mobile e-mail. An intriguing issue that Duncan raised is whether RIM is falling victim to its success, and whether there is a scaling problem with the company’s software and network architecture.
We couldn’t resist weighing into the takeover frenzy surrounding BCE Inc., which has put itself into play, and could fetch $30-billion from private equity investors. Another scenario being bandied about is BCE merging with Telus to create “Belus”. Kevin doesn’t think Telus wants to be taken over. The board is happy with the team and the company has just got over the hump of challenges that BCE is now facing.
Finally, we chat about eBay’s $40-million to $45-million acquisition, which I use as a way to rail against the Canadian VC market.
