High and low: what RIM’s failure is doing to the people of Waterloo

Redmond. Cupertino. Mountain View. In the tech world, these cities are indelibly stamped with their respective company names: Microsoft, Apple, Google. The places have become synonymous with their firms: we await the “news from Redmond” when Microsoft debuts a new operating system, or whisper about Cupertino’s penchant for secrecy.

Though less well-known, Waterloo, Ontario, is another city stamped by the accomplishments of a tech giant. Read on…