http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2011/06/22/rim-youre-done-here/
I have to agree with John Biggs here. RIM has been late to the party in to many areas. I agree with his notion that they will get bought and expect that to be Microsoft which already basically owns Nokia. I do predict though that MS will not be able to parlay RIM into a profitable business. They will overpay and then never produce anything substantial. This is what they did with Nokia, Skype and soon RIM. HP did this with Palm and they too will see that their release of a tablet and new smart phones will make a tiny dent in the marketplace. While their OS is impressive, they have no app marketplace of significance and that is the key in the tablet race. APSS, APPS, and more APPS. The hardware on these devices will be similar. The OS and APPS are what differentiates and so far nobody comes close to iOS in the tablet market. I don't see a clear competitor as of yet but it will more than likely be a Android powered device. Palm and RIM will have minimal market share.
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