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Re:RIP, RIM: The death spiral is underway by rorrr on Friday April 29, 2011 @11:50AM (#2497780)
Re:RIP, RIM: The death spiral is underway by martythemaniak on Friday April 29, 2011 @12:33PM (#2497940)
RUN FOR THE HILLS!

On a more serious note, they're going through a tough period, but I expect them to make it through. They are transitioning to a whole new OS, which is too new and rough (I played with a playbook a bit) to carry their product line, while their old OS is not good enough. The good news is that their strong performance until now gives them enough slack to make the transition.

By Holiday Season 2012, they should have both tablets and phones all transitioned to a polished version of QNX, which should allow them to be competitive. The smartphone market is also growing very rapidly, so if they manage to hold onto 2nd or 3rd place with ~15% share, that still means tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of devices sold per year.

All depends on execution however.

Re:RIP, RIM: The death spiral is underway by troymc on Friday April 29, 2011 @12:57PM (#2498045)
When you write "They are transitioning to a whole new OS" I assume you mean "They are transitioning to a different OS" because the different OS is QNX and it has been around for decades (so it's not a "new OS").
Re:RIP, RIM: The death spiral is underway by mixmastamyk on Friday April 29, 2011 @03:56PM (#2498760)
He's likely referring to a new shell on top.
Re:RIP, RIM: The death spiral is underway by steveplace on Friday April 29, 2011 @12:53PM (#2498030)
that's not why everyone's worried

http://ycharts.com/companies/RIMM/revenue_growth