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RIM has been increasing its market share, just because RIM isn't the only smart mobile on the market, doesn't mean it's going to turn into the next palm. RIM ha

by muffinman2010 16y ago

RIM has been increasing its market share, just because RIM isn't the only smart mobile on the market, doesn't mean it's going to turn into the next palm. RIM has been doing a good job differentiating itself as a business solution. I don't they are going to die anytime soon, but they're slow pace of innovation, software updates are hurting their consumer market....but then again apple can come out with a phone with a broken antenna and expect to sell millions, RIM has a far more corporate audience, so they need to be careful how they expand. All in all, it may seem like rim is dying for a consumer perspective, but I think they may still have a chance, although with a smaller market share.

RockyMcNuts 16y ago
RIM has not been increasing market share very recently, they have been passed by Apple and Android - see slide 8 here - http://www.scribd.com/doc/42793400/Internet-Trends-Presentation http://www.scribd.com/doc/42793400/Internet-Trends-Presentat... Blackberries do email very well, they are very bandwidth efficient (but the compression may be why the browsing experience is so slow), their BBM avoids insane SMS charges, they have slick hardware like Bold and Flip, they are designed from the ground up for enterprise security and manageability. But the world is going to touch and mobile Web/apps, and RIM is keyboard centric and hard to develop for, with multiple form factors, OS versions and even the pitiful touch Storm. Businesses are starting to adopt iPhones and iPads - RIM is going to have to reinvent themselves fast or face irrelevance.