PlayBook won't hit stores before the first quarter of 2011, but RIM is convinced it has a slumbering tiger on its hands. "It changes the game because we'r

PlayBook won't hit stores before the first quarter of 2011, but RIM is convinced it has a slumbering tiger on its hands. "It changes the game because we're making mobile fit the Web, not the other way around," says Balsillie. What does that mean? RIM has figured out a way to squeeze a full computing platform into a tablet, which is a bit like fitting the Incredible Hulk into an Armani suit. The PlayBook will deliver the entire Web at the same speed as a home computer can, without the need for special apps that repackage and abbreviate mobile content. Read: it can run Flash. Unfortunately I'm not entirely sure that is a compelling enough selling point for most consumers. Native apps have grown in popularity because they provide a consistent, polished user experience specifically tailored to the device. One that is generally unmatched by most websites (unless they were specifically designed with the mobile/tablet form factor in mind).