In addition to the other comments here, I think it must be said that you don't care mostly about share, you care about profit. Here's one smart take on this (f

In addition to the other comments here, I think it must be said that you don't care mostly about share, you care about profit. Here's one smart take on this (from 1.5 and 2.5 years ago, clearly seeing where things were headed): http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/24/unforgiven-the-consequences-of-profit-failure-in-mobile-phones/ http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/24/unforgiven-the-consequences... http://www.asymco.com/2011/06/02/does-the-phone-market-forgive-failure/ http://www.asymco.com/2011/06/02/does-the-phone-market-forgi... From April 2012: "The rumors swirling around RIM and LG are centered around exits and some suggest Nokia will follow. [...] Earlier last decade the exits were prompted by loss of brand value and subsequent loss of distribution. This decade disruption brought upon by mobile computing brings with it new business models centered on ecosystems and value captured through software and services."