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I think Blackberry is the bomb, and its only a matter of time till RIM rocks another $55 a share. The money in the bank (1.5B) the money they make every quater,gee i would hate to own his company, NOT, just wait, anyone with money buy RIM.

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"How about offering Android OS, Windows OS, and QNX on BlackBerry devices. Sounds drastic, but it may just help RIM regain their market share. BlackBerry’s OS is primitive by current standards, think Palm OS. However, the brand name and hardware still resonates with consumers (typing without keys, hell no!). Given the option to buy an Android HTC, Samsung, or BlackBerry, I would buy an Android BlackBerry. There is strong brand affinity with BlackBerry, and Berrys are perceived as quality devices. I think most folks would buy an Android BlackBerry. This would be similar to how consumers were receptive to Kindle Fire vs. (insert manufacturer) tablets. Hello, market share."

More than BB10, I think the lack of adequate amount of dual core chips made BB devices obsolete for 2011.RIM should have planned the supply better.And of course the absecnce of native email support in playbook at launch doomed the playbook which inturn furthur affected BB.

If they can't understand how to solve real people's problems anymore, they should sell.

They've got some good stuff, if they just updated to modern day specs they would be fine. If they got their name out enough they could attract enough attention for app developers. Even though RIM is in a bad state, I would still buy a BlackBerry over an Android.

Everyone is ignoring a few small facts: 1) RIM CAN'T engineer a new OS configuration with QNX in time; 2) It took Apple between 4-15 years to develop iOS; 3) Using JavaScript & Adobe AIR as your development tools is "ancient" thinking; 4) NOT making proper development tools while working on QNX/BES is a total lack of "foresight"; 4) RIM copies Apple. They even think they can make a comeback like them too. They're waiting for Apple to release iPad 3 & iPhone 5, so that they can gain inspiration since they have NO clue what to do next! Should I go on? Every move they've made for the last 5 years has been completely "a*%-backwards"!! Anyone with even "half" a brain can see this! In June, I would've said they're toast in 2-3 years. But now, they won't make to this time next year! FACT!

In all the web sites I read concerning RIM, mostley is about RIM losing marker share but not losing money. They are not making money as before. So, why all the gloom around Blackberry?

Like was mention on the article, the Enterprise is where they are strong. There is a reason why, China, Middle East don't like US people using Blackberry phone. They cannot crack their security features the way Apple and Android phones can be done. I done care if Apple and Android have a million apps. I am not going to look at all of apps; and if a buy one I might use it once and never again. I just want a good phone, with e-mail, maybe a map and GPS. The rest is just garbage. Maybe I don't want to group with the dump, idiot, moron people that can spent a day or two in line for a phone just to say they have the latest phone.

I just wonder how can they pay for the phone or cell plan if they don't have a job? Even if they have a job, how can they wait one or two days of their life on a line for a phone?

wordupmang, on 22 December 2011 - 05:25 PM, said:

Well thats what I think. Seriously undervalued stock in a company that has its roots in the corporate culture. No one does security like RIM. Android and Apple don't have that kind of security. So they have made some blunders. But look the same asshats writing off RIM were busy doing the same to Apple for decades.
RIM continues to make money and 5.2 billion in sales per quarter is nothing to sneeze at.
DO you see even ONE of these writers running a company with that kind of sales?
How about 100000 per quarter? NO I thought not.
My money is on RIM.
Not these so called pundits.