“As RIM begins to ramp-up availability of devices running its new BlackBerry 7 mobile operating system, Apple is expected to hold an event in the coming weeks to announce its fifth-generation iPhone. That next iPhone, in the eyes of analyst Brian White with Ticonderoga Securities, will ‘steamroll’ RIM’s BlackBerry 7 lineup,” AppleInsider reports.
“White said RIM’s BlackBerry fresh was simply too little, too late, and the Canadian company’s struggles will only add to Apple’s momentum,” AppleInsider reports. “He sees that momentum going ‘off the charts’ in October, when Apple’s so-called ‘iPhone 5’ is expected to debut.”
AppleInsider reports, “As for RIM’s PlayBook, White sees the touchscreen tablet following in the footsteps of HP’s TouchPad with a potential discontinuation. He said the PlayBook is poised to be the ‘next casualty of iPad’s tablet dominance.'”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
And android…
And winblows 07…
And…
Is this guy seriously comparing the iPhone 5 to RIM’s BlackBerry? I could have told him that the iPhone 4 beats the heck out of the BlackBerry with one hand tied behind its back.
Don’t forget 3GS; it’s still selling very well.
The last phone RIM made that was competitive was…
So why now?
Analysts weigh in on RIMM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/09/16/bury-the-berry-rimm-shares-crushed-on-weak-demand/
Rim’s solution to their woes
http://goo.gl/JI75M
I meant to post the shot of where the Rim CEOs saw their first iPhone.
http://goo.gl/a37ge
Articles like this are not fair according to Rim CEO.
http://goo.gl/vkESQ
I know a LOT of people (myself included) who say they are going to get the iPhone 5. Most are people fed up with their Dingleberrys.
Hell, the iPhone 4 already steamrolls anything RIMM could ever hope to come up with. iPhone 5 is just a coup de grâce.