Well, ain't that a kick in the nads?! The one feature that the anti-Apple/Android/Windows 7 crowd went on and on and oooooon about... is being abandoned by its maker because it is what Steve Jobs said it was: a sluggish, unstable, battery drainer that isn't very secure. From what I've read, even the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android has about as many issues running Flash as the previous versions... maybe a little better, but not much.Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
On Nokia's new WP7 phones, I don't think they're going to be available in the U.S. What's up with that? I thought they were making a big deal about taking on the iPhone and Android head-to-head? :confused:
And as if RIM didn't already have enough issues to deal with, Google announced today that they're dropping the Gmail app for Blackberries. I was thinking that RIMM shares might be attractive once they got down to the low 20's. But since the company has shown an almost complete inability to execute over the past few months, I don't know what the bottom is. Today, it lost about 4.5% when the market was only down about 3%, and closed over $1 below its book value at $18/share.
I'm personally hoping that RIM makes it. I think the market needs some hungry players to fight for 3rd place: RIM's QNX, HP's WebOS (if it's not completely dead already) and Windows Phone 7. In order to compete with Android and iOS, at least one of them would NEED to find something truly innovative. And that would be great for consumers. So I hope RIM hangs in there.
