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RIM's long-term outlook may be risky
Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry device, has profited from stellar growth, but analysts are starting to worry about the company's long-term outlook as it attempts to move into the fickle consumer market. In the company's fiscal fourth quarter, which ended March 1, RIM's consumer subscribers grew an estimated 150 percent from the previous year. However, there are concerns that this growth will not continue as competition from other smartphones escalates. Article (sub. req)
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Posted by Willie Lu | July 1, 2008 - 7:08pm
With the new Open Wireless Architecture (OWA) technology comes to the market, the Blackberry leadership will vanish within 2-3 years.
I believe the traditional computer industry will take the major share of the future mobile phone markets.
Posted by Tommy | July 1, 2008 - 8:32pm
16 Million Blackberries - 10 Million I phones - 3.3 Billion Mobiles. Both are niche expensive devices. They are the SUV of mobiles....popular in wealthy north america.
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