BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) is in trouble.
Not because of yesterday's earnings problems -- missing revenue and unit shipment expectations because of a one-time inventory adjustment at one of its carrier partners. But, rather, because RIM is simply not positioned well for the future.
Specifically, RIM is at risk of becoming a mid- to low-end player in a
smartphone market that is rapidly becoming more sophisticated, with
Apple's iPhone and Google's Android leading the way.
And unless RIM can make big changes to its hardware, software, and platform products, it risks losing its high-end status, getting pushed down carriers' priority lists, and facing shrinking margins. It risks becoming another Palm, which was once a smartphone leader, and is now struggling to make a comeback.
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Author: Dan Frommer
