Research in Motion: Did PlayBook R&D jeopardize its superphones? | ZDNet
Excerpts from article:
"We believe RIM has now squandered nearly every opportunity and competitive advantage it enjoyed through ineffective R&D resource management, delayed product launches and misreads of the competitive environment. With the 9900 launch now likely pushed out til Sept, the remaining BB7 phones now likely just launching in Oct/Nov, and new Playbook models on the way, we believe RIM may have run out of R&D capacity to launch its QNX handset in the CQ1/ FQ4 timeframe it was shooting for."
"Our latest round of channel checks across North America continue to indicate that RIM is losing market share. Relative to three months ago, the market has become more competitive, with pressure from Android (now including several LTE devices) and continued strength from Apple spreading to Verizon. As a result, RIM did not have a smartphone in the top three position at any of the four major North American operators. Additionally, during the quarter RIM saw significant price cuts at AT&T and Sprint.
Across the board, our checks continue to indicate that sales reps are de-emphasizing the sale of RIM devices, and there is an increasing perception of the brand becoming an “e-mail-only device” designed for the business user."
Yea, sorry I missed that, AND merging often results in unexpected BAD things, unless you do it REAL early in both threads. What I will do instead is close this negatively spun/titled thread, and direct traffic to the other thread.
I added that to your title, are you trying to make it sound worse than it is? Also this is just ONE article, it's NOT fact, and no release date was ever stated anyways, so how can it be pushed back? 
