RIM still has a strong presence and massive amount of respect in the enterprise fields. Not to mention the countless patents.
That being said, they never saw the bomb coming - they thought their enterprise endeavors were clinched, that corporations would never stray from Blackberry. They did. Even the most dedicated BB using corporations are now going the route the public sector has gone, and that's getting away from BB mail and going to a "run what you brung" model for phones with simple exchange servers.
I would expect them in the near future to make Blackberry Enterprise Server for platforms other than their own handsets, aka iOS and Android. BBE is a tremendous package, and one that might keep them afloat in the long run, but I think it's too little too late in the handset space for them.
Even up here in Canada, the cell providers have a hard time giving away Blackberry devices and they have lost massive ground to Apple and especially the cheaper Android phones. That must sting RIM a lot, since they are a Canadian company.
In fact it's sort of a running gag that if you see a guy in a coffee shop carrying a Blackberry that you sort of mutter to yourself "Poor bastard, his company still makes him use that thing".
That aside, they are circling the drain, but the money they have will keep them alive for some time. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if someone bought them out, and there's been no lack of rumors regarding that, from Amazon to Samsung.
bill mcewens amiga inc will be on them like vultures and buy the crumbs... im sure of it... bill mcewens wet dream have been getting amigade on a proper mobile phone for a decade now...
perfect partner in crime will be commodore usa... they got the money(30mill in disney advert money) and the commodore name to booth...
it will be a massive happening... bigger than the hockey stadium thing. watch out for the AMIGA BERRYDORE in the future!
