> "and it seems to have lost the ability to create great products"
I disagree with this part. RIM's products are just as good/bad as they've always been - the problem is that Apple came in and raised the bar across the board, and Google came in and did it some more.
RIM is creating early-2000s product in a landscape that has been completely reshaped by iOS and Android.
This has been true, but recently RIM has moved towards a system more similar to iOS and Android than their previous products. The Playbook is the first product in this new technology stack.
I imagine that they are basing their future growth around other products based on this new stack. They are behind, but they may still catch up enough to do well. After all, if Apple has proven anything it's that execution matters a whole lot. More so even than features.
Android is a good competitor to iOS only because they have both the features and execution down well enough. Apple may still have an edge in polish, but it's diminishing.
I disagree with this part. RIM's products are just as good/bad as they've always been - the problem is that Apple came in and raised the bar across the board, and Google came in and did it some more.
RIM is creating early-2000s product in a landscape that has been completely reshaped by iOS and Android.