They must have known at RIM the time would come, 5 years ago out there on their own, ready for when businesses woke up and realised it wanted email on the go, BlackBerry cleaned up and made pots of cash With exchange servers and qwerty mobiles. Even when they really got into top gear and launched the BlackBerry Pearl, those executives must have thought, it cannot last.

Like the lead lone cyclist going for victory after an early breakaway, the ‘pelaton’ is catching – no it’s caught up and BlackBerry who was the only show in town has been swamped!

This Fracker reckons in 2 years they will be fighting for scraps at the back of the pack, being bullied by the Samsungs of this world, while the new masters of the universe, iPhone, and HTC, will be up at the front vying with Nokia and Sony Ericsson in the shiny new world of touch screens and sexy slim lines.

Coming next, what would you do if you were in charge at RIM, no bridge jumping allowed!