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!

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