SW/HW is only part of a project, and it changed with the chagnge of PD (project description), new tech and other company product impact change of PD,

As for hardware problems, those exist on any platform.  There are iPhone 4S’s that “die in their sleep”… my own iPhone 4S couldn’t even make PHONE calls until I replaced it TWICE (and there are thousands of others on the Apple discussion forums with the same issue). Let alone screen problems, battery problems, and so on.  On the other hand, I know many people with perfectly good iPhones and perfectly good Bold’s — we deployed dozens of them in my company, and they work flawlessly. 

With BB Tags and opening up the API … this will be HUGE!!

now do a deal with the TTC … too many lawyers with oversize briefcases, students chatting, business users taking TOO long to go into their walets/purses holding up lines at Union station JUST to pay and go through the turnstile. 

Also Enterprise users cannot upgrade to the QNX based smartphone WITHOUT assurances that 1) Productivity will remain or increase for all user types, 2) works seamlessly and can be managed with BES 5.x, and 3) works with existing Exchange/Domino or GroupWise servers with VOIP support and rapid time for deployment of in-house developed applications. 

Consumers are NOT RIM’s only focus. 

9700 took 12mths in the making – this is direct from RIM at launch. 
9900 same timeline, 
Pearl was 2yrs in the making – also direct from RIM (9100); and was 2yrs exactly after the 7100 was launched exclusively (originally to T-Mobile USA). 

Fact remains RIM has stronger competition and the loyalty of their user base is shifting – sure they continue to have increasing subscribers but remember these are coming from “3rd world” regions like Indonesia and at lower margins. 

Just keep your ear open to the competion it may help BB users speak out to RIM to give them what they want but in the BB device they know and love. 

case and point: Storm> Storm 2 and finally the Torch 9860! The latter is incredible compared to the others and the original was a knee jerk reaction a BAD move for RIM in any market. They’ve learned. 

Research outside of your own known comfort zone or knowledge when it comes to smartphones – yes we all love the cool-aid from our respective favourite OS, thats why it makes it yours/my favourite OS but knowing more makes you a better consumer and with more reply’s pushing RIM beyond THEIR comfort zone. 

PS: RIM took 3yrs to give us the successor (and 2 bold models) to the 9000 before we had it. If you think competition didn’t force RIM’s hand in this regard you’re your own jester.

Releasing phones that aren’t technologically speaking two years behind all others would be nice too.

RIM sucks!

9900′s hardware specs were only created by mankind a year ago – it was not possible to create this 3.5 years ago.

playbook start 2 years ago, 9900 start 3.5 years ago,  like China Qing dynasty 100 years ago,  like I said 3 years ago, RIM is old before grow up.

it is slow like old man, what you want to say is: look he is still walking……