BlackBerry Continues to Lose Against iPhone, Technology Report by Profit Confidential

(prHWY.com) March 15, 2012 - New York, NY -- In nearly five years, the Apple "iPhone" has leapfrogged ahead of Research In Motion's "BlackBerry" to become the most sought-after smartphone in the world, according to George Leong, contributor to Profit Confidential. Leong digs deeper into this battle with his article, When the CrackBerry's No Longer Addictive.

"I initiated coverage on Research In Motion at around $5.00 and watched the stock surge to over $140.00 by May 2008, up 2,700%," says Leong. "The fateful day for RIM [Research In Motion] was the appearance of the Apple Inc. iPhone."

While RIM is not yet dead money, Leong believes it's pretty close unless, under its new leader Thorsten Gerhard Heins, it can come up with both a defensive and offensive answer to Apple's iPhone and "iPad" tablet.

"I feel it will be difficult for RIM given the amazing brand consciousness of Apple as a global icon and the must-have smartphone," says Leong.

Leong thinks the feeling on the Street is that the BlackBerry has lost its momentum not only to Apple, but also to new-generation smartphones employing the "Android" and "Windows" platforms.

"The reality is that the BlackBerry no longer has that glamour that it once held," says Leong, "The product is seen as archaic and old."

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