It seems that many industries are adopting iPads to replace or supplement other tools. I wonder if this would be a good opportunity for RIM to leverage their knowledge of strong encryption and working with Outlook servers to offer some sort of competitive advantage that Apple doesn’t have.
NFL Team Replacing Paper Playbooks With iPads.
BlackBerry’s with the ability to run Android Apps sounds like an amazing feature. BlackBerries do have a lot to offer, but the ‘fun’ side of them have been lacking and this may just be the thing to fix them up.
BlackBerry Said to Get Android Apps as RIM Seeks Sales Boost – Businessweek.
I’m currently an Android user, but my previous phone was a BlackBerry, and BlackBerry phones do have some very, very strong points. Great (fantastic) battery life, stellar email options, and of course phenomenal security to such a degree that governments get antsy about it. It seems that RIM should be able to find a way to really push these benefits out there to regain market share.
BlackBerrys Work Through Quake While Calls Fail in Boon to RIM – Businessweek.

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