Analyst alleges that RIM is halting production of its PlayBook - possibly exiting the tablet scene

2. taco50 (banned) posted on 29 Sep 2011, 12:28 6 0

Playbook was DOA

3. Muhannad posted on 29 Sep 2011, 12:36 1 0

That's disappointing, it came with some serious hardware. But good software makeup for bad hardware which is what makes the iPad 2 very successful but sadly this isn't the case with the PlayBook.

4. PimpStrong posted on 29 Sep 2011, 12:38 2 0

FIRE SALE LOL!! This is not at all surprising.

5. gallitoking posted on 29 Sep 2011, 12:47 1 6

another one down... thats what they get for rushing things to compete with Apple... next!!!!

6. GALAXY-S posted on 29 Sep 2011, 12:58 0 0

wouldnt suprise me .. i havnt anything innovative about bb anymore...

9. snowgator posted on 29 Sep 2011, 13:15 0 0

Guess we will see. 1 rumor doesn't make it true, but this kinda makes sense. Outside of Apple, who can truly afford to keep a full line of products supported trying to do both hardware and software at the same time in this quickly changing market? RIM is bleeding profits. If they really want to compete in the smartphone market and get the QNX-horse to market, can they spread their limited resources thin enough to develop the Playbook as well?

Focus on what you know, come back to the Playbook at a later date. They need their phone sales to be succesful first.

13. Take back (unregistered) posted on 29 Sep 2011, 14:08 0 0

Guys if you don't mind it would be appreciated if you could give me your honest opinions , I was planning on getting the blackberry playbook 16GB with the blackberry curve 3g on contract for £36 a month for two years, I was very eager to get it at first but now that i read this article I'm not too sure, What do you all think ?

16. theBankRobber posted on 29 Sep 2011, 14:50 0 0

I went into 2 Sprint stores and 1 bestbuy and tried to play with the playbook, it was stuck on a game and I didn't know how to get out to the him screen. Asked the employees at all 3 stores and they said there not sure. I was like WTF, so I lost untreated in it. I could have Googled it but was only in those stores for 1 thing and dipped out.

19. HTCiscool posted on 30 Sep 2011, 02:29 0 0

Apart from the iPad the Playbook was the best tablet on the market. much better than honeycomb tabs and unlike them, didn't lag. This is a shame but cone the fire sale ill definitely pick one up. I didn't get there in time for the HP Touchpad one but I would Much rather have a playbook than a Touchpad.

20. dionddc posted on 30 Sep 2011, 03:17 0 0

Hopefully their QNX phones turn out more successful than the PlayBook. I like RIM, apart from their hardware and their UI, they're definitely still in the game. NFC, a decent app service, and other basics such as navigation etc.

However, if their QNX BlackBerrys don't do the job, they're just going to follow the steps of HP.

Honestly, the smartphone market is getting stripped down right now. I doubt the new Tizen OS that got announced will make any huge strides, even with Samsung behind it.

The only main OSs that would be remain, if RIM doesn't manage to get back on its feet, are Android, iOS and Windows Phone. I don't really count Bada, because its ecosystem isn't as strong, and it's likely that it will only hold minimal market share.