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RIM failed to recognize (until too late) the desire for an iPhone-style device amongst business users, and ended up losing out to both Android and iOS devices.

After listening to the book Losing the Signal, I'm starting to think they rushed into the iPhone clone market too fast at the insistence of Verizon. I actually think they would have better off getting their ducks in a row and getting their software strategy correct before challenging Apple. It really seems like they were rushed badly.