Death Watch 2012: Is RIM shot?

BlackBerry is waiting for a visit, perhaps, from the RIM-reaper, the NY Post writes..  The Canadian company RIM, a national treasure, is losing the faith of even its home country as it bleeds BlackBerry users in North America. A once-committed business base is fraying, overcoming the “CrackBerry” habit that once gripped executives who couldn’t escape their messaging devices.

Now, the BlackBerry is looking at pager-like obsolescence, a future textbook case for business school about how far and fast a company can fall.

Last year, 70 percent of companies with 10,000 or more employees were on BlackBerrys; this year that market share will fall to 30 percent, Brasen said.

Last week, RIM reported what was likely its last quarter of growing its user base, which stands at 78 million. Revenue is dwindling, down 43 percent year-over-year last quarter, and the next-generation BlackBerry 10 phone was delayed again….

Wait,wait…there’s more at http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/is_rim_shot_ZgLtxzsGdrB9QIVAuO2HbL