[JavaBrewer]

^ this. RIM is dead. Nokia (the world leader in mobile phones) is also circling the drain. They resisted flip phones, then missed the boat on smart phones, stubbornly stuck Symbian OS, then grudgingly moved to WinOS. Their success is totally dependent on how WinOS performs on the mobile market.

Apple has the advantage in owing the hardware corner which makes developing apps much easier. With HTML5, GWT, jQuery, etc... hopefully hardware and OS won't matter anymore. Time will tell.