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I have absolutely no idea where RIM will be in six months. All I know is that I won't be holding a lot of their stock as BB10 failure is a significant probability. It also could be a huge success and the stock could hit $25/share but I'm not a believer.

I think Apple is the new RIM of 2009-- recycling old software and ideas and generally not keeping up with the competition. What was the biggest advance for Apple this year:

1. Shrinking the iPad to 2/3 size and calling it a cutesy Mini Pad; or

2. Adding 1/2" to the screen of the iPhone and adding LTE; or

3. Allowing fewer people into the Apple store at a time to increase the size of the line outside.

Apple hasn't 'innovated' anything new in the past few years and have become a company of marketers. I also don't like the lighter iPhone as it feels cheap, delicate and insignficant. There is nothing new due out of Apple for almost a full year and they are falling behind the competition.

I think that Samsung has crushed Apple in the hardware department. The new S3 and Note 2 are amazing phones with every advantage out there. They are cheaper and better. The only problem with Android phones is software security as they can be prone to malware and Google likes to harvest your information. I am in a information-sensitive industry otherwise I would buy one.

I think the currentl Apple iPhone and iPads are going to age quickly and poorly. The public should figure this out at some point and sales could be reduced significantly. For example, in Toronto several retailers (Starbucks, etc.) are now accepting NFC payments from smart phones that have the technology (Android and Blackberry). Why does the phone that costs twice as much not have that useful feature? As an iPhone user, it is sad that the Android user behind me in line at a coffee shop can place his order and pay for it before me without even getting to the counter.

Disclosure: I own an iPhone 4, a BB Playbook, an HP computer, a MacBook Pro, NOK stock, RIM stock and BBY stock. I regularly also use an iPad3 and a S2 phone.