Friday, April 15, 2011

RIM's Stock Drops After So-So Reviews of BlackBerry PlayBook | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Maybe they should have called it “WorkBook,” because it appears likely the only users will be people who are assigned one of the devices by their employers

And while praising it as a solid device with a promising operating system, Joshua Topolsky concluded: “I can’t think of a single reason to recommend this tablet over the iPad 2, or for that matter…the Xoom. And that’s what it really boils down to here; what is the compelling feature that will make buyers choose the PlayBook over something else? I don’t have that answer, but that’s not what’s troubling me–what troubles me is that I don’t think RIM has the answer either…and they should by now.”

That sentiment–that PlayBook is halfbaked in its current form–was echoed by a number of other reviewers, and it played hell with RIM’s stock. The company’s share price slipped nearly four percent Thursday afternoon and will likely slip further tomorrow if the analyst reports I’m seeing today are any indication.

RIM's Stock Drops After So-So Reviews of BlackBerry PlayBook | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

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