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Oh RIM

I've documented my trials with mobile technology in my past few posts and the story hasn't been great. I was really hoping to move to a new BlackBerry this autumn when a) the BB 10 device would be released and b) my wretched contract with my provider would expire. 

I have one more month to go for my contract to expire. After that, I fully intend to move away from my mobile provider because they cost far too much. However, I have no phone to move to. I looked at the Galaxy S III and it seems like an excellent phone apart from the giant size it comes in. 

Research In Motion seems to have delayed release of their product until sometime in 2013. While I understand that moving to a new platform, re-creating everything and getting it right can be quite a painful process, I didn't expect this. Now, as most Canadians, I have a vested interest in this company's viability. Lots and lots of our financial instruments invest in RIMM heavily. Why? It is one of Canada's major tech darlings. After wrecked companies like Nortel. While these guys are not quite at the level where Nortel ended up at, they seem to be working hard to get there.

Still, I am an optimist. I recently came across my Palm M105 and am still impressed at what it was, all those years back. I hope RIM delivers soon. For, my retirement, and my mobile needs are sort of dependent on it. 
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