Dueling Fools: Research In Motion Bull Rebuttal

By Dave Mock
December 19, 2007
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Since my counterpart Anders Bylund brought up the "commodity" argument for the BlackBerry platform, let me explain why I think mobile email is a long way from being a commodity.

Sure, consumers and business folks alike can pick up a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) or Samsung phone on the cheap from AT&T (NYSE: T) or Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and opt for mobile email. Consumers can even get a direct mobile interface to their Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) email accounts that works well for a fraction of what a BlackBerry plan would cost.

But the white-labeled "mobile email" that carriers sell is like night and day compared to having a BlackBerry. Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) has nailed the user interface and application navigation features on their platform -- emailing on a phone is often clunky and outright irritating in comparison. Even newer smartphones with full QWERTY keyboards just don't stack up.

RIM is a clear leader in the space with a highly integrated software and hardware platform that has still only scratched the surface of the available market. Cookie-cutter solutions on the cheap are no great threat to this premium product.

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