BlackBerry 9800 Torch launched.

[gsaldivar]

http://gizmodo.com/5603788/underwhelming-blackberry-spells-doom-for-rim

Skipping to the bottom line...

"In world where every vendor is working to up their game, raise the bar and drive new innovation in hardware and software, it felt RIM barely met the bar much less moved it. According to RIM, this is the best Blackberry ever and I don't dispute that," wrote Michael Gartenberg, analyst and partner at the Altimeter Group, a research firm.

"The question is, will the Torch be bright enough to lure users away from the latest and greatest Android devices, iPhone 4 and a newly re-invigorated Microsoft Windows Phone 7? At the moment, if you're a die-hard BlackBerry user, there's a lot to love but in terms of the state of the art, RIM hasn't quite caught up to the leaders of the pack."


The problem, for RIM at least, is that catch-up time might have already run out.

 

[Patranus]

Doesn't Apple have a patent on cover flow?

 

[gsaldivar]

Doesn't Apple have a patent on cover flow?

You mean displaying CD covers with a reflection underneath them?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Doesn't Apple have a patent on cover flow?

No, they have a patent that describes selecting album art, it rotating and giving information about the Artists, etc, AFAIK.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I suspect RIM is on the downward slide, no compelling reason to stay with the brand for current consumers (business is another matter entirely).

Funny, that RIM is on the decline & I'm likely going to add one to my family plan for the UMA feature so I can get email & texts at work...

 

[Patranus]

No, they have a patent that describes selecting album art, it rotating and giving information about the Artists, etc, AFAIK.

Never mind, found it.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/08/apple-granted-design-patent-on-cover-flow/