But opinions vary on what that will actually mean, and whether it will really cut RIM off from the market that provides 70% of its sales.

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But RIM has its work cut out winning over developers who are new to BlackBerrys or who have written them off as too tough and time consuming to create software for.

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Though they may have pioneered pushing e-mail onto mobile devices, the field is getting more crowded and industry analysts say RIM has its work cut out to stay ahead of the competition.

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That's not going to cut if for us -- and though we can forgive the slowness for now considering its early beta status, RIM has sure got its work cut out for them before they bring this thing public.

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Also, RIM gave little new information on its ongoing strategic review process, saying only that it has had discussions with a number of parties about potential licensing deals. (But it named no names.) RIM is about half way through its plan to cut 5, 000 people from the payroll, a move which will reduce ongoing operating costs but pressure on near-term cash.

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The real hurt was dished out to Windows 7 tablets and "others" like RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, both of whom were cut down to just 1.2 points of share each in the spring.

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