Hehad been one of CoachRick Adelman's favoriteplayers, an incrediblyhard workerwhohadbecome, against all odds, one of the league's bestfourth-quarterproducers.
On the one hand, RIM explains that the disappointing revenue in the fourthquarter was really due to a one-time inventory adjustment by a wireless carrier.
It earned 23 cents per share from continuing operations in the first quarter compared with earnings of 16 cents per share in the fourthquarter (excluding one-time charges) and earnings of 22 cents per share in last year's first quarter.