Maybe There’s Something to This Research In Motion Limited (RIMM) Thing

For much of the past year, Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) and Nokia have often been mentioned in the same breath. Both onetime highflying smartphone makers are undergoing major transitions; Nokia’s going all in with its Windows 8 OS Lumia phones, and RIM is doing the same with BB10. For RIM shareholders, Nokia’s sales news is confirmation that Apple and Google can be had. Google recently unseated Apple’s iPads in December as the No. 1 seller of tablets in Japan, and if estimates are correct, Samsung will handily outsell iPhones in Q4 — both demonstrating that Apple’s iron-like grip on the mobile industry is slipping, leaving room for players such as RIM and Nokia.

Staunch RIM shareholders have long held on to the company’s outstanding balance sheet and cutting-edge technology as reasons the company is worth more than its stock price. Then, when the introduction of BB10 was announced, RIM investors really went ballistic, starting an epic run on its stock price. I wasn’t nearly as enamored. Why? Because investing in a stock based on conjecture — which is what BB10 remains at this point — leaves the door open for a big disappointment.

Then, Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) announces its email will be available on multiple devices, BB10 includes a secure wireless payment solution already rubber-stamped by Visa, IT geeks have developed thousands of new apps for its pending smartphones, and Nokia proves you don’t need to be Apple or Google to succeed in the smartphone market. RIM has finally given investors something tangible to hold on to, and you’d better hold on tight: This thing is getting interesting.

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