Could be. Microsoft seems to have suffered a similar fate. My original point was that with a company that is that fiscally responsible, it is much less likely for it to go belly up than to flounder for a bit and then refocus and find its market.
I agree. Your comment made me think, what would I do if I was the CEO of RIM? To be honest, it caused a sense of great dread, having to try and turn a company with that kind of inertia around, without screwing the pooch. Especially if $3 Billion is on the line.
I find it more comfortable to be a little guy, where I can make a mistake that only wastes a little bit of money, or time. I'd prefer to have small and frequent failures than one HUGE one!
That's what got me thinking about the culture in RIM - and perhaps the culture in any sufficiently large firm.
