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In the wake of plummeting share prices, revenue, and a long and costly patent lawsuit from NTP, Research In Motion (RIM) created a Youtube video thanking the developers they had previously partnered with for their longstanding loyalty. With Apple and Android platforms crushing the mobile market right now, you can't help but feel a little sad watching this video. Having your VP of developer relations making a video essentially telling customers to "stay tuned" and "keep being optimistic" doesn't exactly mean the company is doing too well...

Of course, this is from the guy who drives foreign cars, that's erryday. A million off a tour, that's erryday. Hundred broads, that's erryday.

The list goes on from there.

An hero moment indeed.

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In fairness to Apple, they went with a design that worked and stuck with it. Why change something millions of people are already willing to pay for?