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This is the one area that RIM had a firm grip on. RIM needs to get BB10 out sooner rather than later if they want to stay in the market.

BlackBerry Loses Its Grip On Federal Government - Government - Mobile

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The thing that's getting me about this is that the execs at RIM are still sipping on some awesome Kool-Aid make comments like this:

RIM's VP of government solutions, Paul Lucier, said in a statement that he's "confident that BlackBerry is, and will continue to be, the best solution for government agencies."

C'mon man! Losing nearly 18,000 licensed customers from a Government agency indicates pretty clearly that RIM is no longer the best solution, and the execs pay absolutely no attention.