RIM PlayBook-Led Rally May Fizzle as IPad Clash Looms
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Research In Motion Ltd. has surged 38 percent since August on prospects for its new tablet device. That may be too big a jump given the product is late to a market led by Apple Inc.’s iPad, say analysts who are cutting ratings.
Sales estimates for the BlackBerry PlayBook vary from 1 million units next fiscal year to 8 million as analysts try to predict demand for a computer that won’t emerge until the first quarter and will also face other rivals besides Apple.