RIM co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis must be sweating right about now. On the eve of what is arguably the company's biggest and most important product launch, the early reviews of its PlayBook tablet conclude that the device isn't yet ready for prime time. In fact, many reviews state quite simply "don't buy it"--at least, not now.
The biggest gripe about the PlayBook is that it doesn't natively support email, calendar, and contacts data. Instead, BlackBerry email is only accessible when the PlayBook is tethered via Bluetooth to an actual BlackBerry. Research in Motion believes this is a security feature, but let's call it what it really is: a huge mistake.
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