Great Post. The only part I disagree with is this statement:

"It would be (in all honesty) a waste of time for RIM to care what these “companies” think. "

RIM is fighting a tough PR battle for public perception. Unfortunately, a lot of the tech press originates or is strongly influenced by the activities in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. The perception of RIM there reverberates out loudly and widely via the press corps and that's a battle RIM needs to fight hard to win.