The reason I say yes is that I think Blackberry is essentially dead in the US. The question then becomes can RIM return from the dead?
The answer is, if Nokia can do it RIM can too.
Despite all the negative publicity, I think the average consumer still has a positive quality view of RIM handsets, The know the hardware lasts and they are good mobile phones (despite my recent reception issues), they just are not good smartphones (that is the perception there is no point in denying that).
Nokia has the plaus of tons of MSFT advedrtising that will be done for it. However RIM has the benefit that the BB10 phone should run adroid apps and I think that will be reported positively as long as enough apps are ported over before the phones are out (and I'm talking like 150,000 not 15,000)
Also a good showing by Nokia will open up the view that at the top end there is a reson to look beyond the iPhone. If Nokia fails all the media will be reporting "It's only the iPhone, consumers don't want anything but the iPhone, etc." and that will hurt RIM.
If Nokia does well, the media might report "the iPhone is vilnerable and it'll be the case that they are more likely to say let's look at RIM's phones as well"
So I for one will be hoping for success of the Nokia Windows Phone.
