RIM calls PlayBook discontinuation ‘pure fiction’

When the RIM-9x0 devices were 'discontinued' it freed up traffic on the existing Mobitex network. Low traffic = increased reliability.

Can you think of any large bodies that may still use RIM-950 devices on Mobitex in cases of wide scale network congestion as happened following 9/11? How about "military, police, firefighters and ambulance services"1 Can't rule on Office of the President.

I can see something similar happen with PlayBook; a niche market procures the remaining 300,000 unsold devices and the once toted "iPad killer" moves into relative extinction.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobitex