AmTech Research: RIM's Products Can Compete with iPhone; Stock Still a Buy

7/11 - "AmTech thinks RIMM can compete against Apple's (AAPL) iPhone because of "superior connectivity." Specifically, RIM's Blackberries have a better user experience and are more addictive:

'Always-on push connectivity is important for the user experience of IM. To date, a session-based experience has not shown the same sticky qualities and heavy usage as BlackBerry. We believe this is also true of social networks and will become so for many other applications. Facebook and many applications look great on iPhone and are much more functional than other competing platforms; but for many applications, RIMM’s push connectivity solution enables a better overall experience for mobile users.'

"AmTech also stresses that technology adoption is viral, and the player that can convince users that their product offers the superior user experience the fastest, often comes ou...