Some choice quotes on Cult of Mac from RIM CEO Jim Balsille:

For those of us who live outside of Apple’s distortion field, we know that 7” tablets will actually be a big portion of the market

That must be why the iPad’s been beaten into fifth place by 7-inch tablets. (No, wait.) And it’s also why everyone loves using 7-inch tablets, rather than thinking them a cramped mess and rubbish form-factor that’s got more in common with a big smartphone than a tablet. (No, wait.)

and we know that Adobe Flash support actually matters to customers who want a real web experience

Fair enough. I don’t know how I’d do without Flash for my “real web experience”. It’s not as though Flash brings my Mac to a grinding halt every damn time it’s used, forcing me to use a Flash-blocker on all browsers these days, leaving poor old me with websites using rubbish technologies like HTML, CSS and JavaScript. (No, wait.)

Do you need a set of proprietary tools to bring existing assets on to a device, or can you use known tools that you use for creating websites?

Yes, because if there’s one thing the iPad does, it’s block websites. Man, if only there was a really good browser engine on the device, which not only gave you a decent browsing experience, but also provided the means for standalone HTML5 (etc.) web apps. (No, wait.)

Cult of Mac reports:

RIM released a video of its unreleased PlayBook tablet appearing to show faster web browsing capabilities. However, Balsillie refused to answer just when its tablet would go on sale.

Gosh! That’s showing them. You’re sure to smash the iPad to pieces, RIM, by not yet having your ‘better’ competing device in the market, perhaps instead releasing it when the iPad 2 arrives in April, which will of course be faster than the iPad 1.

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(NO, WAIT.)