How to Put RIM Out of Its Misery

"There is winning and there is misery." -- Bill Parcells

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If you have been an investor in beleaguered tech giant Research in Motion(RIMM) over the past couple of years, it is safe to say that you are feeling pretty miserable. If you're not feeling some form of misery then you are probably not paying attention. Better yet, I would like to hear from you so you can share your coping strategies because as the quote above from legendary coach Bill Parcells states, there is no middle ground between winning and misery.

It's a foregone conclusion that RIM has lost its fight with Apple(AAPL) and Google(GOOG) over the smartphone and devices market -- a market that by all accounts that it perfected after trouncing Palm in the same manner that it now finds itself. What is the silver lining and can it recover?

These are the most important questions to consider when mulling over RIM as an investment. But the company, by its own admission has no idea what its next good idea will be. Remarkably there are many who now wish to proclaim that the company has become cheap by virtue of its recent close of $12.89. But solely from the standpoint of valuation, I remain unimpressed by any perceived value that may be hidden within the stock.

Investors need to understand what exactly is going on with this company and realize that the prudent thing to do is secure any profits and/or prevent any further losses that may be around the corner. Another way to say this is to quit while you're ahead. The fact of the matter is, even at $12.89 the stock yet remains expensive from the standpoint of its rapidly diminishing market share not only from Apple, but embarrassingly, from Nokia(NOK) .