As the final days of 2011 tick away, there is one iconic tech company that is probably thankful this year is finally winding down. RIM has had an epic year — in the tragic sense — and has fallen precipitously from its once dominant place among mobile platforms.

RIM, and the BlackBerry devices that helped pioneer the smartphone era, have suffered from repeated blunders and missteps that could threaten the continued existence of RIM if things don’t change. Here’s a look at RIM’s catastrophic 2011.