The very long delayed 4G BlackBerry PlayBook has taken a plunge.  Originally Sprint was supposed to get it in June, and then delays indicated a Fall 2011 launch for it.  According to WSJ, Sprint has decided to exit away from the 4G PlayBook completely.

And Sprint’s reason? The tablet market has become way to crowded that they feel there is no room for the PlayBook to stand out enough.  “It’s an interesting concept, it just hasn’t caught on with business customers as much as they would like,” President of Sprint’s markets group said. “There are so many tablets in the market, it creates confusion for the average customer.”

With that said, the idea of a 4G PlayBook is in limbo now until a carrier decides to partner with RIM on this one.

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