Microsoft eyeing RIM for buyout?

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited October 2008 in Nerdery
rim_ms.png As RIM enters the fourth month of its stock slide which has seen its valuation drop from $148 to just $60, it is rumored that the borg is looking to assimilate. Given that RIM has long been married to Microsoft's Exchange platform, snapping up RIM would be a perfect acquisition for... Continue reading

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  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Noes! That RIM OS needs to stay away from Windows Mobile. *hits with newspaper* Bad OS!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Microsoft probably wouldn't change much, but what they COULD do is make the Blackberry Enterprise Server an all-in-one solution for mobile phone email needs. $$$$$+
  • mas0nmas0n howdy Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I'm still not really sure how I feel about this. I'd like to think MS is smart enough to keep all of the RIM people onboard and let them do their own thing.

    At this point I'm looking for anyone to combat Apple.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    This rumour has been floating around for years, I will be curious to see if MS can actually make a real stab for RIM while the financial market is in a bad place.
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