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A pity RIM rejected this - still, once their stock tanks further, Microsoft may just buy them out. Combined with a Nokia acquisition, they might be able to put
by BruceIV 14y ago
A pity RIM rejected this - still, once their stock tanks further, Microsoft may just buy them out. Combined with a Nokia acquisition, they might be able to put together a strong mobile presence in both the consumer and enterprise sectors.
- Danieru 14y agoIf you have two lame horses and you glue them together do you get: 1. A race horse, or 2. Two sticky lame horses
- notaddicted 14y ago"Just because you tie two rocks together doesn't make them float" - Andy Grove
- BruceIV 14y agoI may be in danger of being labelled a Microsoft fanboy here, but I think Windows Phone is (or has potential to be) a good software platform, and Microsoft has got the money (and I think the will) to stick with it for a while - RIM would mostly be useful to them for their enterprise software stack, and as a hardware manufacturer.
- BruceIV 14y agoOn another note, there's a very real possibility the Canadian government would be nationalistic enough to refuse Microsoft permission to buy them out, even if they offered. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/29/andrew-coyne-possible-sale-of-canadian-icon-rim-will-be-test-of-silly-foreign-ownership-laws/ http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/29/andrew-coyne-...