Comments on: Should Microsoft buy RIM?

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By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:44:27 +0000

That doesn’t really conform to MS strategy, they collaborate with you then build your product cheaper and just good enough to undersell you. My two favorite companies to point to are Citrix and Real.

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:44:00 +0000

By: PowerMarc

PowerMarc — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:49:22 +0000

Even though this article falls completely into the realm of fantasy, I can’t believe that placing RIM into the large, bumbling hands of Microsoft so that they can ruin it would be a good thing.

I believe I speak for everyone here when I say: Microsoft? F*** that s***! Pabst Blue Ribbon!

Marc

By: PowerMarc

PowerMarc — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:49:00 +0000

Even though this article falls completely into the realm of fantasy, I can’t believe that placing RIM into the large, bumbling hands of Microsoft so that they can ruin it would be a good thing.

I believe I speak for everyone here when I say: Microsoft? F*** that s***! Pabst Blue Ribbon!

Marc

By: jonathan fisher

jonathan fisher — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:17:25 +0000

microsoft buy a company who’s devices rely entirely on a technology created by sun?

the blackberry os is a java virtual machine, are the people that wrote the article a little bit dim?

By: jonathan fisher

jonathan fisher — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:17:00 +0000

microsoft buy a company who’s devices rely entirely on a technology created by sun?

the blackberry os is a java virtual machine, are the people that wrote the article a little bit dim?