- RIM has its own boatload of patents, so it didn't need those.
- While its OS is mediocre from an end-user standpoint, it does have A LOT of very valuable features. Top-notch security, great push & provisioning tech, good compression etc certainly don't sound sexy, but they're the reason governments and corporations can run on a BB, something that's not true of any other modern smartphone (nor is anyone else seemingly interested in this market).
-RIM does do a fair amount of aquisitions, but they're all fairly small - 10-100 person companies. Such a large aquisition seems quite at odds with their usual approach.
-BB OS 6 might be fairly competitive (due out later this year)
- RIM has its own boatload of patents, so it didn't need those.
- While its OS is mediocre from an end-user standpoint, it does have A LOT of very valuable features. Top-notch security, great push & provisioning tech, good compression etc certainly don't sound sexy, but they're the reason governments and corporations can run on a BB, something that's not true of any other modern smartphone (nor is anyone else seemingly interested in this market).
-RIM does do a fair amount of aquisitions, but they're all fairly small - 10-100 person companies. Such a large aquisition seems quite at odds with their usual approach.
-BB OS 6 might be fairly competitive (due out later this year)