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Blackberry (RIM) in trouble?

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Judge Rules Against BlackBerry Settlement

Spencer could next consider reissuing an injunction that threatens to shut down U.S. BlackBerry service. However, analysts and industry observers expect RIM will be backed in a corner and forced to settle for a sum as high as $1 billion.

The Nasdaq market had halted trading of BlackBerry's shares about 10:45 a.m. pending an important announcement.
 
Something like 10-15% of all Blackberry traffic goes to devices used by the US federal government.

Somehow I can't see the service getting shut down. 😉

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Something like 10-15% of all Blackberry traffic goes to devices used by the US federal government.

Somehow I can't see the service getting shut down. 😉

- M4H
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It won't...you'll just see the devices sell for $500 with a contract instead of $200....

So long 8700, you were in my reach for just a brief moment...
 
From what I've read, Basilie said there's a backup system in place that works without the NTP technology that can be seamlessly implemented if the existing service is forced to be shut down. Paging Martin! How bout some confirmation?
 
Originally posted by: loup garou
From what I've read, Basilie said there's a backup system in place that works without the NTP technology that can be seamlessly implemented if the existing service is forced to be shut down. Paging Martin! How bout some confirmation?
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RIM is a secretive company (look how the moto Q was announced 8+ months before shipping, while the 8700 was unveiled only after it was fully complete). The NTP issue is quite the taboo around here and people like to pretend it doesn't exist. So, obviously I can't say anything.

But yeah, Jim B has publicly said many times that there is a workaround...
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Something like 10-15% of all Blackberry traffic goes to devices used by the US federal government.

Somehow I can't see the service getting shut down. 😉

- M4H
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watched an interview with some patent attorney on cnn about this around a week ago. he said that the govt. blackberry service will continue regardless of the decision on the public service.
 
Originally posted by: Martin
Originally posted by: loup garou
From what I've read, Basilie said there's a backup system in place that works without the NTP technology that can be seamlessly implemented if the existing service is forced to be shut down. Paging Martin! How bout some confirmation?
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RIM is a secretive company (look how the moto Q was announced 8+ months before shipping, while the 8700 was unveiled only after it was fully complete). The NTP issue is quite the taboo around here and people like to pretend it doesn't exist. So, obviously I can't say anything.

But yeah, Jim B has publicly said many times that there is a workaround...
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Figured as much. Thanks for chiming in. Hope everything goes well.
 
government has power to ignore patents. same thing happened for world war (I or II?) where government needed planes QUICK and took everyone's plane patents to use the technology w/out royalties " for the good of the country"

so government could technically continue allowing their employees to use service...but question is how do you decide exactly who needs service and who doesnt?

this brings up the ebay patent case the supreme court just decided to hear. that will decide whether those guilty of infringing patents have to completely stop operations or just pay large amounts of $$ for damages.

in this case, RIM is up against a patent "holding house" type thing which doesn't even have a product, just owns IP. It's literally a company with a bunch of patents it bought in a filing cabinet. so question is, is this really what patent protection is all about?
 
Originally posted by: sohcrates
government has power to ignore patents. same thing happened for world war (I or II?) where government needed planes QUICK and took everyone's plane patents to use the technology w/out royalties " for the good of the country"
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it was world war I.
 
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