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Hopes Rise for RIM

Posted by Zonk on from the hold-together-baby dept.

sbowles writes "U.S. District Court has set Feb 24th as the next date for a hearing to consider a possible injunction against Research in Motion. Despite this, RIM shares are rising on news that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), under pressure from crackberry-addicted Congressmen, may be moving to invalidate NTP's patents. As a contingency, RIM has announced that they have a software workaround that will allow service to continue uninterrupted."

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  1. Only /slightly/ off-topic by maxrate · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I really don't understand 'crack-berry'.. Is this referring to the device itself or the user of the device?

    Crack-berry people should be admired - they aren't tied to their computers all day, just to do email. They are out and about enjoying their time, getting more done outside the office with these things. Frankly anyone who can actually keep up to date, reply to messages, and who can take care of business with these things is a hero in my books. I have a black-berry and I'm just not disciplined enough to utilize the device to it's full potential.

  2. Re:If they have a software workaround by Bassman59 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "won't want to loose my job, crappy as it is."

    I'd fire you simply because you don't know how to fucking spell the word "lose," you loser.