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RIM - The Whole Story

Posted by Zonk on from the better-than-pirates-of-silicon-valley dept.

khendron writes "The Globe and Mail has published an article titled Patently Absurd, detailing the whole history of the RIM vs. NTP wireless war. It is a blow by blow account of how a dispute that could have been settled for a few million dollars is now 'a billion-dollar dagger hanging over RIM.' The article reads like a fairy-tale of egos, legal blunders, and patent stupidity."

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  1. Re:Patent stupidity? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alternative title: Rim - The hole story
    Starring goatse?

    Nahhhh no puns

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  2. Fun with crackberryheads... by IAAP · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...I just don't really like crackberries.

    I got this from a waitress friend of mine...

    A lot of times, people come into the restaruant she works in and while she's trying to take their order and ask them things like: "What kind of dressing do you want, what do you want to drink, etc...", they'll be looking at their crackberry and findling with the butons. Of course, they're asking her to repeat what she said and thy always get pissed when their order isn't what they thought they asked for. So, to make their rudness fun, while she's (other waitresses are doing this, too) taking their order, she'll interject a "meow", as in a cat's meow. The contest amoung the waitresses is to see how many "meows" they can say to the crackberryheads before they say "excuse me?". It's really fun to watch!