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AppleBerry Predicted?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-fruits-get-together dept.

dr_fatty writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting that analyst Peter Misek, who predicted a partnership between Research in Motion and IBM, is now predicting a partnership between Apple and Rim. The predicted result? The AppleBerry. 'Such a deal would have huge merit because each company lacks what the other provides. RIM wants a firm foothold in the consumer market and Apple doesn't have a presence in the booming wireless data sector, he said.'"

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  1. Re:Oh no! by lisaparratt · · Score: 2, Informative

    You say that like receiving one's a bad thing...

  2. haven't you heard? by xusr · · Score: 2, Informative

    I know it hasn't gotten much press time, but Apple(tm) is actually using Intel chips now! Bizarre, I know.

  3. Re:RIM is looking for multimedia by davemabe · · Score: 2, Informative

    RIM often polls its large corporate customers asking what they need and what they'd like to see in future devices. One of the most compelling features of the BlackBerry is the centralized management that corporate customers get with the BES. Through policies, administrators can turn on and off certain features selectively by user or by group.

    This is one of the main reasons that BlackBerry has been so popular in large corporations.

    It will be no different with future versions of the device - they are slow to add new features because they also need to implement the central control before rolling them out.

    Dave Mabe