Research In Motion To Be Sold, Possibly To Samsung

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Research In Motion To Be Sold, Possibly To Samsung

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @01:13AM from the all-about-the-benjamins dept.

New submitter ve6ay writes "The talk of the tech world over the past day is that RIM, struggling mightily in these last months, was in talks to be bought either partially or wholly by Samsung. Sources at the Boy Genius Report indicate that while RIM may be trying to sell, it is asking way too much for itself."

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sic transit gloria mundi by mapkinase · 2012-01-18 01:50 · Score: 5, Funny

RIM joins a long range of former tech prom queens and class presidents that did not make it:
Palm, altavista, NeXT, digg, motorola, SGI, Sun, Spice Girls.

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1. Re:sic transit gloria mundi by mapkinase · 2012-01-18 02:05 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You are missing the point. I am using the energy and aminoacids from the Shith kebob I ate this morning. It does not make the chicken successful.
  
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Re:Old news is old by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-18 01:51 · Score: 5, Funny

He would probably post it tomorrow anyway.
According to Slashdot's dupe policy, he is obligated to.
Re:Old news is old by deniable · 2012-01-18 02:04 · Score: 5, Funny

So, it's a pump-n-dump RIM job.
Um, rim shot.
Re:Too late. by Phil06 · 2012-01-18 03:14 · Score: 5, Funny

RIM should try HP, they're suckers for stuff like this

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