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join:2008-05-10
Oak Park, MI | If its for sale... And can compete with Google, M$FT will buy it. | |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: If its for sale... If you can't beat them... buy them.
Then decide if you want to run them out of business, or just add to your existing.
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| moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | They did already buy Danger which deals with the Sidekicks. | |
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Halo5
join:2000-07-20
Dayton, OH
clubs:  | Noooooooooooo! BB > WinMo. | |
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JJV
Premium
join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA
clubs: | Crashberry I have to yank the battery out of my Windows Mobile phone at least once a day to reboot it.
I would hate to see what Microsoft would do to the Blackberry. | |
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neftv
join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA
 ·Broadvox Direct
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October 13th, @04:09PM
| Or maybe... .... just to be a contarian. Maybe Microsoft wants to make the win mobile phones blackberry based so they will have mobile based OS that will be better. Even to get better than Apple. Let's face it Blackberry has great products but their BB media player has some features missing (screen saver, not shutting off when you holster the phone to name a couple). | |
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tad2020
join:2007-07-17
Orange, CA
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| logic quote:
Not everyone sees the logic in a Microsoft RIM acquisition, some wondering where the logic is in Microsoft jumping into the Linux-based handset business.
Simple, to kill it and replace it with it's own software product. | |
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bbrkdub
join:2001-10-03
Arlington, VA
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| said by tad2020  : quote:
Not everyone sees the logic in a Microsoft RIM acquisition, some wondering where the logic is in Microsoft jumping into the Linux-based handset business.
Simple, to kill it and replace it with it's own software product. Exactly. Microsoft has done this before. When they bought HotMail they switched from FreeBSD to Win2K.
»www.theregister.co.uk/2000/08/01···n_switch
This doesn't appear like a far fetched idea to me and, if you're Microsoft, makes plenty of business sense.
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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
| BB needs work Every BB I have had totally sucks for Plantronics Bluetooth. My Motorola phones work like a charm with the exact same headsets. BB needs to get with it on Bluttooth.
As to the shares. It would be silly for MS to have a 'standing' offer to buy RIM at $50 a share, and announce it. That would almost guarantee the price never hit $50.
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"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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pcdebb
I see you
Premium
join:2000-12-03
Tampa, FL
clubs:
| Re: BB needs work said by dnoyeB :Every BB I have had totally sucks for Plantronics Bluetooth. My Motorola phones work like a charm with the exact same headsets. BB needs to get with it on Bluttooth. my plantronics headset has been totally trouble free the almost two years I've had it paired with my BB. much more reliable than the moto headsets that i've replaced in very short order.
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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
| Re: BB needs work never used a moto headset. But the moto phone with the plantronics headsets are flawless.
I have a BB Pearl and its shit for BT. I have tried for 6 months and even had the phone reflashed and had it in the tmobile store and they saw the crapiness. Ill back it up and return it. Ill let them give me a new one. its got icons that wont turn off now anyway. To me BB writes good software, but buggy software.
Their tech support is a one trick pony. All they know how to do is insist you reinstall the OS. Thats their deterrent to keep you from requesting support.
So I have used a wired headset for the last several months and it sounds great...
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"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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maxxim
@shawcable.net | bullshit That analyst f... idiot. This idiot just wan to make money when price goes down.
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Premium
join:2000-12-03
Richmond, VA
·Comcast
| Re: bullshit said by LaZ3R :That's some quality english writting you got there. I'd be pretty sad if Microsoft bought out RIM  ... What is "writting?" Nice move, Capt. Grammar.
Classic. | |
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Dan
Professor Lava Hot
Premium
join:2002-12-17
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·Rogers Hi-Speed
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October 14th, @04:27AM
| Re: bullshit Good job, you are fail at understand.
You clearly understood that gibberish so, here's the detailed version:
Laz3r was pointing out at the cursing and cussing towards the articles originator by the OP.
And your response to the response is all but typical. Christ, flame on the flame on the flame?
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Premium
join:2000-12-03
Richmond, VA
·Comcast
| Re: bullshit said by Dan :Good job, you are fail at understand. You clearly understood that gibberish so, here's the detailed version: Laz3r was pointing out at the cursing and cussing towards the articles originator by the OP. And your response to the response is all but typical. Christ, flame on the flame on the flame? Whatever....speaking of typical, are you one of the folks that always wanted to be a mod but just never got asked?
He pointed out someone's "quality English" and then can't spell? Give me a break. | |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | Re: bullshit I LOL'ed at your post. Nothing better then watching someone own themselves...  | |
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dlorp
@cloud9.net
| incorrect info The BlackBerry platform isn't Linux-based. It's a mix of a custom OS/kernel that runs various Java applications that make the phone, calendar, email, etc. all work. The fact that it runs Java and uses / in pathnames is about all the BBOS and Linux have in common. | |
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toadlife
Premium
join:2004-05-03
Coalinga, CA
·AT&T Yahoo
| I see a lot of WM hating here I have owned both a Blackberry and a WM phone, and I was happy with both. I had a BB pearl 8100 for over a year. It had a great user interface, but the media player did suck.
My Windows Mobile phone has it's problems too. The interface can be a tad clunky, but it has worked much better as a media player for me.
I can see how BB users might not like WM, but both platforms have their issues. | |
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blueeyesm
join:2003-09-05
Waterloo, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| Bad idea As someone who lives in the city where RIM is based, this would be bad overall. Not only for the company, but its employees, as many of us up have seen firsthand what happens when a U.S. based company acquires a Canadian one - it stays for six months, overworks its employees, sends up managers to take over the inner workings, then shifts all the jobs south! | |
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Lani Keiki
@comcast.net |  Let's hope that doesn't happen
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JE
Can I Taste It? Mmmm
Premium
join:2000-12-15
Brooklyn, NY
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October 13th, @11:17PM
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TomClancy
Freedom Isn't Free
join:2003-04-23
... | Crap! Damn it! I just started to like Blackberry phones... even though I own a Symbian phone.
Crap!
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joako
Premium
join:2000-09-07
Gainesville, FL
| YES!! Get rid of the unnecessary BES crap finally! Crackberry + Exchange (w/o BES) = Happy users get their crackberry and happy sysadmin no longer need to deal with an unnecessary piece of software.
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join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
·Verizon Online DSL
| Re: YES!! said by joako :Get rid of the unnecessary BES crap finally! Crackberry + Exchange (w/o BES) = Happy users get their crackberry and happy sysadmin no longer need to deal with an unnecessary (and very expensive) piece of software. Fixed.
BB Enterprise software is expensive which is why we are looking at alternatives like the Motorola Q. | |
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join:2000-08-30
Vernon Hills, IL
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| Re: YES!! Exactly. My company looked into BB but could not justify the cost of the software/hardware to connect it to our exchange servers. The Windows Mobile devices needed no special software and it was easy for our admins to set up exchange to work with it(WM). | |
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Tigerpaw509
Premium
join:2006-07-15
Huntley, IL | In Luv I love My BlackBerry............MS dont so much | |
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ebubman
join:2002-01-17
Enola, PA | crackberry they call 'em "crackberry's" for a reason. most folks (not all mind you) who have them are rather addicted. bub | |
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