Which Fading Smartphone Company Is More Valuable To Microsoft, RIM Or Nokia? 222
colinneagle writes "Nokia and RIM, the two former leaders in the early smartphone market, are now basically at the end stage of their downward spirals. This is an opportunity for Microsoft, which wants to make some inroads in the smartphone market, assuming Microsoft it can play its cards right. The question is which firm is worth more. Both have their values, especially in the patent areas. In terms of just smartphones, Microsoft would probably gain more from RIM, because it could integrate BlackBerry Enterprise Server into its own server products. Nokia, though, is a much older player and probably has a lot more of a patent portfolio. The question then becomes which is an easier purchase. Nokia is a 150-year-old storied company. The Finns may not be too keen to let it go to an American firm. There is the distinct possibility Microsoft acquires both firms and keeps the best of both worlds for hardware. But where does that leave OEM partners like LG, HTC and ZTE?"
Re:there's the Stephen Elop factor (Score:5, Funny)
IF windows 8 tanks?
What is this "IF" word? An acronym for Inevitable Future?
Re:Easy - RIM (Score:5, Funny)
You are a sick, foul, disgusting subhuman piece of filth who is paid to lie, slander, and befoul a medium which was designed to be open and free of corporate mouthpieces like yourself. You are a hideous nonhuman. We didn't create the Internet for you to spew your sick, depraved corporate hatespeak. GTFO now.
Goodness me, such vehemence! Clearly something is chafing. I'd address your supposed discussion points, but given that the highest level of intelligence you seem to possess results in the above paragraph, I'm not sure you'd understand them. Come back when you've grown up, son.
You still forgot to log in, or is that a symptom of mashing at the submit button with such frothing rage that someone is wrong on the internet that you need to rush to attack them and thus forget basic things like how to use a discussion board.
Also amusing on "having facts to hand" and "who cares outside of China". I assume you haven't heard of this cool new thing. It's called "Google". You can type things into it and it returns a list of relevant URLs (also called "links" or "website addresses") that you can follow. You can find almost anything really quickly and easily! Maybe you should try it sometime. The website address is http://www.google.com./ [www.google.com] Type that into the address bar at the top of your browser window. You don't have to type the http:/// [http] part if you don't want to. Type what you want to find in the search box that comes up and then you too can have facts "close at hand". Well, assuming that your parents haven't blocked Google on your computer. You might have to ask them if it's ok to go there.