Google buying RIM?

I agree. I like the bb keyboard too. To me an iphone is just a toy.

There are definitely certain advantages to a hardware keyboard, but you notice that outside of Blackberry there are barely any smartphones out there that still have a physical keyboard?
 
If anyone is going to buy RIM, it would be Samsung, not Google.


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I think Samsung is the most far-fetched suitor for RIM. If it was to happen I think Microsoft since they could use RIMs current footing with enterprise customers as a gateway to try and transition them to Windows Mobile.

This article written back in July makes a pretty compelling case for why google should buy RIM though.
http://crackberry.com/10-reasons-why-google-will-buy-research-motion
 
Google and Microsoft are too busy on their honeymoons with Motorola and Nokia to be interested in RIM.

Personally, I don't see anyone buying RIM anytime soon. They has a HUGE patent portfolio, and if they can't keep themselves going with consumer products ,they can focus on selling their services to exclusively corporate customers. Then there is the expected Q4 launch of their new, fancy-pants BB10 phone.
 
Google could use RIM as they have the same problem as i-KoolAid.. Not enough lovin' from the business world's IT departments. If enough of enterprise functionality gets cannibalized by Google, suddenly they get the best of both worlds. i-KoolAid would be relegated to punkass teens and other people who don't have honest jobs or crApple would have to blow LOTS of money on R&D and make their business implementation attractive enough to overcome inertia. Tall order.
 
Google could use RIM as they have the same problem as i-KoolAid.. Not enough lovin' from the business world's IT departments. If enough of enterprise functionality gets cannibalized by Google, suddenly they get the best of both worlds. i-KoolAid would be relegated to punkass teens and other people who don't have honest jobs or crApple would have to blow LOTS of money on R&D and make their business implementation attractive enough to overcome inertia. Tall order.

I think you underestimate Apple's presence in the enterprise market, http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-5...e-popular-than-blackberry-for-business-users/ . Obviously that's just one survey, but Apple is very quickly making inroads

edit: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/deutsche-bank-ditches-blackberry-for-iphone-apple-puts-chink-in/
 
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There are definitely certain advantages to a hardware keyboard, but you notice that outside of Blackberry there are barely any smartphones out there that still have a physical keyboard?

That doesn't mean that the virtual keyboard is better. To me it only means more misspelled e-mails from people who just cannot get around without a real one. I mean they could, but it will take them 5 times longer to type than what I can do on BB one. If I was just texting back and forth like teens do using the abbreviated lingo, ok it wouldn't matter to me. But I use it for e-mailing after hours and the e-mails get long at times and I cannot afford the writing to look like a garbage without spending too much time on it ..... which means I need a good real keyboard.

I have an iPod touch as well and curse every time I have to type something on it ... :-(
 
Google could use RIM as they have the same problem as i-KoolAid.. Not enough lovin' from the business world's IT departments. If enough of enterprise functionality gets cannibalized by Google, suddenly they get the best of both worlds. i-KoolAid would be relegated to punkass teens and other people who don't have honest jobs or crApple would have to blow LOTS of money on R&D and make their business implementation attractive enough to overcome inertia. Tall order.

Lots of small and medium business already employ a bring-your-own-phone policy, and with that employees bring in their Android and iOS phones. It's more cost effective, requires less standards enforcement by IT staff, and allows employees the freedom and ease of using a single, preferred device. With the huge push to cloud and multi-platform based services, the need for single platform dedicated services and infrastructure for the sole purpose of managing online communicates is dated. RIM's business services extend largely to the massive corporate identities which have had the infrastructure in place for quite some time now.

It's difficult to justify the investment when the alternatives are cheaper and easier to manage. They also aren't any less secure, not when managed by competent security professionals. BlackBerry's have shown time and again their security flaws, just as well or poorly as any other platform.

Google doesn't want RIM. They just want RIM out of the picture.
 
That doesn't mean that the virtual keyboard is better. To me it only means more misspelled e-mails from people who just cannot get around without a real one. I mean they could, but it will take them 5 times longer to type than what I can do on BB one. If I was just texting back and forth like teens do using the abbreviated lingo, ok it wouldn't matter to me. But I use it for e-mailing after hours and the e-mails get long at times and I cannot afford the writing to look like a garbage without spending too much time on it ..... which means I need a good real keyboard.

I have an iPod touch as well and curse every time I have to type something on it ... :-(

I'm not going to say it's better, but certainly not worse. I'm a stickler for proper spelling, regardless of format, and have no issues with my iphone keyboard. I'm sure the type of people you mention would write gibberish regardless of physical or virtual keyboard. Hell, just look at the bastardization of the english language regularly seen on this forum and many others.
 
It's funny all the people downplaying a soft keyboard are current BB users. I've been on BB since 2002 and gone through 5 generations of their devices. I switched to Android August last year. Not looking back. Took at least a week to get used to the new keyboard (HTC is the best so far on android, I think Apple is slightly better but their UI drives F'n bonkers.) But you can actually surf the web on an android device (!) AND their are useful apps as opposed to just games. Miss the outlook memo sync terribly though.

Disclaimer: I work for a cell phone co and I'm a geek so I like the tech aspect (read - know what you are doing) of android.
 
It's funny all the people downplaying a soft keyboard are current BB users. I've been on BB since 2002 and gone through 5 generations of their devices. I switched to Android August last year. Not looking back. Took at least a week to get used to the new keyboard (HTC is the best so far on android, I think Apple is slightly better but their UI drives F'n bonkers.) But you can actually surf the web on an android device (!) AND their are useful apps as opposed to just games. Miss the outlook memo sync terribly though.

Disclaimer: I work for a cell phone co and I'm a geek so I like the tech aspect (read - know what you are doing) of android.


Diffrnt strokes for diffrnt folks!

You'll have to tear my BB keyboard from my cold dead fingers.

Have the virtu kb on my iPod touch and my Playbook. Cant stand either of them! Can I get "used" to them, sure. But given a choice, I'll take the BB kb, thanks.

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