Monday, January 23, 2006
RIM Handed Defeat On Supreme Court Appeal
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 03:00 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/23/technology/rim/?cnn=yes
"BlackBerry maker Research in Motion was dealt a setback Monday after the Supreme Court turned down a request to review a major patent infringement ruling against it. The move takes away yet another barrier between BlackBerry users and service interruptions. There are more than 4 million users of the BlackBerry e-mail service. Research In Motion (RIM) had petitioned the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that could lead to a shutdown of most U.S. BlackBerry sales and service."
I never imagined it would go this far. It could really be turned off, though many speculate even if the Blackberry service is forced to shut down for most, it would be left running for goverment and emergency workers that have come to rely on the devices. Still, I think worst case scenario is RIM pays NTP whatever is necessary to keep the service going.
"BlackBerry maker Research in Motion was dealt a setback Monday after the Supreme Court turned down a request to review a major patent infringement ruling against it. The move takes away yet another barrier between BlackBerry users and service interruptions. There are more than 4 million users of the BlackBerry e-mail service. Research In Motion (RIM) had petitioned the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that could lead to a shutdown of most U.S. BlackBerry sales and service."
I never imagined it would go this far. It could really be turned off, though many speculate even if the Blackberry service is forced to shut down for most, it would be left running for goverment and emergency workers that have come to rely on the devices. Still, I think worst case scenario is RIM pays NTP whatever is necessary to keep the service going.
