[Klaustrophobia]

not to worry.  we can't be far away from the next fad by now.

[Bobboau]

http://androidandme.com/2012/09/smartphones-2/samsung-htc-to-block-us-eu-sales-of-iphone-5-using-lte-patents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samsung-htc-to-block-us-eu-sales-of-iphone-5-using-lte-patents

[Dragon]

Who fights by the sword will die by the sword. That's completely unsurprising.

[karajorma]

RIM and Microsoft must be pissing themselves with laughter. Especially if both phones manage to get themselves banned from America.

[Bobboau]

that would actually be funny.

[Woolie Wool]

RIM and Microsoft must be pissing themselves with laughter. Especially if both phones manage to get themselves banned from America.

I think RIM should find a viable business model and decent products before they start laughing. The BlackBerry is a complete joke nowadays, and I actually used to use one.

[Bobboau]

RIM's problem is they became complacent.

[MP-Ryan]

RIM's problem is they became complacent.

And ignored the consumer market.  Whomever was responsible for that business decision should have been shot and dumped in the St. Lawrence - figuratively speaking.

We use BlackBerry Torch 9800s at work, and they are leaps and bounds behind the Android and iPhone models that were available at the time (no comment on Windows phones, hadn't used them).  We're hoping the BB10 will be better, as there's no way government is going to switch to Android/iPhone devices.

RIM can start laughing at the Android/Apple shenanigans when they put out a functional and competitive device.  Until they can manage that, they're better to keep their heads down and their engineers working overtime.

[karajorma]

One weird thing about RIM is they're virtually unknown here in China. I have no idea how they can possibly expect to be successful when they leave the largest market on the planet to be dominated by Apple/Android instead of cutting themselves a large slice of the action.

[el_magnifico]

One weird thing about RIM is they're virtually unknown here in China. I have no idea how they can possibly expect to be successful when they leave the largest market on the planet to be dominated by Apple/Android instead of cutting themselves a large slice of the action.

Another weird thing about RIM is that they're still large and healthy here in the grossly oversaturated cellphone market of Argentina. May have something to do with them assembling phones here in Tierra del Fuego, but it's still weird to me when I read all these rants about RIM being near-death as a company, because south here a large segment of the market is still quite loyal to RIM and their Blackberries and wouldn't change them for all the Androids and iPhones in the world.

Me? I love Android. And I hate patent trolls of any kind.

[karajorma]

They're also very popular in the UK. In China I can use the default ringtones and message beeps quite safely but as soon as I get to Heathrow Airport I keep thinking I'm getting called or texted.