Is today the day that
Judge James Spencer will order
RIM to shut down its US
network, leaving millions of BlackBerry users either in the lurch or dependent upon a somewhat sketchy
workaround? Or
will Spencer decide to delay his ruling in light of
recent patent
rulings against RIM's archrival, NTP? Will RIM CEO James Balsille decide he can't stand the pressure anymore, and
just write a big check to NTP to end the long-running conflict? Or will Spencer just throw out the case once and for
all and wash his hands of the whole mess? One thing is certain: all eyes will be on a courtroom in Virginia, where
Spencer's hearing is already in progress. To help you sort things out (or, more likely, to just feed into your
insatiable obsession with this case), here's a handy compendium of the latest reports on the RIM-NTP showdown:
And just
in case you need to lighten up a little after checking in with all of the ponderous pundits, be sure to take another
look at The Onion's
BlackBerry Service
Shutdown infographic. Remember, if RIM's network goes dead, you can always communicate via flare gun!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
havanahjoe @ Feb 24th 2006 9:58AM
Your link is broken...
And I don't have a blackberry.
Camp @ Feb 24th 2006 10:04AM
I find this pretty exiting. It's finally going to end (hopefully).
l @ Feb 24th 2006 10:47AM
If you're curious, nothing will happen, and the stock will go wild by the end of this.
Even if there is an injunction, it will be stayed. And in that time, either the USPO will cancel all the patents before the injunction starts (nullifying it), OR they will take longer and the BlackBerry workaround will be put in place until the patents are killed.
Either way, those of us in finance who fear-monger the stupid public for the sake of tanking stocks, will come out of this rich. And consumers will come out no different.
Thanks for the money!
E71 @ Feb 24th 2006 11:43AM
I just pity anyone ending up redundant as a result of any actions by the court.
Excuse me for my terrible grammar @ Feb 24th 2006 11:55AM
I never like Blackberry, it's ugly and crap. Who care? :)
Camp @ Feb 24th 2006 12:39PM
Intelligent comment #5: "Who cares?"
Blackberry devices are used by three million people in the US. They care. You lose.
Jason @ Feb 24th 2006 12:44PM
DIE! BLAQBERRY DIE!
If blaqberry weren't being given out on my job for free i don't think anybody would be using them. My treo and host of other smart phones rule the playground in my company.
Hike @ Feb 24th 2006 1:06PM
Actually, they lose. Of course, since a large percentage of users are US Gov't employees, many of use will lose too. But that's okay, I'm not terribly impressed w/this admin's record anyhoo.
Bobby @ Feb 24th 2006 1:10PM
BlackBerry Was Spared But:
http://sybarites.org/2006/02/24/blackberry-saved-but/
l @ Feb 24th 2006 1:30PM
http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/24/that-rocket-you-just-heard-was-rim-stock-taking-off/
Called.
Thanks for the money!