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Oracle once considered buying RIM or Palm to build its own smartphone

article published on 17 April, 2012

Oracle considered building its own smartphone in 2009 and would have purchased either Palm or RIM to do so. The shocking news came out today during testimony in the Google-Oracle patent infringement case. CEO Larry Ellison admitted the company looked into buying Palm in 2009 but saw that webOS was not competitive with iOS and Android. Additionally, the company looked into buying RIM, ... [ read the full article ]

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wait til the end of the year when RIMM blows it again with its often touted BB10 and misses delivery dates like everything else it does.......maybe it'll be cheaper then the 13.47 per share of today.
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