Is Microsoft Trying to Roll up the Patents of RIM?

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As RIM’s decline continues, rumors that rivals are waiting to pick apart the company for patents – like vultures on dead prey – continue to get more fervent. First, in December, the Wall Street Journal reported that a joint Microsoft-Nokia-RIM deal could possibly be in the works. Then, in January, reports emerged that Samsung was taking a long, hard look at RIM. Now, an authoritative source has told Benzinga that Microsoft is preparing to make a serious investment in RIM in exchange for patents.

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