Motorola
RAZRberry
Why would there be a RAZR (Made by Motorola) with a Blackberry software suite (Made by RIM)? This is a proposed colaboration that just doesn't make sense to me. Now a smartphone version of the RAZR, maybe. But a RAZR with genuine Blackberry software? I really don't think that's happening anytime soon. The only reason I can even think of this being feasible is for RIM to TRY to recoup some of the money it just lost in that lawsuit that just settled. Besides, am I the only one who thinks that tryin to fit a QWERTY into the RAZR probably wouldn't look all that great? Sure it's got the real estate if you gave it a side hinge (or that weird new ...
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disturbed1 said:
Why would there be a RAZR (Made by Motorola) with a Blackberry software suite (Made by RIM)?
Notice the only non Motorola phone offered by Nextel is a Blackberry. Motorola bought a stake in RIM about a year ago, so, in theory a RAZR Blackberry isn't too far fetched, but the design team would need some pretty good drugs to make it work.
Date Posted: Apr 21, 2004, 9:21 AM
Source: Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced an agreement with Motorola to license RIM's BlackBerry technology. Through this deal, Motorola will have the option to enable specific mobile phones to connect to BlackBerry® e-mail and data services. Motorola joins current licensees Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson, leaving LG as the only top-tier manufacturer without a license to offer BlackBerry-enabled phones.