RIM Announces Workaround in NTP Case 118
Justin Michael writes "RIM announces they have a software solution in the event that the courts rules in favor of NTP. The fix is called their multi-mode edition. Customers are being told that they do not need to take action yet, but would need to install the multi-mode edition on both servers and handhelds." A Reuters article also covers the announcement. From that article: "The company said it will soon begin shipping handsets with the software update in a dormant mode. It will make the update available at www.blackberry.com/workaround at a later, but as yet unspecified, date. RIM said the changes would require software updates, but the new system will deliver the same functions and performance."
maybe i'm wrong? (Score:4, Informative)
Does anyone else remember seeing this elsewhere?
Re:maybe i'm wrong? (Score:4, Informative)
Here's another article
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&s
Re:Why I no longer side with RIM (Score:1, Informative)
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Thursday, February 2, 2006, Page B1
WASHINGTON -- Research In Motion Ltd. secured a key victory yesterday after U.S. patent authorities rejected the last of five contested patents at the heart of a bitter legal battle between NTP Inc. and RIM, maker of the BlackBerry.
So NTP has 2 options now
1) Run and hide in a closet and cry
2) Get humiliated when they get their arse handed to them in court
On the other hand, RIM's been acting like a spoiled brat the entire case. I'm canadian, and i support them, but the perjury and refusing to accept settlement when it was low were marks off their score card for me.