, Blue Ink wrote

RIM owns an impressive stack of patents, so taking over their niche replicating their functionality may be impractical.

Yet, considering the amount of market share they are bleeding, that IP might be on the market real soon. Or the whole company, whichever comes cheaper. Interesting times ahead...

Wouldn't be the first time a floundering concern was bought at fire sale prices, cherry picked, and the rest of the corpse dumped in a landfill...