Wednesday, May 22, 2013

GASP! RIM CEO Details Potential Options For Licensing BB10

GASP! RIM CEO Details Potential Options For Licensing BB10

RIM is in trouble and is seemingly finally listening to reason. Speaking to The Telegraph, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins talked about how RIM could go about licensing its next-gen BlackBerry platform. But thats assuming manufacturers like Samsung or Sony would actually want to build a BlackBerry 10 device.

Heins comments show once again that RIM is exploring all the options for the ailing company. After years of failing to innovate and relying on aging platforms, the company lost its once-dominant grip on the smartphone market. Heins previously briefly talked about licensing options but never with these sorts of specifics. But now, after two killer (read: horrible) financial quarters, the Canadian company is likely open to all options.

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