An analyst this week claimed that Samsung and Research in Motion (RIM) are in talks to license the upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS. However, the world’s largest smartphone maker has put the gossip to rest by saying they’ve “not considered the acquisition of Research in Motion or licensing BB 10.” This is not the first […]
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Samsung uninterested in buying RIM
Samsung is not interested in buying Research in Motion, Reuters has confirmed. After refuting the BlackBerry OS licensing rumors a few weeks back, Samsung’s spokesperson told Reuters that they’ve not been approached by the Canadian mobile maker nor they’ve considered taking over the firm. We haven’t considered acquiring the firm and are not interested […]
RIM approached Samsung to license its BlackBerry OS
Samsung adopts a multi-OS strategy but apparently the Korean giant didn’t see any value in developing a handset with Research in Motion’s BlackBerry OS. BlackBerry maker reportedly approached mobile phone makers, including Samsung to license its BlackBerry OS but was eventually turned down, according to reports on Reuters and WSJ. Samsung currently licenses Microsoft’s […]