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Microsoft Should Buy Research In Motion

Mon, Feb 23rd, 2009 |

If Microsoft (MSFT) is going to make mobile a big, profitable business it needs to do better than the Windows Mobile updates that Steve Ballmer announced last week.

So what's the next step?

Microsoft should buy Research In Motion (RIMM), the company that makes BlackBerry smartphones.

RIM shares fell another 4% today, and have lost about a third of their value this month. With RIM's market cap down to around $21 billion, Microsoft might be able to get the deal done for $35 billion.

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