Will Patents Finally Bring Microsoft and RIM Together?

VANCOUVER, April 12, 2012 /CNW/ - After AOL agreed to sell 800 patents to Microsoft on Monday for (US) $1.06 billion, the internet rumour mill was buzzing that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will now set its sights on Canada's Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM). In an article today, Cantech Letter looks at the surprisingly long history between the two companies, and eerily familiar investment Microsoft made into Apple in 1997. Go to www.cantechletter.com to read.

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