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Originally Posted by B&DCalgary
Sounds as though until RIM resolves things with the patent squatter in the U.S., BMW is reluctant to add the Blackberry functionality in the U.S. market. The most recent thing I heard was that a judge had thrown out the patent claim, so maybe that's the beginning of the end for all the bull$hit that's been going on recently, and things can get back to business as usual.
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Actually it went the other way, the patent claim was held up and they're supposedly negotiating how much $$$$ will change hands. If they don't come to an agreement before the appeal is heard, they're in deep trouble as they will almost certainly lose the appeal (again). One of the benefits of the US government using BBerry's is that it will make it harder for a Federal judge to order the system shut down as part of the ruling. From what I've read, they can't selectively shut down parts of the system, it's all or none.