[CrackBerry News]

BlackBerry has now announced a binding interim arbitration decision awarding BlackBerry $814,868,350.00 in royalty overpayments made to Qualcomm Incorporated.

Full story from the Crackberry Blog...

[don_poky]

Can they now invest in BB10 OS?

[Tre Lawrence]

Can they now invest in BB10 OS?

LOL no.

[Zeddepher]

It would take more than 800 million to revitalise BB10. More like 4 billion.

[thurask]

It would take more than 800 million to revitalise BB10. More like 4 billion.

Is that including re-hiring everyone or just the R&D cost?

[Zeddepher]

Is that including re-hiring everyone or just the R&D cost?

Have you been at the brandy again?

[DamianWarS]

so what are they going to spend it on? another acquisition?

[Zeddepher]

so what are they going to spend it on? another acquisition?

Chen has a track record of clever acquisitions. So that would be a likely best use of those funds.

[DamianWarS]

Chen has a track record of clever acquisitions. So that would be a likely best use of those funds.

Why reinvent the wheel, just buy someone else's

[app_Developer]

so what are they going to spend it on? another acquisition?

Further acquisitions to grow their software business would make sense.

[stlabrat]

more acquisition? with stock market so high and software business become very crowded, massive consolidation appear to be the future due to AI (like Watson to replace HR block IT), good deal are hard to come by. especially for BB. (50% of market in enfortainment system, where you going to take more without diminishing of return?).