Most people may not be aware that the Canadian government offers tax incentives for research and development. There may be a significant tax incentive to put all these assets under a single business unit. I don't know the law, but speculation that BlackBerry is preparing to spin off all their IP assets or sell QNX right when they're galloping towards 2 maybe 3 product releases on the tail of a lot of positive press and improving relations with their biggest customers is.... well, whoever's pushing THAT kind of line should probably get a job working for the police telling people their loved ones have died horribly, so they can have fun at work.