BlackBerry has a “Workaround” set in NTP patent impasse

According to Research in Motion Co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie, RIM has a “Workaround” in case the settlement with NTP falls apart. 

 ”A workaround is a viable option,” Balsillie said in an interview yesterday. The alternative technology would run BlackBerry phones and pagers and is designed not to infringe on patents held by NTP.

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